Straightening Used Copper Wire

[John Buffum]

There's Youtube videos on this project. Some use 12v security door magnets, 3, but Chinese sourced $20 each. That's $60 before you cut any metal....

[John Buffum]

The eventual goal is to build an electromagnet drill press. There's a pawn shop near me that sells used tools cheap. I'll get a variable speed drill....

[John Buffum]

MaxHeadRoom's advice was spot on. I chucked a piece of round stock in the lathe, and wound the wire one turn around my round tool post. Worked. All...

[John Buffum]

I'll give that a try.

[John Buffum]

Just lucked into something. Don't know whether it will be of use, but I took the plunge. OLD XP computer. Autocad 2000. MaxNC support software. MasterCam...

[John Buffum]

I have an old stator from a Tecumseh engine. I'm recovering the wire. It has a lot of kinks. The intended use is to wind an electromagnet for a magnetic...

[John Buffum]

OOOH! Thanx.

[John Buffum]

Does this look legit to you? Something suspicious.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SOLIDWORKS-...r-Windows/3929...

[John Buffum]

Solidworks, for $99, get it without EAA. I'd be more likely to join AMA. (Academy of Model Aeronautics)

$99 seems like a decent price....

[John Buffum]

Is Fusion 360 really free, or is it free for a limited time? Are there limitations?

What's your opinion of Mach4? Ooh. Hobby version $200....

[John Buffum]

Many out there. Looking for one that does 3-D and writes G code with the result. Even one costing $50 would be ok.