Need help making rings with manual wire bending
Need help making rings with manual wire bending
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I have a low volume application for making machine cut rings. The wire is 14 gauge. These rings should finished closed, with a minimal closing gap. The ring is 3/8" ID.
My question is: given a small coil of wire that is wound to the proper ID, how do I make a die to produce further coils?
My concept is to take a solid block of steel and somehow make a mould out of it that I would then force feed the wire into. As the wire protrudes from the end of the block, I would machine cut the ring and push it off the die.
BTW, low volume means more than I care to cut by hand with bolt cutters, but not enough to justify CNC machining.
Thanks for any help!
My question is: given a small coil of wire that is wound to the proper ID, how do I make a die to produce further coils?
My concept is to take a solid block of steel and somehow make a mould out of it that I would then force feed the wire into. As the wire protrudes from the end of the block, I would machine cut the ring and push it off the die.
BTW, low volume means more than I care to cut by hand with bolt cutters, but not enough to justify CNC machining.
Thanks for any help!





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The question is really how to cut the coil, and as an extension, flatten the ring in the process. Right now I am doing that part manually.
RE: Need help making rings with manual wire bending
RE: Need help making rings with manual wire bending
Hi, I'm a blacksmith, this how I would do it: I would take the 14ga. and find the I.D. Next, I would find(or make) a PIN out of a scrap piece of solid round stock the same O.D. or just snug. Then, compress the "spring-as-it-were" (ie; coil). measure that and cut the solid round stock the SAME LENGTH as the coil. This serves two purposes: 1). It keeps the little "c"'s of wire from flying and 2). It allows you to cut though the coil cleanly by cutting into the backing material(pin). I would put this,(coil-on-pin), in a vise and then cut it with a portable band-saw. The blade gives the you the gap. ***** "CAUTION NEEDS TO BE USED WHILE DOING THIS, THIS IS DONE ON EDGE OF JAW OF THE VISE" *****
GOOD LUCK
CAT