2010 TDPRI $210 Challenge-koelcaster

[robt57]

Originally Posted by oigun

Parrafin and a little beeswax (10% just to keep it a little soft) I've used candles and there was one red candle so the mix is a little pink

Pink, your signature winding color... I say run with it. ;)

Where can we get beeswax, is his a TrueValue item ?

[oigun]

Originally Posted by robt57

Pink, your signature winding color... I say run with it. ;)

Where can we get beeswax, is his a TrueValue item ?

My daughter made a beautifull pure beeswax candle

You have to go to a eko-hippie-store.

[Mike Simpson]

Sweet! ... Now I am want to build a pickup winder..

[oigun]

Originally Posted by Big Mike Simpson

Sweet! ... Now I am want to build a pickup winder..

Just do it.It's very rewarding to wind your own pickups. And they sound great to!

[Leigh]

Originally Posted by Big Mike Simpson

Sweet! ... Now I am want to build a pickup winder..

I'm thinking along the same lines. Will have to search for a plans to build one.

Great work Oigun, looking great

[oigun]

Leigh, its not that hard you have to make something that turns and something that counts. A computermouse is ideal for a counter I had a fancy digital counter but it was to sensitive and it picks up all the vibrations of my machine, so that didnt work.The advance of using an old sewing machine is that all the parts are there.Its convienient to have a footpedal so that you have your hands free to manage the wire etc.

[boris bubbanov]

Originally Posted by oigun

Oigun, this is Sick!

Very cool, er koel.

Nice rebound on the binding.

[Leigh]

Originally Posted by oigun

Leigh, its not that hard you have to make something that turns and something that counts. A computermouse is ideal for a counter I had a fancy digital counter but it was to sensitive and it picks up all the vibrations of my machine, so that didnt work.The advance of using an old sewing machine is that all the parts are there.Its convienient to have a footpedal so that you have your hands free to manage the wire etc.

A computer mouse?
Old sewing machine sounds like a great idea, I'm sure there's plenty of those thrown away

[jkingma]

Nice work on the bridge and the neck.

[68thinline]

Originally Posted by oigun

I've demolished a computermouse and asked my brother to write a little javascript so I put my cursor over the up or down button and off we go

When I want my computer to control the whole process I have to make me a more advanced winder And I like the winding because I need to be completely ZEN otherwise it wont work.(wire-breaks knots etc.)

My wife has a spinning wheel and she gets deep into that Zen moment making yarn.

Hmmm... I wonder if she could wind pickups on that thing...

[oigun]

Originally Posted by Leigh

A computer mouse?
Old sewing machine sounds like a great idea, I'm sure there's plenty of those thrown away

This is how I hooked up the computermouse on the winder. the "copper" wire acts like a spring and makes the mouse "click" on the right button. (and let the mechanical counter click also) Now I can either do a +1 on my windows calculator or more easy use the little program my brother wrote .

Originally Posted by 68thinline

My wife has a spinning wheel and she gets deep into that Zen moment making yarn.

Hmmm... I wonder if she could wind pickups on that thing...

I bet she can you just have to keep track of the amount of turns. Or you can measure the resistance every now and than.

[CJFearn]

That would be the resistance of your wife he's talking about... As I recall it's the most important parameter.

[oigun]

Originally Posted by CJFearn

That would be the resistance of your wife he's talking about... As I recall it's the most important parameter.

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[oigun]

Oké a new attemp for the tort pickguard:
Bought a plastic display thing in the cheapstuff shop it costs me 1.59euro

Broke a piece off and scuff'd it:

spayed a coat of clear lacquer:

And put on a stain and lacquer mix

And some more stain and lacquer. I hope it adhese and will be dry before the contest ends

[68thinline]

Originally Posted by CJFearn

That would be the resistance of your wife he's talking about... As I recall it's the most important parameter.

Not much resitance there - if I don't look out, though, I might end up with a matching hat and scarf knit from 42 gauge formvar!

[Moggl]

Originally Posted by 68thinline

Not much resitance there - if I don't look out, though, I might end up with a matching hat and scarf knit from 42 gauge formvar!

Pure gold.

[mkorsmo]

That tailpiece is so very cool! Awesome build!

[oigun]

Today I was able to do some more work on the Koelcaster. I drilles the screwholes for the bridgeattachment.

Also drilled the stringthrough and the ferruleholes.
Then went on for the pickup-cavities,fi8rst made a template:


And off we go...


I think we can make it before christmas

[tuuur]

Before christmas? Surely you can get it finished earlier, no? eastern maybe?

[oigun]

Eastern, is not possible I think

But I routed the control cavity I think long about making a controlplate but with th big bridge and big pickups it will be to crowdy. So I routed it out from the back.


The grain is going a bit skewd on this body si it looks like everything looks a bit odd.


Tomorrw i rout the edges nice and round and make the jack-hole . I think its spaying time soon....