[amsat-bb] Re: Forming wire loops

[SV1BSX]

 Hi Andrew & Amsat's

 about a year ago, I had the same question with you.

I had aluminium-wire 8mm and I was looking to form it as a  loop for VHF.

After several experiments, I found the best method.

Firstly, I use 2 "special tools"!

a) a "hot-air gun" 2 KW , very powerful tool. (I bought it from a big 
General store for ...7 Euros!)
b) barbecue gloves  (these with high enough isolation from high 
temperatures)

Now, by using a metallic barrel as tube (forma) with the appropriated 
diameter for my loop,
I screw on it  the beginning of wire.

  Then I Fire-up the "Hot-air gun" and I try  to make hotter the wire, 
slowly and carefully close
to the screw. When  the aluminium is hot-enough is much  easier to bend it 
around of barrel, by handling
that with barbecue's glovers. Slowly & carefully, from the beginning to the 
1/4, then to 1/2,
then to 3/4 till to the end of loop,  you can form it easily, always by 
using the hot-air gun.

 You need enough time in order to make the loop, but I made 3 perfect loops
(like commercials !) by following this method.

Good luck

73, Mak SV1BSX



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec at people.net.au>
To: "Amsat-Bb at Amsat. Org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Cc: "Aprssig" <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 00:22
Subject: [amsat-bb] Forming wire loops


>I am looking for ideas to help form wire loops from wire that is already of
> larger diamater.
>
> I was thinking of making up a base board with some pulley wheels and feed
> the wire in.
>
> As it goes over the pulleys, a gentle pressure is applied and helps bend 
> the
> wire into a smaller coil.
>
> I tried a bucket and failed misserably.
>
> Ideas ?
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