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I have made a lot of springs on my lathe over the years but have never made a video of the process to show others.
Never try to tell me it can't be done
When I have to paint I use KBS products
Cascao (Jun 18, 2018)
Cascao (Jun 19, 2018)
If you have ever seen B&W (Barker and Williamson) makes coilstock in various diameters and lengths. The coils are wound onto slotted plastic or lexan bars, running the length of the coil. They are slotted with the right amount of turns per inch. I'd like to be able to make a similar product using perhaps a wooden or pvc form using those bars fitted into a cut-out milled in the form.
Once wound, the ends would be secured and the proper adhesive placed over the bars to fix the coil windings in place. When properly cured, the entire coil could be easily removed from the form by slipping the halves of the coil form apart.
That is what I have in mind.
yeah I'm with Brian on this one, I too don't think you'd need to split the PVC pipe in order to release the spring coil......... As the PVC is naturally a smooth surface so. and the spring itself could be release if "that" tightly wound, to release it by twisting the spring lightly against its coiling.. would expand it to leave go of the PVC pipe.....
Thanks Cascao! We've added your Lathe Coil Winding Setup to our Lathes category,
as well as to your builder page: Cascao's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:
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