Tesla Coil Secondary Winding Jig

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This is the simplest way I thought of to wind the secondary on my Tesla Coil. I've wound two before, and tried different methods. Using a hand-held electric drill might work, but I find that electric drives are harder to handle unless you're using a foot pedal. The pyramid shapes should allow you to wind most size pipes from 1 inch to 4 inch diameter. Once assembled, it's helpful to have the wire supply fairly far away and the wire shouldn't be at a 90-degree angle from where it's winding. It's best to position things so the wire supply is slightly behind its position on the coil. If you do that, the wire pulls itself towards the last winding and you end up with a nice tight coil. It works best to really press the pyramids in tight on the pipe. I'm sure some sticky sandpaper could be put on the pyramids to make it hold extra tight.