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10/14/2002 10:40 PM
Kevin	I dont get it Arrrhhhh....finally found a fourm for this stuff....well anyway, I just dont get, how all the winders "work," are there any easly made? Can I use plexi glass for bobbins? Can I get magnet wire locally, and magnets? (I don't like ordering online.) -help Me! ~kevin

10/14/2002 11:41 PM

I haven't used any yet, but it seems logical that it's easier if you already have something to start with like a drill press. ie. it's something stable with a motor and chuck already attached and already has variable speeds.

A real low-budget version of something that already has a motor and variable speeds would be an old record player that still works, but the needle wouldn't have to still work.

There are a bunch of sites about different home-made winders, so you can look all those up.

Plexiglas would work for bobbins. If you are going to use more than one piece to make a bobbin, you should know that super-glue works very well to bond pieces of plexiglas together and it dries very quick. Probably so quick that you should apply the glue AFTER the parts are lined up and put together.

Haven't bought wire or magnets yet, so I don't know the best way to go about that. Maybe you live in the same town as a good supplier, but that's not likely.

10/15/2002 5:08 AM

If your intent is to fritter around and learn stuff, then feel free to pick up some ceramic bar magnets at your local Radio Shack.

I've made coil bobbin from pickguard material. You can also use a shaped piece of copper clad board for the lower half of the bobbin. If you want, you can etch it to provide pads to solder to.

If you want to make a couple of pickups a year, I can easily endorse a (nonmotorized) hand drill. It's how I've been doing them for ages and it works fine. A winder is probably better in many ways, but if you're not interested in high volume production, why bother with the nuisance of a winder.

10/15/2002 4:20 PM
AZUL	HEY MARK Mark Could you explain how you might get started using a nonmotor hand drill. What steps ect ? Thanks

10/15/2002 4:32 PM
Rob	I'm a bit embarrassed to show this URL here, what with all the pros lurking around, but for experimenting and mucking around my set up works great... http://www.robkidd.homestead.com/PickupWinding.html

10/15/2002 6:00 PM
Dr. Strangelove	Rob wrote:[QUOTE]I'm a bit embarrassed to show this URL here, what with all the pros lurking around, but for experimenting and mucking around my set up works great... <http://www.robkidd.homestead.com/PickupWinding.html>[/QUOTE]Rob, that's great stuff. Did you make the pickup covers yourself? Quite impressed, -drh --

10/15/2002 7:10 PM

I really want to get my hands around this stuff .

Is there a site that gives detail on suppliers & materials ?

I'm a bit ahead of myself but now that there's support online for the final frontier I'm out of my head .

Crazy ideas come back to mind , like different coils for the three lower & upper strings . Six in a strat the you could retro fit into the std strat cover . Vol , tone , blade switch or two .

Now you can mix not only the position but certain elements of each .

But at this point I lack the know how to pull that out of my hat , the thought came when looking at a p-bass .

Or simply two sets of coils place across the body . maybe on sliders so you can slide them forward & back .

See what I mean about ahead of myself . egarness has always been my problem .

I'd really like to start this up but really need some input & pointers until I get the book .

Like I need p-90 bobbins ect . Do you guys make em or can you buy blanks until you get the knack , magnets ect ...

I can fashion a wood cover but not sure about supplies and prices ect .

Thanks in advance

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