well after a request from ben and jez, and knowing a few other people are looking at making a combine or improving their current britains or siku one i went and did a few pics tonight,
first up you wont need many tools, just 1 set of snips, 1 or 2 sets of pliers, depending on how strong you feel, a vice and a small bit of rod or screwdriver , i use a instrument screwdriver ,as it suits the size of the hole i need to have in the tines
step one find some nice thin bendy wire, i personaly use .4mm thick copper telephone wire from work, just remove the insulation and your ready to go
place your rod or screwdriver in a vice so its gripped nice and firm, then loosley wrap the wire round it once or twice depending on how many rings you need(twice for mine in this case)
then pull tight with either both sets of pliers, one on each side, or just hold with one hand and pull with the other whichh i do, having the screwdriver in a vice makes this part so much easier
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well after a request from ben and jez, and knowing a few other people are looking at making a combine or improving their current britains or siku one i went and did a few pics tonight,
first up you wont need many tools, just 1 set of snips, 1 or 2 sets of pliers, depending on how strong you feel, a vice and a small bit of rod or screwdriver , i use a instrument screwdriver ,as it suits the size of the hole i need to have in the tines
step one find some nice thin bendy wire, i personaly use .4mm thick copper telephone wire from work, just remove the insulation and your ready to go
place your rod or screwdriver in a vice so its gripped nice and firm, then loosley wrap the wire round it once or twice depending on how many rings you need(twice for mine in this case)
then pull tight with either both sets of pliers, one on each side, or just hold with one hand and pull with the other whichh i do, having the screwdriver in a vice makes this part so much easier
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