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How to Use a Pin Vise to Twist Wire

Diagram of disassembled Pin vise
video

Instructions


Step 1
Chuck tip removed from tool

Unscrew chuck tip.

Step 2
Wire inserted through chuck tip and into collet.

Insert cut length of wire through chuck tip and into collet.

Step 3
Wire sticking out of chuck

Screw tighten chuck tip to secure wire in collet.

Step 4
Wire strung between pin vise and table vise

Secure straight end of wire into bench vise.

Step 5
Wire twisted between pin vise and table vise

Hold chuck handle in non-dominant hand. With your other hand, grasp knurled chuck sleeve with thumb and forefinger and twist.

Step 6
Wire strung between pin vise and open table vise

Open bench vise to release wire end.

Step 7
Chuck tip being unscrewed from the tool

Unscrew chuck tip to release wire from pin vise.


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