[TowerTalk] DIY Air Wound Coils

[David Gilbert]

This should definitely be feasible.  My example was really basic ... 
just a cylindrical hole with a rectangular slot on top of it that only 
infringes on about 40% of the cylindrical hole.  The remaining 10% 
provided the "snap".  A better approach to avoid glue would be a tighter 
fit with a ramped entry.  If the grips were freestanding and not slots 
that should work well.  Maybe I'll play with it and update the files.

And although I used four bars, I think two might be sufficient based 
upon the coils I've built with #14 wire.

73,
Dave   AB7E



On 1/18/2023 6:15 PM, Brian Beezley wrote:
> "My final choice was slotted acrylic bars for strength, water and UV 
> resistance, and ease of solvent gluing the wires in place."
>
> Grant, after seeing several neat coil form designs in the style of Air 
> Dux, I've been wondering if a precisely shaped groove might hold the 
> wire reliably without glue. I imagine it snapping into place with a 
> satisfying sound. I suppose this would work well only for a single 
> wire gauge.
>
> Brian