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Thanks everyone. Once I made sure the wire was in the same plane as the mandril it worked great :-)

Thanks, I actually have that already. Some parts I found useful. What is the purpose of re-coiling? Is it so that the coils are bigger, and if so, what advantage does that give? Also, why not just put the 500g coil into a larger (bucket sized?) canister, cut the straps, and it would by itself...

Thanks DJP. I'm using 500g coils of wire, feeding out of a canister that can rotate relatively freely. If I cut the straps on the 500g coil when it's not sealed inside the canister, I expect it will explode into a giant tangled pile of spaghetti-like mess. Is there a method of transferring the...

Hi everyone, I'm hand making long springs. And I'm having trouble - they wind well but as the spring gets longer, it becomes as if it's trying to fold itself over. I don't know why, and I would really appreciate any help with this issue! Here is a video of the phenomena: Yes, the mandrel size...