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                        Help me with my handles

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                        RAF120
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike
                        Posted by RAF120 on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:27 PM
                        Issah & demon69
                        Hey, thanks for the ideas I may just try them, it can't hurt.
                        Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:26 AM
                        If you actually want to make some kind of Jig, try using a couple of small nails spaced appropriately in a small wooden block. Not the most adjustable, but the spacing will be perfect every time, as well as the bend radius. You could knock out hundreds in a matter of a few minutes.

                        demono69
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:48 AM
                        Two straight pins place a small distance apart. Bend the wire around the first leaving enough to bend around the other, thereby having a bend,straight section, bend, cut the access off.

                        Take some practice with the pliers, but it works for me.
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                        shermanfreak
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, September 14, 2003 9:04 PM
                        Low tech jigs sometimes work better. lol

                        My pleasure Trevor.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        RAF120
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike
                        Posted by RAF120 on Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:59 PM
                        Wow, sometimes the answer is right there before us but we need someone to show us, Thanks sherm.
                        I had my mine in high gear tring to figure out some kind of complicated jig.
                        Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:51 PM
                        I also use needle nose pliers, the smallest set I could find. They can usually be found in a hardware or electronics store. What I do is make a little mark on the pliers at the point where the handles are the right size, grab the wire and make the two folds at the same time. Consistantly the same size every time.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        RAF120
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike
                        Help me with my handles
                        Posted by RAF120 on Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:44 PM
                        Hey, maybe someone out there can help me. I like to use wire to replace the handles on armored vechicals. The problem is I end up making about 50 handles just to get 2 that look the same. Does someone have an easy way to make matching handles. I've been using needle nose pliers but the jaws are never the right size to just bend the wire around them.
                        Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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