Here is how I do my front loop. fast and simple, takes less than a minute to do a wire. First I cut a tig rod in half and cur off the crimps from ends. Next I use an electricians phillips screwdriver with the stud on hamdle and place wire between screwdriver shaft and stud on handle.

Next twist screwdriver to form a loop

put loop in vise so both ends of wire are held in place

now hold screwdriver at top of loop and squeeze wires together underneath screwdriver. (different sized screwdrivers can be used to adjust size of loop. Make sure pliers are held fairly tight to screwdriver

voila 1 front loop

Thanks MAC! :D

What kind of wire do you use?

wire is 308 tig rod

Do you insert both ends into front hole of plug, or wrap short end around main wire as in rear loop.
Dan:confused:

Originally posted by ROCFISH
Do you insert both ends into front hole of plug, or wrap short end around main wire as in rear loop.
Dan:confused: both ends go into front of plug

Thanx Mac

My round nose pliers have a large variation in diameter. This way I keep them all the same size. Until I buy or make a bender like the one you have this works for me. It is actually quite fast. I could probably do a 100 in an hour if I wanted to.

hey Mac. thats a nice trick :D

:smash:

Thanks Mac.:)

whats it a full moon ... shave your knuckles ..:laughs:

Dave, what size phillips head works best for this application???:bl2:

Dave, thanks for sharing :D

Has anyone tried these pliers from Cabelas yet??

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0001626314024a&navAction=push&navCount=1&indexId=cat20362&podId=0001626&catalogCode=IE&parentId=cat20362&parentType=index&rid=&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2Fitem-link.jhtml.1_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166&hasJS=true

Interesting idea for doing the loop.

BackCast, those are the pliers that I use for doing the loop. The different size sections can be used to do different size loops.

Jigman

Where do you get your 308 tig rod, no weldin supply places here in mansfield!

Brockton on Montello St.

Is that the name?

Originally posted by striperman36
Is that the name?

Don't know the name of the place. Just know it is on Montello St. in Brockton, MA

Hey Newelly ,,,remember that welding place in Tauton or Rayham .. was it rte. 138 ? .. thats close to Mansfield ..

Don't know the name of that place either. Try the yellow pages

mac did you ever make it to the drill place i told You.
there drills are pissaH

What drill place? You come off the Cape? No way!

I need new bits bad i broke my last 1/8" fluted 8" pilot bit the other day now its 3".the last one i broke like a yr ago went buck nutty on the press an fwapped my nuckles like five times as i tried to grab it.Don't try that:smash: