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Author Topic: Making use of a windy and rainy day.  (Read 992 times)

Offline Paul Taylor

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Making use of a windy and rainy day.
« on: April 22, 2012, 05:16:03 PM »
So the wind has still been keeping my planes grounded. So this weekend I checked my lines.
I had a set that had some broken braids. I had another new set that needed epoxy on the wraps.

I do have a need little wrapping jig. I stole the idea for the jig from SN's several years ago.

 Works great!


Looks like the wind my die off late tomorrow afternoon. I need to practice!!!
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Re: Making use of a windy and rainy day.
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2012, 05:47:31 PM »
Well that is really neat Paul.  I dont quite understand how the spool of copper wire is incorporated and held for wrapping the wire..but it looks like a really neat way to wrap your lines.

Mike

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Re: Making use of a windy and rainy day.
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2012, 09:17:51 PM »
Mike
That is one if Jim Lee's wire wrap tools. Worth every penny. 
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Re: Making use of a windy and rainy day.
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2012, 10:20:27 PM »
same way a fly tying bobbin works Mike...


cool jig paul.......now if you used brass tubing instead of eyelets........
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Re: Making use of a windy and rainy day.
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2012, 05:51:23 AM »
If you learn to tie off the copper wire, you don't need epoxy or solder.   But, of course I don't wrap lines or leadouts anymore. H^^
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