How To #4 - Make A Magnet Wire Straightener - [X & Y Axis]
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2013
- Having built a few Tesla Coils recently, I can see the importance of using straight magnet wire. This is hard to do when you are using salvaged wire from old transformer windings.
I built this X & Y axis magnet wire straightener so that I can use salvaged wire (from old transformer windings) in my future Tesla Coils. It is a heavy duty unit which I have tested with various lengths of magnet wire, up to 2mm in diameter. It did a great job every time and I'm pretty confident that it can handle larger sections, if required.
The song: 'What's He Building' by Tom Waits (slightly edited).
Karl heard this song and put me on to it - He said that when he heard it, he INSTANTLY thought of me - I'm not sure if that is a good thing or not..... Come to think of it, I'm not sure if you can even call it a song...
Thanks for watching :)
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If it was not the poetry I would have skipped the process! It fits nicely!
pretty cool, I used to spool welding wire long ago and I also ran wire thru a straightener. The commercial straighteners had a couple more wheels and the last two in line where adjustable.......not really needed. What you have should work perfectly. This video brings back old memories.
Lighten . ,-'.
Very cool technique. I've seen something similar on a large scale, industrial operation but this is a really neat application for us DIY-er's. Thanks for taking the time to post that!
+Ron Icard
No problem, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks! I'm sure there are a lot of cheap alternatives to the wheels that I used, but I thought I would over-engineer it and just build it once. You have a nice workshop - I'm sure I will learn a lot from your videos. I like the stuff you got in your new tool review #2!!
Dude, that rig ROCKS.... Well done....
No problem - I'm glad you liked it!
Nice! What an awesome idea that was to do that, it came out great!!
Thanks, I can't wait to finish it off!
Very very nice. Thanks for the great video!
+timspqr
No problem. Thanks for watching :)
Thanks. I got the wheels from a local bearing supplier. They were not a stocked item and they cost about $11 each. Expensive, but well worth it!
very nice, very interesting soundtrack there :D
Nice device and it works well.
RODALCO2007
Thanks, I appreciate your comment & thanks for watching :)
Well done. Love the drama!
+Josh Schneider
Thanks :)
what he's building in there? LOL good job.
Definitely not a playhouse for the children!
Great video! Nice design. Try an artist brush to put the cutting oil on
Nice job mate.
Thanks!
This is a genius build! I need this for jewelry wire and DIY jobs and some salvage too.
What is the size of your steel wheels? I find steel pulley wheels on Amazon but they are 22mm- 35mm (1.25") in outer diameter. I'd love to know your wheel diameter and width? This would be very helpful. Tough to find detached wheels in any larger size in metal... without paying a fortune.
I would love to know why you have two planes for your wheels. Why not mount all the wheels horizontally or vertically? Why have an L-shaped mount? Is this because you are straightening the wire out on either sides? Or just cause your slab of aluminum was not large enough?
Thanks for a great demo. Very helpful video!
Very nice thanks 4 sharing
That is awesome nice video. I need one
nivekm6
Thanks :)
I've been straightening wire like this for decades simply by pulling on it a few feet at a time . A small amount of stretching occurs but it's probably only 1 to 2%. No complicated devices at all, unless you like overkill of course. :-)
Thanks! I agree, copper is not necessarily the best solution for all applications. I have worked with CNT's before. Plasma is my conductor of choice :)
that's a beautiful result, this looks so useful I'd buy one from you if you would ship it :P
This is exactly the kind of thing i was looking for. Im going to try to build a much more crude one and see if i can get it to work well enough. Any advice about size and spacing of the wheels?
Not really. It looks just like your beefco unit but a little longer and made out of steel. The winder is the impressive part. Its made from a naval gun turret and is mounted in the floor.
Thank you for the idea. I liked the video. Only thing I dont understand is why you used aluminum. Any reason in particular? Would plywood not work just the same?
hi can I use it for mild Steel wire 2mm.. what are the dimensions of your setup ? please help me
Hi !
Oh, I love all this re-using af electronics - I do so myself !
