Use Of A Hagens Wire Former

[Musky0503]

Now that I have it mounted the .051 adapter, how do I use it? I would assume you would take your wire, fill it full of whatever you got, and put it to the first tool which would be the one on the end, but My 6th grade teacher taught me never assume anything because it makes an Ass out of U & Me. Thanks for your help

[LimpNoodle]

If you have wire that already has a loop on one end then you need to put all the parts on the wire and make bottom loop and put the hook on.

 

If you have straight wire shafts then make the first loop and make it the bottom loop with the hook.  Then put the parts on and do the top loop.

 

I much prefer to build my spinners from the bottom up as I can make a much more compact spinner that way.

[Musky0503]

Thank you for your help. I'm trying to learn how it put a bottom loop  loop on the wire that has a top loop using  my Hagens.

[smalljaw]

I buy my wire in coils so I can cut different lengths for different size spinners without a lot of waste. That said, Limp Noodle makes his the same way I do, take your wire shaft and using the bottom part, you make your bends to give you an open loop, I prefer to use the first one as the hook loop for the same reason as Limp Noodle, it allows me to make a more compact spinner without having a lot of free wire for the parts to slide up and down but you do need some space so the blade can spin freely. After you make the 2 bends to form your open loop, you put your hook on and then use the twist former to complete the loop and your hook will be attached and you then add your parts and finish it by repeating to process on the other end without using a hook.