Coil Winding Machine

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I'm excited to announce that I'll be building a new machine soon that will feature an advanced control system. If you're interested in helping or staying up-to-date on my progress, please send me a message through the contact form on my website: https://tinkersprojects.com/contact-me/. This new machine is designed to make coil winding easier and more efficient. The coil winding machine I'm building uses 3D printed parts, laser-cut components, and an aluminum extrusion frame. It's powered by Nema17 motors controlled by a PLEX controller with stepper motor drivers stacked on top of it. The machine will be able to wind coils quickly and accurately. Once you've set up the object you want to wind, just select the parameters you need and press start. The machine will do the rest, evenly spreading the wire as the object rotates. I'm currently using a simple design for this project, but I plan to add more features later on. If you're interested in controlling the machine with GCode, you can do so by downloading the Arduino program from my website: https://tinkersprojects.com/coil-winding-machine/. The controller used in this project is the PLEX Controller, which can be purchased through Tindie: https://www.tindie.com/products/williambailes/plex-controller/. If you're interested in learning more about the libraries used in this project, check out AccelStepper library: https://www.arduinolibraries.info/libraries/accel-stepper, LCD-Simple-Menu-Library: https://github.com/tinkersprojects/LCD-Simple-Menu-Library, and GCode library: https://github.com/tinkersprojects/G-Code-Arduino-Library. To stay up-to-date on my latest projects and updates, follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TinkersProjects. You can also check out my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaKP_tvYR-g-a7-40U1djMg or visit my Thingiverse page at https://www.thingiverse.com/haybailes/about. If you're interested in seeing more of my projects, visit my website at https://tinkersprojects.com/.