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| I am trying to make some tinsel skirts for cowgirl type spinners. I have the fly vise and coil spring. How do i use the vise. I have a piece of wire in it and the coil goes over it but how to keep the coil from spinning? |
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Posts: 286
Location: VA | Bend the wire a little to put tension on the spring. Use something thicker with a closer diameter to the inside of the coil. Like a 6/0 j-style hook. Use bolt cutters to cut off the bend of the hook (de-bur). Then bend the shank in vise to properly curve. Hope this helps.
Edited by Mullhead 1/14/2012 9:53 PM
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Location: Twin Cities, MN | Use something thicker with a closer diameter to the inside of the coil -- yep this is the ticket, I use a nail myself and put the coil over it. |
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Location: Hugo, MN | Or, just put the spring in the vice. I tie onto the end of a long piece of coil spring, cut off when done and start tying the next one. Move a few inches out when you start getting too close to the vice. |
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