Slug manufacturer?

[David King]

I doubt there are solid nickel parts. Pure nickel is nearly impossible to machine let alone form. Nickel silver or German silver is usually 12-18% nickel, the rest is copper, zinc and possibly some tin. I don't think nickel content can go over 22% under the best of circumstances.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_silver

[NightWinder]

Nickle makes great baseplates for an untraditional P90, in terms of finner wire, different magnets, and a smaller coil shape. Metal mayhem. I will double check the content. It is however hard hard hard. So is nickle/silver hard.

[David Schwab]

Nickel is magnetic... does a magnet stick to the baseplate? If it doesn't, then it's an alloy, probably a nickel silver alloy, like a US 5 cent piece.

You wouldn't want pure nickel baseplates anymore than you would want steel baseplates.

[kevinT]

Just got a quote from a company to produce slugs in 1018 and 1022. = 187 x .500 dimensions.

http://www.bostoncenterless.com/index.htm

The sales rep said he could do them for about .42 a pop...about the same cost as what SM sells them for. They would be polished and not plated and beveled a wee bit on one end to ease insertion into the bobbin. To have them plated...the cost would be about 5 cents higher.

Only in quantities of 25M to 50M would the cost drop. I have a few more companies to contact. However....it doesn't look too cost effective at this point to have them custom made.

would buy the bar and cut myself but i just don't have the time for that task in the process.

I'll get a couple more quotes to see whether its worth while.

[David King]

Kevin you should be able to get a much better price by shopping around.
Why don't you try posting the specs on http://rfqwork.com/
Let them know it's for guitar pickups and you'll get some extra credit...
Be sure to specify the material and that you want them de-burred via vibratory de-burring process. That will make them look real slick without changing any dimensions

[Joe Gwinn]

Just got a quote from a company to produce slugs in 1018 and 1022. = 187 x .500 dimensions.

http://www.bostoncenterless.com/index.htm

The sales rep said he could do them for about .42 a pop...about the same cost as what SM sells them for. They would be polished and not plated and beveled a wee bit on one end to ease insertion into the bobbin. To have them plated...the cost would be about 5 cents higher.

Only in quantities of 25M to 50M would the cost drop. I have a few more companies to contact. However....it doesn't look too cost effective at this point to have them custom made.

would buy the bar and cut myself but i just don't have the time for that task in the process.

I'll get a couple more quotes to see whether its worth while.

Centerless is overkill for this application. Far too precise. You want a standard fastener maker with a screw machine or two in the back room.

[NightWinder]

Nickel is magnetic... does a magnet stick to the baseplate? If it doesn't, then it's an alloy, probably a nickel silver alloy, like a US 5 cent piece.

You wouldn't want pure nickel baseplates anymore than you would want steel baseplates.

Yes, its magnetic. And yes, I would want it,and regularly use it in a few designs. Some prototypes. Again, my territory may not sit well with yours, and for frenzy metal heads.....this is Ideal. .025 to be exact. And I'm told its toxic too. Alls well, different philosiphys for different people.
Side note: I just picked up 20ft X 1 ft of Nickle/silver sheeting too.

[NightWinder]

Mcmasters readily sells sheets along with a hanful of other places(alloy 200). 96% nickle. This is common. I will agree, it is a bitch to work with. I take it you never have worked with this material

[David Schwab]

Yes, its magnetic. And yes, I would want it,and regularly use it in a few designs. Some prototypes.

OK.. I'm curious... why would you want a magnetic base plate? Doesn't it short out the magnetic circuit (assuming the poles are touching it)?

Again, my territory may not sit well with yours, and for frenzy metal heads.....this is Ideal.

Well my "territory" is bass pickups. They don't have any metal parts expect the blades. But I wind some custom guitar pickups every now and then. The last one was for a 9-string guitar for a guy in the metal band, Cell. Freaky guitar!

[NightWinder]

OK.. I'm curious... why would you want a magnetic base plate? Doesn't it short out the magnetic circuit (assuming the poles are touching it)?



Well my "territory" is bass pickups. They don't have any metal parts expect the blades. But I wind some custom guitar pickups every now and then. The last one was for a 9-string guitar for a guy in the metal band, Cell. Freaky guitar!

Jesus, thats a wide neck!! Quite sweet indeed!
The baseplate is what I call a floater. No Metal parts are touching. Its coated. Its still a proto, but I would hunch some know what I'm up too. Let me finish, and I'll elaborate more.

[David Schwab]

...Let me finish, and I'll elaborate more.

I'm on the edge on my seat!

[NightWinder]

Hilarious!!LOL Schwab!!!