Starship Coil Winding Machine

In his latest video, Mr. Innovative shows how he made a unique winding machine that produces Rodin Coils, also known as Starship Coils. What they’re used for is something of an open question, relating to free energy and alternate mathematics, but the manufacturing device is quite interesting, acting as a sort of CNC wire guide.

The structure for the coil is formed with a wooden circle with multiple pegs on the perimeter, spun using a stepper motor. Wire is attached to one of these pegs, and as the assembly spins a carriage pulls the wire back and forth under control of another stepper. A third stepper forms a sort of Z axis, which can guide the wire toward or away from the spinning disk as needed.

The project is powered by a custom PCB, with an Arduino Nano controlling a number of driver boards. Two A988 drivers are shown here, though three steppers are controlled. Per the video comments, there may also be an L293D integrated to drive the third device. A small 2.8” HMI selects different options for coil manufacture.

What struck me about this build — and what I originally thought it was — is that with the proper programming, it could produce string art, where fibers are stretched from peg to peg to form a picture. While explicit build instructions for this mechanism aren't provided, perhaps it could inspire something even more interesting in the future!