The Tesla Machinist:  Making A Tesla Secondary Coil
A machinist's approach to winding a Tesla Coil...


56 turns per inch!


For comparisson, here is a 10-32 x 1/2" long machine screw!

Part 1:  Turning a PVC pipe true to begin the threading process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nuz7HUp4pg 


Part 2:  Cutting Threads in the PVC pipe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhuEryabXMg


Part 3:  Inlaying the wire in the grooved pipe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcU6vdVig_M


Part 4:  The Finished Coil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m-3zORnjjU


4.5" x 22.5" x 48 TPI = 1080 turns



3.5" x 19" x 56 TPI = 1064 turns




Test photo

(C) Jeff Behary, 2011