[R-390] Spiral-making tool website?

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Don I did mine by making the splices along the wire distanced from each 
other by the length of the shrink (3/8 to 1/2" long).  The the diameter of 
the wwire is not very much out of size to the original.  Remember to push 
back the  outer cover weather it is shielding or clother covered.  Then when 
done, milk the outer conver back over all the spoices.  All that shows, then 
is the place where the cover was originally cut.  I use a bit of 3-m scotch 
coat over the remainder.

Hope this helps
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Merz" <mdmerz at verizon.net>
To: <W9RAN at oneradio.net>; "'Roy Morgan'" <k1lky at earthlink.net>
Cc: "'R-390 List'" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Spiral-making tool website?


> Hi,  the resultant pigtail is called a "quig".  I wonder if this is an
> acronym for "quick pigtail" and now wonder if I can add the word "quig" to
> my scrabble dictionary.  Every other weird non-word seems to be in there.
> This looks like a very useful device to produce a quig, and it's now on my
> list to make also, though the pin vise version may suffice.  I'll try that
> first.  Thanks.
> Now if someone would just tell me the best way for splicing some old 
> cotton
> covered, outer- shielded 7 conductor (stranded wire) cable without 
> producing
> a large lump.  Maybe use small brass tubing to butt connect the wires?? It
> always seems to boil down to insulating the wires from one another after 
> the
> connections are made.  With two or three conductors,  I've slipped shrink
> wrap on each conductor prior to connection and moved it over after
> connection.  Maybe there's a better way??   Dan.
>
>