29-10-2011, 01:17 PM
Hi,
Many thanks David and Alan for your kind comments and yes here I am having only just noticed this thread.
Thank you also David for not only adding this interesting thread but for including the website links which I've just book marked and will read in due course.
My coil winders consist of a standard manual AVO Douglas winder which is a delight to use. Two rather expensive German electric Aumann winders which at the moment although both winders do work the single foot control I have has become faulty and awaits my attention; these winders are wonderful to watch as the carriage changes direction without stopping and does so with great precision.
The fourth winder is my fully restored AVO Douglas Progressive wave winder. This was bought as seized up scrap and without a single change gear. I was honoured to receive the top restoration award from the BVWS in 2009 for my restoration story of this winder. I lost a great deal of sleep during this restoration and even came up with a brand new way of gear cutting using a lathe; I ended up making a complete set of gears from cast iron blanks (rounds) totaling some 45 gears and as I gained practice I could cut a 60T gear in one hour; this was just the actual gear cutting not including the more basic reducing the blank to dimension and boring the mounting hole.
The French polished wooden box and brass nameplate were delightful projects in their own right and neatly house the full set of gears together with a spanner.
I've never used the wave winder as the covered winding wire brings tears to my eyes it being so expensive but my chum Harold Scott informed me months ago that there is a way of using enameled copper wire for wave winding and I'll be looking into this as winter gets a grip.
I enjoy our hobby immensely as it opens up whole new areas for me to explore and experiment with. I enjoy restoring basket case "woodies" but I also like to take on more difficult challenges which look absolutely hopeless and it is these which allow me to stretch my imagination to the limit; many of these projects take a great deal of time but every one gives me a lot of joy and pleasure.
My chum David (Yorkie) very kindly sent me construction details for making a router comb jointing jig which I did actually make and use to cut the joints on the wooden box. The jig was simple to make and produces perfect comb joints with ease; it is a pleasure to use.
I had to make a number of new parts together with the gears and these were the winding arm which had broken in half; the spindle with revolving centre and locking mechanism and the locking alloy knob. All were treated as small projects.
With winter fast approaching perhaps you will finally complete your "Gingery" wave winder David; I was most impressed by your workmanship when you kindly brought it along to show me. I too have the Gingery plans but never got around to making the winder.
The pictures show the wave winder during dismantling and finished also the gears with housing box and home made brass nameplate. The comb jointing jig is based on the design kindly supplied by David and the alloy knob was made to match the similar style knob on the winder.
This was a long restoration and I learned many new techniques whilst enjoying every minute of it.
Kind regards, Col.
Many thanks David and Alan for your kind comments and yes here I am having only just noticed this thread.
Thank you also David for not only adding this interesting thread but for including the website links which I've just book marked and will read in due course.
My coil winders consist of a standard manual AVO Douglas winder which is a delight to use. Two rather expensive German electric Aumann winders which at the moment although both winders do work the single foot control I have has become faulty and awaits my attention; these winders are wonderful to watch as the carriage changes direction without stopping and does so with great precision.
The fourth winder is my fully restored AVO Douglas Progressive wave winder. This was bought as seized up scrap and without a single change gear. I was honoured to receive the top restoration award from the BVWS in 2009 for my restoration story of this winder. I lost a great deal of sleep during this restoration and even came up with a brand new way of gear cutting using a lathe; I ended up making a complete set of gears from cast iron blanks (rounds) totaling some 45 gears and as I gained practice I could cut a 60T gear in one hour; this was just the actual gear cutting not including the more basic reducing the blank to dimension and boring the mounting hole.
The French polished wooden box and brass nameplate were delightful projects in their own right and neatly house the full set of gears together with a spanner.
I've never used the wave winder as the covered winding wire brings tears to my eyes it being so expensive but my chum Harold Scott informed me months ago that there is a way of using enameled copper wire for wave winding and I'll be looking into this as winter gets a grip.
I enjoy our hobby immensely as it opens up whole new areas for me to explore and experiment with. I enjoy restoring basket case "woodies" but I also like to take on more difficult challenges which look absolutely hopeless and it is these which allow me to stretch my imagination to the limit; many of these projects take a great deal of time but every one gives me a lot of joy and pleasure.
My chum David (Yorkie) very kindly sent me construction details for making a router comb jointing jig which I did actually make and use to cut the joints on the wooden box. The jig was simple to make and produces perfect comb joints with ease; it is a pleasure to use.
I had to make a number of new parts together with the gears and these were the winding arm which had broken in half; the spindle with revolving centre and locking mechanism and the locking alloy knob. All were treated as small projects.
With winter fast approaching perhaps you will finally complete your "Gingery" wave winder David; I was most impressed by your workmanship when you kindly brought it along to show me. I too have the Gingery plans but never got around to making the winder.
The pictures show the wave winder during dismantling and finished also the gears with housing box and home made brass nameplate. The comb jointing jig is based on the design kindly supplied by David and the alloy knob was made to match the similar style knob on the winder.
This was a long restoration and I learned many new techniques whilst enjoying every minute of it.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
