Post by chrisperez on Mar 2, 2011 23:06:08 GMT -5
Hey guys,
Some of you have asked me how I make the " fancy wires " I've been useing in my wraps recently, so I took some pics for you ....
I start off coiling one wire around another... I make this coil with a drill. I attach one end of the center wire to a fishing leader ( keeps the line from tangling ), and twist the other end together with the coiling wire. Chuck the twisted end into a drill ( variable speed drill, you don't want to go all that fast ) and attach the fishing leader to a hook or something to anchor it. Then I slowly feed the coiling wire with one hand while pulling the trigger and keeping a little tension on the center wire with the other. The wire breaks on occasion, but the I just re-chuck it back into the drill... Honestly, it's a little tricky. There is probably another ( better ) way, but this is how I do it right now.
In this case I used 24 gauge copper, wrapped around 24 gauge silver plated copper about 2 feet long. I started with about 8 feet of copper to make a coil about 9 inches long.
Then unwind about 3/4" of the other end of the coil... Be sure you have a tail on either end of the coild wire about 2" long, this will be used to help secure everything.
Next, coil that coil around another wire... In this case I used 20 gauge copper.
Start with the short end and wrap the center ( silver ) wire around the 20 ga. Then wrap the 24 ga copper around the silver wire. After that just start wrapping the coiled wire around the 20 ga. As you wrap, the coil will actually slide down the silver ( that's why I used 2' even though the coil was only 9" ).
If it is really hard to wrap then the coil was too tight. You can just loosen up the coil by untwisting it with your fingers.
Just keep coiling the coil until you get to the end ( or as long as you want, you can just cut the coil and make a new end ). Finish it off the same way it was started. Wrap the silver wire a couple times, then the copper.
At this time, make sure it is really tight. Twist it a few times to tighten it up, you will notice that everything kind of locks into place. Then bend the ends of the 20ga tightly against the coils to keep it from spreading apart. At this point the coil is only about 4" long.
Last step... Now it's time to coil the final wire. Here I used another piece of 24 ga silver plated copper about 2' long ( every time I do this I worry that I cut the wire too short, ).
I usually start about 1/2" from one end and wrap it up to the close end. The wire should fall on top of, but not between, the coils of the coiled coil ( did you get that??? ;D ). Then just work up to the other end...
Here's a closer pic....
That's as far as I took that final wire at that time. I used it to tie the coil into a wrap.... here's a peek...
Well, that's it.... Go ahead and ask questions, I'm sure there will be plenty ( as this probably dosen't make any sense ). I'll do my best to answer....
Chris
Some of you have asked me how I make the " fancy wires " I've been useing in my wraps recently, so I took some pics for you ....
I start off coiling one wire around another... I make this coil with a drill. I attach one end of the center wire to a fishing leader ( keeps the line from tangling ), and twist the other end together with the coiling wire. Chuck the twisted end into a drill ( variable speed drill, you don't want to go all that fast ) and attach the fishing leader to a hook or something to anchor it. Then I slowly feed the coiling wire with one hand while pulling the trigger and keeping a little tension on the center wire with the other. The wire breaks on occasion, but the I just re-chuck it back into the drill... Honestly, it's a little tricky. There is probably another ( better ) way, but this is how I do it right now.
In this case I used 24 gauge copper, wrapped around 24 gauge silver plated copper about 2 feet long. I started with about 8 feet of copper to make a coil about 9 inches long.
Then unwind about 3/4" of the other end of the coil... Be sure you have a tail on either end of the coild wire about 2" long, this will be used to help secure everything.
Next, coil that coil around another wire... In this case I used 20 gauge copper.
Start with the short end and wrap the center ( silver ) wire around the 20 ga. Then wrap the 24 ga copper around the silver wire. After that just start wrapping the coiled wire around the 20 ga. As you wrap, the coil will actually slide down the silver ( that's why I used 2' even though the coil was only 9" ).
If it is really hard to wrap then the coil was too tight. You can just loosen up the coil by untwisting it with your fingers.
Just keep coiling the coil until you get to the end ( or as long as you want, you can just cut the coil and make a new end ). Finish it off the same way it was started. Wrap the silver wire a couple times, then the copper.
At this time, make sure it is really tight. Twist it a few times to tighten it up, you will notice that everything kind of locks into place. Then bend the ends of the 20ga tightly against the coils to keep it from spreading apart. At this point the coil is only about 4" long.
Last step... Now it's time to coil the final wire. Here I used another piece of 24 ga silver plated copper about 2' long ( every time I do this I worry that I cut the wire too short, ).
I usually start about 1/2" from one end and wrap it up to the close end. The wire should fall on top of, but not between, the coils of the coiled coil ( did you get that??? ;D ). Then just work up to the other end...
Here's a closer pic....
That's as far as I took that final wire at that time. I used it to tie the coil into a wrap.... here's a peek...
Well, that's it.... Go ahead and ask questions, I'm sure there will be plenty ( as this probably dosen't make any sense ). I'll do my best to answer....
Chris