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Post by davetherayon on May 19, 2014 11:02:50 GMT
... that either keeps the free end of wire slyly hidden from you so it can't be found no matter how hard you look, or worse, the wire makes a bid for freedom and unspools wildly, turning into a whirling dervish of wire.
How do you keep your wire spools tidy? Tiny kanthal that is.
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Post by fiddles on May 19, 2014 11:07:16 GMT
A elastic band around it, stops the wire from uncoiling but can still unwind & then just leave the end sticking out
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Post by ronaldo on May 19, 2014 11:07:37 GMT
put a elastic band around the spool dont takke band off just pull wire band keeps it tentioned
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Post by chrisde on May 19, 2014 12:18:20 GMT
I hold the end of the wire down with a piece of sticky tape.
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Post by willy9b on May 19, 2014 12:44:52 GMT
A small blob of blu-tack works well for me.
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Post by dinamic22 on May 19, 2014 13:55:06 GMT
A small blob of blu-tack works well for me. + 1 for the blu-tac |
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Post by tomj777 on May 19, 2014 14:02:30 GMT
I take my wire-cutters and put four diagonal cuts (one for each quadrant) and clip the wire into one of those.
However, do not follow my path and when you can't locate wire-cutters on the chaos of my desk, reach for your Flush Cutters of Great Usefulness and try and make the slot... for they shatter most frighteningly and one jaw will fly off with speed.
Tom (waiting for FT order containing Flush Cutters of Great Usefulness *2)
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Post by Super-Shiny on May 19, 2014 15:04:03 GMT
A elastic band around it, then just leave the end sticking out That's a new one, i have tried the fly with one wing missing at the end of it but not a elastic band  |
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Post by fiddles on May 19, 2014 15:55:28 GMT
A elastic band around it, then just leave the end sticking out That's a new one, i have tried the fly with one wing missing at the end of it but not a elastic band Elastic band = poor mans arab ring  |
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Post by djs on May 19, 2014 15:57:59 GMT
Voodoo mate. Never fails. (or a little knick in the plastic holding your wire thing, whatever that is called....) |
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Post by cHooBeyDoo on May 19, 2014 21:44:55 GMT
Electrical tape
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Post by jeffc on May 19, 2014 22:29:50 GMT
Peeps I scrounged one of my granddaughters hair "bobble band". Wider than elastic band, thus covering the whole width of the wire spool. Just pull end of wire out as required. Bobble keeps rest under cover at all times. Cheap fix and it "WORKS".  |
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