I am having great trouble in finding wire to wind my first pickup. It would seem that 42 gauge wire is appropriate, but on this side of the Atlantic this doesn't seem to be a used measurement. What wire do any of you use and where do you get it? I can't find anywhere online apart from Steww-mac posting from America, and I don't know any shops where i could get it where i live. Can anyone help me with these problems?!
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Im sure RS components will do it try their site at http://www.rs-components.co.uk/

Sherb
Hi Furgus here's where i got my winding wire from it's 42 swg which is what you want and it costs £11.50 for 500g http://wires.co.uk/acatalog/SX_0100_0132.html
Maplin do winding wire but the smallest they do is 40 swg but 42 is the prefured gauge - its 38.39 for 250g
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=44

Hope this helps you out
juju
sorry - maplins is £8.39 for 250g

soundssogood said:
Hi Furgus here's where i got my winding wire from it's 42 swg which is what you want and it costs £11.50 for 500g http://wires.co.uk/acatalog/SX_0100_0132.html
Maplin do winding wire but the smallest they do is 40 swg but 42 is the prefured gauge - its 38.39 for 250g
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=44

Hope this helps you out
juju
Thanks!! I better get the recommended gauge then from that site you linked me! Thank you so much! How many pickups can you wire with 50og? I can't wait to start making these, my first will be a six string pup for a lap steel cbg!
soundssogood said:
Hi Furgus here's where i got my winding wire from it's 42 swg which is what you want and it costs £11.50 for 500g http://wires.co.uk/acatalog/SX_0100_0132.html
Maplin do winding wire but the smallest they do is 40 swg but 42 is the prefured gauge - its 38.39 for 250g
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=44

Hope this helps you out
juju
not sure how many you would get from 500g i would guess at least four six srting pups , i have made two four string pups , one with 7,800 winds and the other 9,000 winds and theres still more than half the spool left , sorry thats all i can tell you , ted would know for sure ask him
Happy winding
juju.

Fergus Morris said:
Thanks!! I better get the recommended gauge then from that site you linked me! Thank you so much! How many pickups can you wire with 50og? I can't wait to start making these, my first will be a six string pup for a lap steel cbg!
soundssogood said:
Hi Furgus here's where i got my winding wire from it's 42 swg which is what you want and it costs £11.50 for 500g http://wires.co.uk/acatalog/SX_0100_0132.html
Maplin do winding wire but the smallest they do is 40 swg but 42 is the prefured gauge - its 38.39 for 250g
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=44

Hope this helps you out
juju

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