Coil Master 314

[jtc]

Looks interesting to me this as I'm considering building my own claptons.
Any thoughts from experienced coil builders?

[Get Off My Cloud]

Just buy a power drill if you don't have one.

[jtc]

Aug 8, 2016 11:31:28 GMT Get Off My Cloud said:

Just buy a power drill if you don't have one.

I have a drill but just wondering if this would be easier

[Get Off My Cloud]

Aug 8, 2016 12:41:08 GMT jtc said:

Aug 8, 2016 11:31:28 GMT Get Off My Cloud said:

Just buy a power drill if you don't have one.

I have a drill but just wondering if this would be easier

Can't see why it should be it's just doing the job of a drill.

[decoy]

tbh its next to point less
youll struggle to do fused or stapled claptons because of how it clamps stuff(looks like single wire only)
I tend to do 6 inch lengths in the drill and used to use an old protank coil to feed the wire on(do it by hand now)
if you want to do longer lengths nip down the fishing shop and buy some ball race swivels(2 or 3 seems best)and use them to camp the other end

single core claptons are easy to do and fused arnt far behind if you put a few twists in the core wrap it then untwist it if that makes sence

[jtc]

Yup
I'm feeling what you're saying guys
Cheers

[decoy]

if you could just press a button and it made alien, stapled ect then idd prob get one but it don't
look at the swivels I mentioned if you want both ends held (drill one end and 3x swivels on the other)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/151588436342?lpid=122&chn=ps&googleloc=1006585&poi=&campaignid=620794543&device=c&adgroupid=27377119746&rlsatarget=pla-181479846546&adtype=pla&crdt=0
don't know how good they are but bet they a lot cheaper than that thing lol

[Get Off My Cloud]

chuck some swivels in the basket next time you place an order at FT.
www.fasttech.com/search?fishing%20swivel

[jtc]

Cheers lads

[car147]

If your interested in Clapton's just give it a go, i was surprised with my first efforts in how easy it was. My first couple (approx ft long) had issues, the first being overlapped a bit in places, the second being slack in places but did manage to recover them. By the time i was onto the third i was rattling them out just using fingers and a cordless drill.

[VapingBad]

There were some guys at VF with a heavy duty all metal thing that looked like a washing mangle to flatten twisted wires, the rollers were about 2 - 3" in diameter. That looked like a useful bit of kit, I have flattened twisted with smooth pliers before, but was never that happy with the result.

[SteveF]

a jewellery rolling mill?

we had full sized roller mills in the fabrication department at a place I used to work. the old boys used to send apprentices off to stretch short hacksaw blades on the rollers to fit the saw frames.

[VapingBad]

Sounds right SteveF ... quick google you are spot on.

[jtc]

Wow they're expensive as well