Laugh at the sewing machine? Oh hell no, I'd rather laugh at myself for buying the winder from stewmac, when my wife has a brand new sewing machine she has never used in 20 years.
I will spin up a hummer this weekend using your numbers and see how it goes, I asume you pot it?
My first pickup i didnt pot, and it howeled bad from feedback, 10 minutes in the wax and its solid now.
I guess the thing to do is wind for a bit, scratch a spot and take a reading, cover the spot with nail pollish or super glue, and keep going. till you get the Ohm reading your looking for.
I agree with you, in that, why not build it all, especially pickups, you gotta talk to people or just trial and error to find the sound you want, but really, it's not that hard to wind a pick up. You know who makes a big deal out of how complex , and supperior pickups are , are the pickup makers.
Thanks Bear, I will keep in touch and let you know the results.....John