Hacked Kuro for Spaced Coils

[Puffaway]

This mess (Kuro + M2 washer + bent up paper clip):

builds the top two of these coils:

+ Fully adjustable : Hit paper clip with a hammer until it's the right thickness for desired spacing
+ Cheap
+ Makes evenly spaced coils slightly better than stretching and recompressing (see 3rd coil in pic for comparison)
- Bit fiddly to use compared with normal Kuro operation

 

[g2shuck]

You should make a vid of this

 

[jrlakeman]

I think your on to something here it looks crude but those are some nice coils it spits out. Now kuro has your design we will see this next month on the v2 model. Makes me happy to see the average tinkerer can make stuff with limited amount of supplys and they would dump 3 versions that dont do what it claims before they get it right. Good work!

 

[VictorC]

Clever. Works here.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Puffaway]

You should make a vid of this

Alas, no camera!

 

[fishgod]

Great idea!

 

[Mike 586]

Its a good idea, I just don't see how it can beat the advantages of simply using a machine screw.

 

[Grendel6.5]

I have the tool and remember thinking it would be cool if I could wrap a spaced coil on this ...... Gonna try it.

 

[EverPresentNoob]

I just use a machine screw. Get one with a coarse thread and it holds the coils spaced evenly for me.

 

[jersey_emt]

You should make a vid of this

Alas, no camera!

Just mash one up with a paperclip and a broken glass bottle for a lens.

 

[DavidOck]

Ingenious, Puff! Now I'll know what to get if I run out of 4-40 machine screws

 

[mr.fabe]

Nice idea with the paperclip. Very creative indeed.
For spaced coils on my Kuro, I do the coil pull method after completing the number of turns I need. You simply pull the coil while it's still in the coiler and re-compress.

 

[Puffaway]

Its a good idea, I just don't see how it can beat the advantages of simply using a machine screw.

Well, it can't - if you're young. If your eyes &/or hands are old it helps a bit though.

Nice idea with the paperclip. Very creative indeed.
For spaced coils on my Kuro, I do the coil pull method after completing the number of turns I need. You simply pull the coil while it's still in the coiler and re-compress.

I found that pulling and recompressing works well on annealed nickel but tempered nickel springs open too much even after re-compressing several times; admittedly I didn't practice too hard!

 

[mr.fabe]

For tempered nickel, the machine screw method seems simpler as Mike586 mentioned. Use the Kuro for the annealed.
As for me, I hate working with nickel... might try titanium or just skip the temp control fad.

 

[Puffaway]

Ingenious, Puff! Now I'll know what to get if I run out of 4-40 machine screws

Yes David, you'll buy my screwcutting lathe! (Only £10 + £50000 shipping.) Oh wait, it's metric. Planning on going metric any time soon America? ... No, I thought not. :smileywithtinhat:

As for me, I hate working with nickel... might try titanium or just skip the temp control fad.

Hmmm, I thought that way too. Then I built a TC mod and, after a lot of faffing about, got a Taifun singing sweetly. I've not looked back since. But I agree, nickel coils are a PITA, however you wind them.

 

[DavidOck]

Yes David, you'll buy my screwcutting lathe! (Only £10 + £50000 shipping.) Oh wait, it's metric. Planning on going metric any time soon America? ... No, I thought not. :smileywithtinhat:

Hmmm, I thought that way too. Then I built a TC mod and, after a lot of faffing about, got a Taifun singing sweetly. I've not looked back since. But I agree, nickel coils are a PITA, however you wind them.

Shipping seems a little high for something that's only 10 pounds...

 

[Puffaway]

Shipping seems a little high for something that's only 10 pounds...

Well, they're 10 very heavy pounds!

 

[Michigan Chucker]

It's pretty cool tho.

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[hypocritelecteur]

Didn't you know about the imperial weight tax on shipping from the UK?

 

[tedigram]

I tried this on my UD kuro-style jig, and I couldn't figure it out for the life of me. Any chance someone could upload a vid, or some more pics in-process with a bit of an explanation?