few questions about making a coil gun
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Barry
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Fri Sept 12 2008, 01:57PM
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Location: Seattle, Washington
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My experience has been that heavier wire is usually better. So look for 14, 16 or 18 AWG magnet wire. The little spools from Radio Shack are much too thin, unless you use a couple parallel strands for each turn (more work than it's worth).
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