Rotor Pendant

While scavenging from an old VCR and other equipment I came across some rotors. They looked kind of neat so I figured I'd make them into pendants.

Step 1: Tools and materials

Materials:
- rotor from old electronic equipment
- copper wire
- solder

Tools:
- straight cutting pliers (dremel cutting disk or other way to cut pliers will work...)
- smooth pliers (could use regular pliers but will mar the copper)
- soldering iron
- steel nail or burnisher

Comments

[abstracted]

oh... add glue or a clear brush on laquer, to keep the fine coil wires frm unravelling

[abstracted]

nice...very nice indeed. i love these motor coils, they remind me of old aircraft motors. heres is where i have used one so far. and i have a bunch more uses, for all the coils i have. and now i have a new use ;) thanx

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Awesome! Love your design!

[Mudslag]

Where is a good place to find the equipment that would contain these rotors or is there a place online that might sell them? When I do a search I keep finding the wrong kind, car, heavy equipment, airplane type rotors but not like this.

[pudtiny]

Try opening up a old computer floppy drive, they have a smaller lighter version in them that's often coloured

[Vahyla]

I like the last electronic piece pictured. You might think about creating a wire wrapped bail for it (bail is a fancy jewelry term for something for chain/cord to go through and make a necklace).

http://www.beadinggem.com/2011/03/how-to-wire-wrap-bails-tutorials.html
Has a whole bunch of links for different types of wire wrapped bails.

Thanks for sharing, it's super neat!

[Railes]

what isnt mentioned is most stators are 2 - 5 inchs in diameter, that one may weigh upwards of one pound or more. I'm not hating on this, just pointing out, one pound of copper and steel can be a burden within a few minutes.

[scoochmaroo]

I love it!

[dreiseratops]

Two holes near each other.
In one, out the other.

I just saw a show about pirates where they did that with coins.
& I googled two hole coin:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/coins/arcadius_009.html