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  • Handheld Slayer Exciter Wand Makes For Easy High Voltage Magic

    Handheld Slayer Exciter Wand Makes For Easy High Voltage Magic

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    It’s often said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and if a DIY device lets you light up electrical bulbs with a flick of the wrist, it’s certainly not tough to see why. The latest creation from [Jay Bowles], this high voltage wand is actually a Slayer Exciter coil that’s able to…

  • A Pair of Steppers are Put to Work in This Automatic Instrument Pickup Winder

    A Pair of Steppers are Put to Work in This Automatic Instrument Pickup Winder

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    For something that’s essentially a coil of wire across some magnetic rod pieces, an electrical guitar pickup is a complex bit of technology. So much about the tone of the tool is dictated by the way the pickup is wound which controlling the twisting process is something best achieved with a system. This automated pickup…

  • Automatic Winder Takes the Drudgery Out of Tesla Coil Builds

    Automatic Winder Takes the Drudgery Out of Tesla Coil Builds

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    What is it about coil winding automation projects that’s just so attractive? Maybe it’s knowing what a labour saver they can be once you’ve got a couple of manually wound coils below your belt. Or maybe it’s just the typically satisfying nature of any machine which does an exacting task easily and exactly. Whatever it…