Remaking The Horseshoe Bass Bobbin

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Re: Remaking The Horseshoe Bass Bobbin

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Moonie Man wrote:
johnallg wrote:
Moonie Man wrote:In manufacture of a coil winding machine, I reflect on having been a little insincere, and I have redesigned fundamentally from the foundation.
What was completed is this.

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It became like the diorama of the gymnastics stadium of why and the Olympic Games.
The stainless steel pipe was used for the wire guide, and it set up to become height with the wire nearest to the position rolled round by the bobbin.
Thereby, it becomes average, and the tension which always starts a wire also wire tension control by a hand markedly, and becomes easy to carry out it. I have set the wire guide to the position of this 150 mm away from the bobbin according to advice of Sean(Seans). Thanks! Sean.
Moreover, the spool guide set on the base. It is for reducing a rate of accident as much as possible.
The budget about $10.00USD was newly supplied to this upgrade.
How fast did you have the Ryobi rotating during a coil winding?
John, My RYOBI was with the stepless variable speed function. When I set to low speed rotation, voltage became low too much, and it stopped, or rotation unevenness happened.
Although it was difficult to set, but I made it as low speed as possible.
Did you place the wire spool onto one of those axels, so that the spool was spinning around when winding?
That's what I did the first times, and I just kept breaking the wire constantly. It's much much better when the spool sits on its flat side on the floor, having the wire come out off the end of the spool instead of the spool spinning around to unwind the wire.
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Moonie Man wrote:Image
This is in the current state of my Bass.
mmm… :D :D :D
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cjj wrote::
Of course, it would be best to measure all of the relevant parameters of both, Inductance, DC resistance, and capacitance, then compare. Then you could wind one for the same resistance with the thinner wire and measure those too. Then there would be the sound comparisons, etc. This could keep a guy busy for quite a while.
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Yes, I guess so. I better restrain myself from entering into that place.
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Re: Remaking The Horseshoe Bass Bobbin

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Wiker wrote:
Moonie Man wrote:In manufacture of a coil winding machine, I reflect on having been a little insincere, and I have redesigned fundamentally from the foundation.
What was completed is this.

Image
It became like the diorama of the gymnastics stadium of why and the Olympic Games.
The stainless steel pipe was used for the wire guide, and it set up to become height with the wire nearest to the position rolled round by the bobbin.
Thereby, it becomes average, and the tension which always starts a wire also wire tension control by a hand markedly, and becomes easy to carry out it. I have set the wire guide to the position of this 150 mm away from the bobbin according to advice of Sean(Seans). Thanks! Sean.
Moreover, the spool guide set on the base. It is for reducing a rate of accident as much as possible.
The budget about $10.00USD was newly supplied to this upgrade.
Did you place the wire spool onto one of those axels, so that the spool was spinning around when winding?
That's what I did the first times, and I just kept breaking the wire constantly. It's much much better when the spool sits on its flat side on the floor, having the wire come out off the end of the spool instead of the spool spinning around to unwind the wire.
Geir, No, I did not installing Spool in an Axel. That one of Axel(shaft) exists only in the guide for preventing from scratching a wire.
I have fixed Spool on the floor.
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Geir, At the beginning, I was examining whether this (Wisker Disc) should have been introduced.
For your reference: http://azonicproducts.com/wisker.html
After all, I have not got this yet.
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johnallg wrote:You just need a computerized winder, that's all. :wink: :lol:
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. . . . which, coincidentally, is made in Japan. We've also added some special tensioning accessories to our machines since that photo was taken, as stretching can obviously change the resistance of the wire.
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johnhall wrote:. . . . which, coincidentally, is made in Japan. We've also added some special tensioning accessories to our machines since that photo was taken, as stretching can obviously change the resistance of the wire.
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When this thread I was started, I thought that this would also be help who are holding the same plan as me. I did not predict that it got a reaction to here at first.
Some problems might occur because of my poor English in this contents. Probably I think it to be that many all of you deduct it and read. I am very sorry for you.

And, this thread was taken up in other forums I had to know it today. There was side-story about me it had misunderstanding but I think that it is inappropriate to mention about the details here. I felt so that it became one that it was caused by poorness of English of me. I am very regretful also about it.

This project of mine was started on my idea and finished by my hand 100%.
if I made trouble to you, or, if I brought about the disadvantage to you, please offer it directly to me. I will apologize in good faith.
However, I did not slander and I have not reproached someone's things here.

Please allow in how Japanese me who writes in strange English.
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Koji, many thanks to you and this thread. I have enjoyed following your work on this project. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Koji, your English is far better than my Japanese. :D
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I thought this was an excellent thread for several reasons. First, it shows how people can rewind their own pickups and make creative modifications to their own taste. Second, I'd also like to believe that those that do this kind of work will gain some kind of appreciation for the things we do everyday here and not take them completely for granted.

I don't know what was said where to whom but I can't imagine anything you would have to apologize for!

Having had much experience listening to Japanese people speaking English, I recognize that it's easier to speak than to write, but you've done just fine. Nevermind me trying to understand Japanese, even though I've spent much time in Japan!
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Koji,
Don’t worry about your English. I think we all did rather well understanding each other.
Some of the questions and discussion have been of purely theoretical interest, and not meant as any critique of you project.
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Koji,

I've enjoyed this thread more than any other on here in a long time! Thanks for sharing!
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I'm saying it again:

THREAD OF THE YEAR
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badeggs wrote:I'm saying it again:

THREAD OF THE YEAR

Agreed:-).
Educational as well as constructive and fun.
Certainly no need to apologize for your English.
One of my sitar guru-ji's speaks almost none; the music
speaks for itself.
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