Materials for moulds and jigs
Composite floorboards (other ideas are possible) and wood glue
Sand paper, wax polish
(Polyurethane varnish, and PVA release agent, if available.)
Paint brushes, and thinners to clean them
13mm Plywood for jigs and formers and stator mould centre
Steel rod, or pipe, for coil winding machine
Small pieces of steel plate or thick sheet metal
Bolts (with nuts and washers) diameter length For
2 with butterfly nuts
6mm 60mm coil winder
4 10mm 25mm balancing with jig
1 12mm 150mm stator mould
Tools
Safety goggles, face mask, gloves, etc. as required
Workbench with vice
Welder
Angle grinder
Hacksaw, hammer, punch, chisel
Compasses, tape measure, angle gauge.
Spanners: 8, 10, 13, 17, 19mm : two of each.
Tap wrench and M10 taps for outer holes in magnet rotors.
Brass wire to gauge the heights of magnets
Pillar Drill Press
Drill bits 6,8,10,12mm
Holesaws 25mm, 65mm
Wood lathe, or a substitute as in Section 3
Chisel for wood lathe
Jigsaw to cut wood
Scales to weigh resin. Dispenser for catalyst, plastic buckets,
scissors.
Soldering iron, resin-cored solder, wire cutters, sharp knife.
PMG manual
page 9
June 2001