<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Sounds like you are talking about a roll forming machine, you could possibly use a set of slip rolls with wire grooves machined into the bars. Looks like Harbor Freight Tools has one for $129.00</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Maybe someone has one in your area.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec@people.net.au><BR>To: "Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org" <amsat-bb@amsat.org><BR>Cc: Aprssig <aprssig@lists.tapr.org><BR>Sent: Friday, December 7, 2007 2:22:03 PM<BR>Subject: [aprssig] Forming wire loops<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=736541922-07122007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking for ideas to help form wire loops from wire that is already of larger diamater.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=736541922-07122007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was thinking of making up a base board with some pulley wheels and feed the wire in.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=736541922-07122007><FONT face=Arial size=2>As it goes over the pulleys, a gentle pressure is applied and helps bend the wire into a smaller coil.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=736541922-07122007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I tried a bucket and failed misserably.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=736541922-07122007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ideas ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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