picture of my winder

[Mystic]

I got the 8 inch delrin rods for the bed at a local plastics supply place. I've since removed the bed and tailpiece. I only used it for centering the bobbins. I now use a wodden jig that I made for centering the bobbins. I use double sidded foam tape to hold the bobbins to the faceplate.

[Steve A.]

Great winder! I was tempted to build one of these. I might still at some point. Looks sturdier than my Schatten winder!

[edit: I added a picture of my winder... just in case no one knows what they look like!]

What your pliers are doing is illegal in 17 states... tell them to get a room!



Steve A.

[David Schwab]

What your pliers are doing is illegal in 17 states... tell them to get a room!



Steve A.

They're actually my wife's pliers so...

You should have seen them before I pulled the other two off!

[Spence]

Prototype



Well here's my prototype which turned out to be so good, it never needed to be developed. It surely isn't complicated but it's turned out so many pickups I've lost count and made me a sack of cash.
Gonna breakdown if it ever dies on me.

[ken]

I have a Cateye just like that ont on my mountain bike. How dis you get it to work as a turn counter?

Ken

[Spence]

Well, I just decided to use it in the absence of any other counter and have just stuck with it. This is what I've done:

I made a mark on the shaft I mount the bobbin on. Then, I set the counter to a 700cm wheel size. Next I turned the marked shaft until the counter read 0.1 Km. This equated to 500 turns give or take a gnat's cock.

This works out suprisingly accurate and so I end up working in Kilometers. The speedo also then reads KMH which is fine because you can vary speed as well.

It would be a pain now to have to change it.

[SK66]

Looks alot like mine LOL!

[SK66]

BTW, I do use the tailstock. I've made metal plates which fit over the pole pieces to hold the bobbin centered and snug. They also help prevent warpage. I simply glued a couple top plates of forbon (of each pickup style) to the metal plate after opening up the holes slightly and drilled a "center" into the plate for the live end.

[Mystic]

Thats because I coppied yours.

Looks alot like mine LOL!

[ken]

I think I am going to save myself lotsa work and make myself one of those 'Grizzly winders' if I need another one.

Ken

[verhoevenc]

I know that this is an old thread to revive, but as I plan to build one like this I had a question. The new version of this lathe (extremely similar) states it has a 300-XXXX RPM (don't remember the max, but it's more than a winder would ever need anyways) variable speed range. My question was to anyone who has made such a winder. Have you experienced problems with wire breakage when first starting the machine? I doubt it has a "soft start," and going from 0-300 RPMs I would imagine would stress a thin wire to breaking point. I can't seem to find the old version that has a range starting at 0 RPMs sadly. I'm beginning to wonder if I'm asking for trouble getting the new version?
Thanks,
Chris

[David King]

You shouldn't have any trouble starting at 300 rpm, you can always lay a hand on the spindle as it starts up to act as a "manual" soft start.

[verhoevenc]

Still, the idea scares me a bit, and I plan to do my best to SOMEHOW find a used G8690 before I take the risk of the 300RPM start version. I mean, worse comes to worse I could always route the 300RPM version through a router speed controller since it's a DC motor. I'd just prefer to find the correct one if possible. Having TWO speed controls in line seems weird to me hahaha.
Chris

[verhoevenc]

Anyone wanna be awesome and set their pickup winder to 300RPM, turn 'er on, and see if the wire survives?
Chris

[verhoevenc]

Please? Could someone please try this? I would hate to buy the version with 300 RPM minimum just to find out it won't work.
Thanks,
Chris