I'm impressed of your wire straightner, but how about the isolating lack on the wire - is it still isolating as supposed ?
Hi Keld,
My wire straightener does not remove or damage the insulation on the wire. It only removes the kinks and bends. When straightening an old winding that had been covered in some sort of varnish to hold the coil in shape, a good majority of the excess varnish is removed during the straightening process, as it is usually brittle and falls off when the wire goes around each pulley. But the insulation remains intact.
I found that three pulleys per axis is ideal. I went with this design because it reduces stress on the copper wire due to less bending and potential cracking of the insulation. The wire almost looks like it came off a factory spool.
Thanks for watching :)
EF
I also appreciate
Could l have the “roller size “ please beginning to build marble loops. Just found your link from Oz size would helpful . From Patterson Lakes
What's the copyright disclaimer about. The device or the video or the music?
A very neat gizmo! I think I might make one. A couple of questions though:-
- Does it also work for the thicker primary winding of a MOT?
- Is there any danger of "cracking" the enamel off the wire over those tight bends?
Great questions... I have used MOT wire in this wire straightener. It works well!
Some windings are lightly sprayed/coated with additional enamel after the winding has been made, so that the windings neatly hold their form. This extra coating is removed by the straightening process, but the enamel coating on the wire is unaffected. It almost acts as a wire cleaner and straightener in one process. I haven't had any problems with shorting yet.
Thanks, that's good to know.
Where is the audio from? I love it. And nice work on your project.
animusauthor
Thanks for the comment! Read the video description for audio details...
Thanks for the nice comments!
That sounds like an impressive machine!
A great design which works for any length of wire. Thanks for sharing.
Does it work for thicker wire (coat hanger size)?
He said at the start that it works up to 2mm or 12 gauge which is pretty thick wire.
Very nice. at 08:17 one of the guides is wobbling. I saw another wire straightener where 3 or 4 were wobbling. Is that an unimportant feature of the straightener or is it solving a problem?
Tony Ennis
Good eyes! Yes, one was wobbling because I dropped it or something during construction. Or maybe I tested it with heavy gauge wire which was too heavy for the device. It still works fine. If it gets worse, I will replace it. Ideally, they should all run smoothly.
Thanks.
No worries!
Lot of positive (and old) comments...but having just found this and watching, noticed...A LOT of nicks in the varnish coating on that magnet wire. How are you planning on re-coating that wire, so that you don't get coil field shorts? Getting (or making) the varnish is simple...applying it and drying it in a 'timely fashion' is a totally different beast (without having a 'long warehouse' to string the drying wire in)...
Where does one find blocks of aluminum? Thanks for the tutorial, it's awesome.
+Patricia DelMercado
I got a stock length of 80x16mm aluminium flat bar from a local supplier.
Thanks for your comment!
+Energy Fabricator Right........what kind of supplier would carry aluminum bars? Here in California USA, my local hardware stores do not have these. Is there another type of store where I should look? Thank you
Look for an aluminium supplier. You should be able to find a local company that sells stock lengths of aluminium... Good luck :)
Wood would be perfectly adequate for project like this :-)
Copyright disclaimer is for the music only.
You can make as many of these wire straighteners as you like :)
which type of drill bit ?
HSS
Tom Waits!!!!!!
Well done, very usefull indeed, I'm going to have to built one. I was pricing the wheels, they are expensive. Where did you get your wheels ?
Amazon sells nylon and plastic wheels for $6 - 11 for a 4 pack.
Does the bending/rolling/straightening affect the varnish?
He is using magnet wire which is 'enameled' with a flexible insulation. It should not affect the coating.
If you are concerned about coating, use nylon wheels.
before i clicked on the video i was like what's he building in there
the power :)
the power We've got a right to know.
Hi, where can I buy those U groove bearing stainless steel. I want to use it for the same purpose but to straight brake line 3/16/.
+BestBuildPC Power of imagination
I got them from a local bearing supplier.
+Energy Fabricator can u send me the link?
+BestBuildPC Power of imagination
www.hallambearings.com.au
could try this also www.google.com/search?q=grove+ss+bearing&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=grooved+bearing
Great machine! What is the OD of the U-shaped wheels and where can I find them online?
