28ga teflon wire

[RobN]

No, not at all, 7 inch outside round, 6 inch inside round, 1/2 inch jig width. Does that sound right (you may be metric) I thought they was making them 8 inch? But at least it’s round. Thanks I can work with that. I’m on my IPad right now my lap top is at my work and I saved the instructions on my lap top. Just a stupid question what diameter are they building them at? 8 inch or 7 inch (metric measurements are fine)? Thanks a lot. Been trying to get a round version of this for over a month. Thanks!!!!

[6666]

Ok does this look round or prints distorted on A4 sheet?

[RobN]

Ok I understand what your saying, not trying to cause any waves out here I think all you guys are great and are a vast amount of knowledge! If you read back in my post I was talking about a basket weave coil jig that is posted out here. My post 58 explains what I wanted and Waltr (post 59) explains he has ran across the same problem. Not no big deal. I will figure it out.
Thank you for your input though your just tryin to help. Sorry if it got all messed up. I am going to use my 28ga. Teflon wire to make a basket weave coil and try to find a larger diameter of teflon wire to make a spiral coil with to lower the resistance. Thanks to all, Rob. I like your spring gif and saved it. Hope you don’t have a Patton on it. Lol.

[6666]

I have check into tile format and I don’t see how that will reshape the picture back into aspect ratio. But it’s all good, I can calculate the distorted pics I have and can come up with a useable diagram that I can use. Thank you for the help. Rob.

The problem is you have asked a question and not provided a sample of what you are trying to print so we are in the dark, your template may or may not be distorted who knows until we see it. The answers you are getting are based on known problems.

[6666]

You can print a large format document, such as a poster or banner, by splitting the page across multiple sheets of paper (called "tiling"). The tiling option calculates how many sheets of paper are needed. You can adjust the size of the original to best fit the paper and specify how much each "tile" overlaps. You can then piece together the tiles.
Adobe Reader 9 or earlier: Adobe Reader 9 or earlier do not offer the tiling option. So if you have a template thats say bigger than an A4 sheet of paper use the tiled function

[RobN]

I have check into tile format and I don’t see how that will reshape the picture back into aspect ratio. But it’s all good, I can calculate the distorted pics I have and can come up with a useable diagram that I can use. Thank you for the help. Rob.

[RobN]

Wow ok, cool i like your spring gif! It was kind of insulting but I guess in my stupidity I deserve that!!!! LOL. Live and learn, RIGHT? I have tried everything from changing it to PDF to what ever. I don’t know what TILED is and as for as going to poster that would make it multiple pages. I don’t understand how that would help. Can you maybe give me more info? I print out schematics for fire trucks weekly to fix electrical problems on fire trucks and ambulances and they are very big diagrams. Well never mind. I guess I will figure it out. Tiled which I think you mean TILE format? Is that correct? Thanks, Rob.

[6666]

Well unfortunately when I got home from work today all the teflon wire has came loose from the 2 sided tape like a spring popping out off a clock. It looked like a bird made a nest on my jig. The teflon insulation has a problem sticking to anything as teflon was designed to do. I am going to have to come up with a better jig. I used 2 sided carpet tape which here in the states is pretty good 2 sided tape but the teflon would not stick to it for more than a few days. Need to make a jig with 2 sides and a spacer in the middle to wind it on but the teflon wire is so thin it would be hard to make such a jig and keep it uniform to make a complete coil. I used 28ga. Wire and to me the resistance was to high so I am going to try to find a little thicker size wire to lower the resistance and make it easier to build a coil out of. In the mean time I think I will try to use this 28 ga. Wire to build a basket coil with. The only thing is all the basket coils jigs I have tried to down load from here are distorted so I am working on trying to get a true round jig the diameter I need to do so. Anybody that can send me a true round jig would be helpful or maybe a web site that has one. All that I have got from here are oval I guess it’s a internet problem. Thanks to you all and I will keep you informed in future teflon projects. Keep on hunting and find a treasure, Rob. P.S. I managed to save my wire!!!!

Yuup, you made a spring


If the template is a PDF and bigger than the paper you have you can also try printing TILED, go print, poster then set over lap and print

[waltr]

It is the display program that is distorting the templet.
I ran into this and took trying a few programs and settings to get them not to distort.
Ensure setting are NOT auto scale or 'fit to page'.

[RobN]

Well unfortunately when I got home from work today all the teflon wire has came loose from the 2 sided tape like a spring popping out off a clock. It looked like a bird made a nest on my jig. The teflon insulation has a problem sticking to anything as teflon was designed to do. I am going to have to come up with a better jig. I used 2 sided carpet tape which here in the states is pretty good 2 sided tape but the teflon would not stick to it for more than a few days. Need to make a jig with 2 sides and a spacer in the middle to wind it on but the teflon wire is so thin it would be hard to make such a jig and keep it uniform to make a complete coil. I used 28ga. Wire and to me the resistance was to high so I am going to try to find a little thicker size wire to lower the resistance and make it easier to build a coil out of. In the mean time I think I will try to use this 28 ga. Wire to build a basket coil with. The only thing is all the basket coils jigs I have tried to down load from here are distorted so I am working on trying to get a true round jig the diameter I need to do so. Anybody that can send me a true round jig would be helpful or maybe a web site that has one. All that I have got from here are oval I guess it’s a internet problem. Thanks to you all and I will keep you informed in future teflon projects. Keep on hunting and find a treasure, Rob. P.S. I managed to save my wire!!!!

[waltr]

Well it's a under sight now and I wish I would have found something else but the only thing I had that was smooth enough for the 2 sided tape to stick to was a piece of sheet metal. But I think I have a way of transferring it over to some plastic I just inquired.

Ahhh....Maybe a solvent on the metal will loosen the adhesive so you can lift the coil/tape off.
Maybe hot or cold will release the tape from the metal.

[RobN]

Well it's a under sight now and I wish I would have found something else but the only thing I had that was smooth enough for the 2 sided tape to stick to was a piece of sheet metal. But I think I have a way of transferring it over to some plastic I just inquired.

[green]

I got the Teflon wire all wrapped up, 36 turns 311uH 4.4 ohms. Now I just got to figure out how to get it off the 2 sided tape.

Why take it off the tape, leave it on?

[RobN]

I got the Teflon wire all wrapped up, 36 turns 311uH 4.4 ohms. Now I just got to figure out how to get it off the 2 sided tape.

[green]

Green, what is the resistance on that coil? I don't have 29 wraps on mine yet only 27 or 28 and the inductance is low but my resistance is already up to 3.3 I think it was.

I calculate 3.6 ohms but measure 3.8 ohms.