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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 13, 2006 11:03:46 GMT -5
I kinda understand the functionning of this strange aparatus - put the wire in the chuck, twist about 1 1/2" of wire at a time - but where does the full amount of wire go - I'd assumed that it went in the vise, but I noticed that mine does not have a hole at the opposite end to the chuck for the wire to poke through.
I'd assumed taht you fed all the wire except a small section through the body of the pin vise and twisted the end a small section at a time advancing more wire out of the body as you twist, but would my pin vise be deffective if it doesn't have a hole at the back end for the rest of the wire to go through or should I not twist more than the lenght of the body in wire?
ANY & ALL help is greatly appreciated. I thought I had this thing figured out and now no hole! - go figure!
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Post by Cher on Feb 13, 2006 11:20:07 GMT -5
You need one that allows the wire to go straight through the pin vise to you can keep moving it along the wire as your twisting it. The one you have will work for short pieces but not long stuff. It's not defective, they sell them like that without the open end, you just have to make sure when your looking at them that it says open ended on it.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 13, 2006 11:43:16 GMT -5
Can I get a hole drilled through it? - I got this one off the net along with my rings...
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Pebbles
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Post by Pebbles on Feb 13, 2006 14:12:14 GMT -5
Whew, you had me worried there for a minute, Tweetie! I just bought one of those thingies today at a local hobby shop & never even looked to see if it had an opening on the other end or not. They only had one to choose from so I snagged that puppy right up without checking it out first. Luckily, mine has 2 different sizes on opposite ends & both will twist off completely when needed. Ya had me scared there....
Anyways, in answer to your question about drilling the closed end - I don't see why not. The "device" should be hollow all the way thru, so now all you need to do is find a drill bit that can drill thru metal. Hopefully the closed end isn't real thick. If it is too hard to drill, maybe you could just cut the closed end off & file/sand the newly open end smooth. You should be all set then. Good Luck!!!
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Post by joe on Feb 14, 2006 1:52:11 GMT -5
Tweetie, is the closed end a screw cap? Try grabbing under the broad twisty thing and unscrewing it.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 14, 2006 8:44:58 GMT -5
I can unscrew it - as that's where the other nibs are hidden, but I guess I could use it if I removed the end part - not sure how much torque I could get this way, but it's better than tossing it in the trash - I must try this very soon!
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