Thanks for sharing!
+zeffur7
Thanks! They are 35mm in diameter (OD), 8mm thick.
Markings on bearings: CXZA 629ZZ
I don't know where you can find them online.
I got them from a local supplier - www.hallambearings.com.au
Excellent! TY!
When I search with the PN that you provided I found the following bearing: www.vxb.com/page/bearings/PROD/629ZZ20-1?gclid=CIyJ0oeIyMgCFRSDfgodQhQHUg
Here's an Ebay source with free shipping for that bearing:
www.ebay.com/itm/Qty-1-629-ZZ-metal-shields-629Z-bearing-629-2Z-ball-bearings-629-ZZ-/141628236635?hash=item20f9b3635b:m:mZPdPAmj0SL3r8uAPytn9lg
Does that bearing match the one in your wheel assembly?
+zeffur7
Try this sort of thing - it already has the u-groove on the bearing...
www.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-6-38-9-7mm-0638UU-U-Groove-Guide-Pulley-Sealed-Rail-Ball-Bearing-6-38-9-7-/261405111483?hash=item3cdcf574bb:g:4~kAAMXQvJVRVPNG
or...
www.ebay.com/itm/6-35-32-8mm-U-Groove-width-6-4mm-Guide-Pulley-Sealed-Rail-Ball-Bearing-X4-/251975275448?hash=item3aaae593b8:m:mSV8EQgnBij_rjKuB_evyng
I see. So it's one assembly. I thought it was a machined concave wheel mounted onto a bearing. I searched using "concave" but "groove" seems to be the best search word. Thanks for your help!
+zeffur7
Yes, one assembly. Search U-groove, not V-groove.
GOOD LUCK :)
Tom waits is one acquired taste thats for sure.. some people actually say he has the best singing voice of all time,. I think he sounds like meatloaf should have sounded...
👌
Alternative method: You will need a pair of pliers and a corner of a wood...or actually a corner of a wood will do fine. Sorry I can't explain in details but want to let you guys know an alternative method. I like your contraption, however... that's amazing.
Thanks for your comments & thanks for watching :)
i made it about 2 minutes till i muted the sound..
+Jarrod P
Don't worry, there's one in every family :)
Not a Tom Waits fan, I guess
Hangfire Really? I only lasted about 20 seconds!
At the risk of sounding silly, where are the magnets? The title of the video states magnet wire straightener, yet no magnets were utilized. What's up with that?
Hey could you give a list of materials you used to make this, because i would really like to make this.
Just put the wire in a drill, rotate slowly and pull the other end with force. Can't get it more straight than this easy way.
Funny stuff...LOL
Why would you wanna straighten that wire again?
+Ben Liri
To re-use it in another coil.
hilarious audio
Would you please spell what that piece of flat bar is called the way you and every other Brit pronounces it?
al-you-min-ium not aloo-minum.
Energy Fabricator UH Huh you keep thinking that. Te!! Me what's that cover right above the motor called,, and that area in the back of a car where you put your luggage. Oh and my favorite those things right above the front tires, what do you call those?
"Brit"? Not so much. Australian (or New Zealander in Australia?)
Australian.
Spell it the way you pronounce it in the states and see if it spells out correctly. I think you'll find it doesn't.
Good idea but kill the annoyiing racket
Get a wire straightener from subec.se
Nice video except for the first half audio. Had to skip passed all that till the demonstration. Ps. Aluminum is 4 syllables
steveeb In UK and probably Australia It's spelled Aluminium and pronounced with 5 syllables.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium
I did not know that. Thanks for that info :D
Creepy, soo creeepy
i cant see you dilling on your drillpress thats so unsave and all this oil on your hand omg
Yes, creepy indeed!
That was creepy creepy background music
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Belt sand
salte de la bodega o de la cantara no se donde estas metido que parece que estas sufriendo mucho
Когда коту делать нечего он яйца лижет.. (или материалы переводит)!
Non si capisce un caxxxx
the audio sucks
Wtf is this audio its so annoying