Current faceplate is made from a laminate of double sided carpet tape that holds it to the winder, a paper layer that is inkjet printed with the turn counts and my name and address, and a clear cold laminate layer over the top to seal and protect the label. The turn indicator is formed from .047" diameter music wire with heat shrink tubing at the tip. It clips to a groove on the 1/4" brass shaft that protrudes from the last gear in the turn counter geartrain.
	Here you can see the ends of the shafts that on a Wilder are covered with a small rectangular plate that normally has Bob's label on it. The rubber hook is also made from .047" music wire. It is secured in the aluminum output shaft adapter by both deforming the end of the wire so it jambs in the hole and with some Locktite stud mount compound.
	Major difference in construction of the geartrain compared to a Wilder. The shaft layout is the same, but Bob used gears that had both a small and large gear molded together as one unit. They were then put on a shaft that allowed them to turn freely against the shaft. I couldn't find a compound gear so i had to create my own. I do this by first machining an adapter that allows me to press the hub of the small gear into the bore of the large gear. This press fit does not hold up to the torque that is applied to the gears so I then cross drill the gear hubs and shafts and pin them with a .032" diameter music wire pin. Because of this my shafts are turning in the endplates. To eliminate wear I then put a brass bushing on both end plates for the intermediary geared up shaft. The final output shaft on the geared up side has an oilite bushing on the back side and a sealed ball bearing on the rubber hook side. I figured the crank and the turn counter intermediary shafts are rotating slow enough to get by without bushings. I am will probably replace the nylon spaces that are holding the endplates apart with a section of 3" tube like on a Wilder when I get my hands on some 3" x .035" wall tubing.

This is my first crack at a replacement for the Wilder indoor winder that is no longer in production. It seems to work as well, but the gear meshes seem a little tighter compared to a Wilder. I think on the next one I build I will loosen the mesh by a about .005". I used some 1/16" aluminum I had on hand for the endplates. I think I will scout up some .100" or even some 1/8" material for the next one as I would like to get a little more bearing area on the shafts and have a little more meat to mill out the ledge that eventual 3" spacing tubing will set on. Building this has sure taught me some appreciation for the great winder that Bob Wilder produced for so long. These things are true works of art.

I am undecided whether I will produce any of these for sale or not. They are VERY time consuming to make. Let me know what the level of interest is and I will see where I go with this project.

Tim@IndoorDuration.com