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wind the coil. A small hole is drilled in the back of the clothespin, then the wire is drawn through the "jaw". |
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But what if the wire isn't on a spool? A loose hank of wire can be very difficult to work with. |
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To use a hank of wire, the jig can be modified
using two plastic party cups and some posterboard or cardboard. A compass and glue gun are required. A wire nut is optional. The cost is almost nothing. |
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Using the compass, describe two circles that are a
bit smaller than the tops of the cups. The point on the compass has the benefit of poking a hole in the exact center. Cut them out and hot glue them to the tops of the cups. |
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Slice the cups in half with a utility knife. One cup must be longer than the other because they are going to fit together. | ||||||||||||
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Bend a piece of coat hanger and attach it to a wooden base. (The blue object is the wire nut.) | ||||||||||||
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Slide one cup onto the coat hanger, then the other. The cups will fit snuggly together. Give it a spin! NOICE! | ||||||||||||
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To use: Slide one cup onto the coat hanger, add the hank of wire, slide on the second cup and push them together. | ||||||||||||
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Very important! Make sure to use the outer
winding of the hank or you'll make a bird's nest. Thread the wire through the hole in the clothespin and clamp the jig to a table. |
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This 4" diameter coil would have been difficult to wind without the wire hank on the jig going through the clothespin. | ||||||||||||
After a hank of wire that came in a kit was ruined (by me) I came up with the idea to use the cups. Not only does it work perfectly, I was able to save the extra wire for some future use. |
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