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Lazy Man's Friend
By:Pete Roszyk
Date: 12/10/1998, 11:25 am

Halfway through the estimated 350 wire stitches that go into the Pygmy Coho, I started thinking there had to be a better way. Anyone out there familiar with aircraft engines might recognize this as a 'safety wire twister'.

The way to use it is not obvious to all, but once I got the hang of it, I'm guessing it cut my wire twisting time by 2/3 or better and gave me better quality control as well. I'll never do it by 'hand' again.

This is a 6" version, but they come as big as you can handle. I got the smallest I could find.

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Lazy Man's Friend
Pete Roszyk -- 12/10/1998, 11:25 am
Re: Lazy Man's Friend
Peter S. -- 12/11/1998, 5:51 pm
Re: Lazy Man's Friend
Nolan Penney -- 12/14/1998, 6:18 am
Re: Lazy Man's Friend
Capt Patrick McCrary -- 12/10/1998, 10:37 pm
Re: Lazy Man's Friend
Jon Murray -- 12/11/1998, 2:02 pm
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Dennis R. Weilert -- 12/11/1998, 12:02 pm
Re: Thanks Dennis!
Capt Patrick McCrary -- 12/11/1998, 12:19 pm
Re: What about Duck tape?
Bob H -- 12/10/1998, 3:38 pm
Re: What about Duck tape?
Shawn Baker -- 12/11/1998, 9:43 am
Holes as design element
Pete Roszyk -- 12/11/1998, 12:03 pm
I like'em too
Brian C. -- 12/11/1998, 1:24 pm
Re: Holes as design element
Scotty -- 12/11/1998, 1:10 pm
Re: Holes as design element
L.C. -- 12/11/1998, 5:50 pm
Re: Lazy Man's Friend (6" Safety wire twister
Shawn Baker -- 12/10/1998, 2:40 pm
excellent idea
Brian T. Cunningham -- 12/10/1998, 11:35 am