The DB Pick-up Winder

[Gavin1393]

Yeah! Well done AJ! As far as I know you are the first to put together a winder since I posted the design and walk through. Now you just need to get some pickup wire from brocott.co.uk , the 41 & 42 AWG core is what you will be needing although you can go up to AWG 44,
Either rip apart an existing pickup or grab a few single core or humbucker kits from Stremac and you are away. Or simply jump on e-bay and grab some real cheapies from China and remove their wire and do your own. They only cost $1!
I anticipate making a video this weekend to show everyone how to make a pickup on the winder, so look out for that!

[AJ]

cost was a around $100 or just shy of that.

[AJ]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Gavin1393 on June 19, 2013, 07:17
Yeah! Well done AJ! As far as I know you are the first to put together a winder since I posted the design and walk through. Now you just need to get some pickup wire from brocott.co.uk , the 41 & 42 AWG core is what you will be needing although you can go up to AWG 44,
Either rip apart an existing pickup or grab a few single core or humbucker kits from Stremac and you are away. Or simply jump on e-bay and grab some real cheapies from China and remove their wire and do your own. They only cost $1!
I anticipate making a video this weekend to show everyone how to make a pickup on the winder, so look out for that!

Didn't know about that Mob Gavin, now the exchange rate for the $ would approx 3 to 1 for the pound? and their delivery charges? Had found a mob called TemcCo. They are also on Ebay, the price for 42 gauge from them is $32 Aus, and $26 delivery.. the spool size is 1Lb (48841 ft or approx 17000m)
A good thing is I do have a spool of enameled wire.. I don't exactly remember how I came across it.. but it as traveled many miles with my shed stuff. Just need to measure the thickness, but do think it will be brilliant for trial purposes.

[Gavin1393]

Not at all.....Pound is worth about $1.65 Aussie


1 AUD = 0.6055 GBP
1 GBP = 1.6516 AUD

[AJ]

about the same costs then

[keloooe]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from dingobass on January 27, 2013, 23:12

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from Gavin1393 on January 27, 2013, 17:41
Get the meaning perfectly GGP! have often had aneed for such clamp. I have a ton of clamps in my workshop. Can anyone tell me what this clamp is called?

GAY bar!...Hahahahahaha! (in house joke there folks)
all it needs is some strobe lights......(evil Luthiers chuckle) :P

Seriously though, spoilers aside, does any one know what this clamp is called and what it is for?

It's called a Go-Bar clamp, it is used to clamp the braces on an acoustic guitar while the glue dries!!
Now, where's my ST-1 kit with special Wudtone mix and other various things I need???

[gavinturner]

Hi Gav,

Great tutorial man! I'm in the process of sourcing components.
Could you please let me know where you sourced the bracket that connects the pickups holder to the motor spindle? (the one with the 4 screws and hex thingy to tighten).

Many thanks!

cheers,
Gav.

[wokkaboy]

yes I'd like to build one of these both Gav's. How cool to make your own pickups.

Gavmiester have you got any working pups you made we can have a sound demo ?

[Gavin1393]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from gavinturner on August 6, 2014, 10:05
Hi Gav,

Great tutorial man! I'm in the process of sourcing components.
Could you please let me know where you sourced the bracket that connects the pickups holder to the motor spindle? (the one with the 4 screws and hex thingy to tighten).

Many thanks!

cheers,
Gav.

Jaycar have them....

[Gavin1393]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on August 6, 2014, 10:14
yes I'd like to build one of these both Gav's. How cool to make your own pickups.

Gavmiester have you got any working pups you made we can have a sound demo ?

Yeah! Sound pretty cool! You can wind them to exactly what you want in terms of resistance etc.