4 Pin Plug in Coil Form: Now available. Handcrafted!!

Description

4 Pin Plug in Coil Form
Now here's something you don't see everyday.
4 Pin Plug in Coil Forms from the olden days!
Wind your own coils with this plug in coil form. Made from Grade XX
Garolite (
Phenolic). Equipped with rim, making it easy to insert and pull out.
Coil measures 1-3/8" Diameter X 2-1/4"H. Exclusive of the pins.
This is a standard size for radio coil forms.
The coil form will plug into a standard 4 pin tube socket as shown in the photos (Note:
Coil has the standard 2 large pins and 2 small pins)
Tube Socket is not included. It is shown for identification purpose only.
This is the type of coil form used in all the early receivers and transmitters
.
I personally build these by hand, one at a time in a regular home workshop!!
There is no fancy machine shop involved, no fancy CNC equipment used.
Each piece is handcrafted from various pieces of Grade XX garolite (phenolic).
They are very time consuming to build, but still lots of fun to make anyway.
The pins are the exact same size pins used in the early coil forms of yesteryear.
I have been building these for myself for years, but finally decided to build them
in quantity and offer them to others.
By no means am I getting rich on selling these. In addition
to the intense labor, there is the cost of the garolite, the pins, and the special glue
and of course, the Ebay fees.
To use it, just wind the wire (usually magnet wire, which can be found in our listings) around
the form, drill a small hole where you leave off and feed it through the center down to the pins.
Then just solder the end of the hollow pins. To keep the wire from unraveling, apply some
polyurethane or clear nail polish.
Now you can finally build some of the old radios you have seen in magazines and books
but didn't because you didn't have the proper coil forms or replace missing and broken coil forms from old radios.
I am also offering the 5 and 6 Pin Coil Forms. See our Ebay store.
We are also selling the special coil form for the National Radio SW3 and SW5. See our Ebay store.
You will love these coil forms.
Listing is for one (1) piece.
As in all my listings, I combine items to save you on shipping costs.
Be sure to request an invoice if you are buying several coil forms so I can adjust shipping costs.
Check out my other ebay listings.
Tube Socket is not included. It is shown for identification purpose only.
A Note to International Customers:
First I want to say that when we receive an order, it is shipped promptly within 1-3 days. Once the order is brought to the post office and shipped, it is out of our hands. Delivery outside of the United States can take anywhere from 1 week all the way up until 12 weeks (Typical though is one to four weeks).
There are numerous reasons for the delay. Typically, packages are delayed in customs, first in the United States and then in overseas customs. We cannot control the time packages are in customs.
If you contact us to see where your item is, and we tell you it has been shipped, that is all we can do. On small packages, we do not use delivery confirmation because of the high cost. The cost to use confirmation overseas will far exceed the price of the item purchased. If the package has not arrived by 12 weeks, we will issue you a refund or a replacement if the item is available.
According to Ebay statistics, only 19% of sellers in the United States will ship overseas. And according to Ebay surveys, those who do not ship overseas site customer complaints from long delivery times as the reason.
We have chosen to do business with our international friends. However, we ask for your patience. Too often we get emails asking where my item is when it has not even been a week or two.
Our next choice will be to either discontinue international sales or charge for delivery confirmation which will add considerably to the cost.
We also want to mention that any customs charges are the responsibility of the buyer. Please
do not ask us how much custom charges are as we have no idea what each country charges.
Please be patient.
Thank you