The eBay coil winder arrived today and I'm really pleased. I'm sure there will be issues learning to set it up properly as the "manual" is 1/2 page of text, but for the price I'm quite delighted. A lot less time consumed than building the Gingery machine.
The wire translation screw has right and left hand threads and at the limit of travel switches the half nut from one side to the other.
I'll need to make a bunch of different spindle fixtures to increase the range of coils it will wind, but the design and manufacture are very good. My sole concern is the maximum wire size is stated as 24 AWG which is a bit small even for a 5 W QRP loading coil. It looks to me as if it would handle 14-18 AWG with modest effort.
I'm feeling a strong urge to do a retro project such as a salt box coil for a crystal set with cat's whisker, etc.
Have Fun!
Reg
