wire bender

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

I like those, Paul

… and presumably, Duncan would want the 'Big Looper'

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5G9JfRelYT8

https://www.shipwreckbeads.com/catalog/Beading-Tools-and-Accessories/Beading-Tools/One-Step-Looping-Tool//orderBy/sku/itemsPerPage/20/page/1/item/FI4811-2

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 09/09/2019 12:08:28

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 09/09/2019 12:16:37

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 09/09/2019 11:18:24:

Splash out £1.49 and solve your problems.

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 09/09/2019 11:19:03

I ordered some at 10:42, but since then I've knocked out 50 off with my press tooling, if I can venture to give some bits of bar held in a drill vice such a professional sounding title

Just in case you all think I've become a spendthrift, it's the club's money!

Edited By duncan webster on 09/09/2019 13:54:18

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Well the 'soft stainless wire' came, and boy do they mean soft. Under reasonable load from the m3 screw in the eye it squashes down to about 1/2 thickness. we gave up with ally wire because it relaxed under the screws, so sticking to the welding wire.

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

I checked out my CZ universal metal bender t’other day and it had a 3/16” diameter mandrel in the box. Since found another mandrel that looks about 1/8” diameter. Good little tool. I have bent numerous different shapes on it whenever I have occasionally needed it.

Apparently cost thirty two quid, delivered, back in early 1985, but I bought it second hand less than ten years ago. Model Engineer featured using it in April and May 1991 editions.

I would expect it would cope with springy materials.

Edited By not done it yet on 11/09/2019 20:32:28

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