How To Make a Pickup Winder (With a Counter) From Sewing Machine And Calculator

In this video, I show you how to use cheap and easily sourced materials like a sewing machine and calculator to build an accurate Pickup winder. Having a wind counter is very important in producing accurate and repeatable results when winding pickups. This winding system will work just as well as any expensive pre-built machine, and costs only a fraction. The idea behind the Salvage Sunday series is to show beginners, and those with limited budgets, how to make the specialized tools and machinery necessary for lutherie. These are the methods that I used, and often still use, to acquire the tools that would otherwise be out of reach. My hope with this series is to help people overcome some of these limitations , and more easily pursue this as a hobby or trade.