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helmout

Posted 2/9/2008 12:31 PM (#299876)
Subject: How to make perfect twisted wire eye crew??

Posts: 13

Hi all, i'm new to crankbait building and have a question.

I'm tring to do eye screw myself from .072 wire for musky.

I use a big nail and a vise grip, i stuck the nail into something and a bend the wire over the nail the get a u shape after i take the 2 end of the wire with my vise grip and twist.

The problem, i dont get simetrical eye slot, they dont have the same shape or even size ,some are good and some bag.

Is there a beter way to do this???

If you could show me how to do with picture it would be beter......

RiverMan

Posted 2/9/2008 6:25 PM (#299920 - in reply to #299876)
Subject: Re: How to make perfect twisted wire eye crew??

Posts: 1504

Location: Oregon

I used to stand a nail up vertically in a vise, then I would bring both ends of the wire around the nail and cross them. I would then grab the wire with a pair of pliers with a wide gripping jaw (not needlenose) on them and start twisting my way back. If you leave the wire on the nail until after you are done you should have a nice even loop every time. Don't worry if it's not perfect, it won't matter and if you glue and twist them like a screw they will never come out. Keep in mind that depending on how you twist the wire the screw may go in counter-clockwise.

Jed V.

Edited by RiverMan 2/9/2008 6:29 PM

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