dkreegz Posted May 25, 2005 Report Share Posted May 25, 2005 .062" wire... what Tackle making company sells a Wire former that will bend this width of wire.... i was interested in making mostly .051 and .062 wire for musky baits.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky_man Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 I have never seen oen that bends those thicknesses. I think there is a type that you can modify to bend 0.051, but not 0.062. I bend them both easily with vice grips and a vice. I do not get a perfect circle, but I do not care and neither do the fish. I do get a very neat bend though that looks quite professional and is reminiscent of the way that Skinner bent his, back in the good ole days. Once you have the knack, you can do it in about 5-8 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkreegz Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 cat tails lures use .062 wire... just wondering where you get something to bend and twist that type of wire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaucus Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 I haven't seen a tool that wraps or twists 0.062" wire, but these tools can form loops,coils and bends: http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=60346 http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=60401 http://www.ksmetals.com/Accessories/default.asp#wireform Or make your own: http://home.earthlink.net/~bazillion/tooling.html#jig http://www.tackleunderground.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1814 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafmatter Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 try mirco mark tools they have wire benders that would handle this size. http://www.micromark.com go fishin for redfin, with redspin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
