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« on: March 17, 2015, 11:21:34 PM »

Anyone ever have or use one of these? The "Pig Tailor"

bends, turns, and cuts the leads all at once. How convenient for those diode banks, rows of resistors and caps, etc.



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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2015, 11:43:02 PM »

And here I thought you were making a comment on hamfest fashions...

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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2015, 03:13:20 AM »

I have a "Spin Pin".
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2015, 10:06:52 AM »

I have a "Spin Pin".

reminds me of digital prototyping with wire wrap tools ... it would make for strange rf effects at higher freq.
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 04:57:19 PM »


Oh gee. Let me apologize in advance. <humor> "...why when all the pigs I know wear blue suits?.." </humor>

neat bit of gear there, but with a three minute set up time, it's the way to go for pretty high volume point to point production work.

IF this is the same "Bruno", this fellow made a very very neat electret microphone too! Patented.

I have a tool that looks like a machinist's parallel clamp that is for bending leads to specific lengths, 90 degree bends. I'd post an image, but a lot of my photoshopped images were trashed with a disc destructo crash because I had not backed up in 6 months... fool I am. Sad


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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2015, 05:04:45 PM »

I use a "Speedy Bend" for bending leads:

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« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2015, 01:11:15 AM »

I was curious about the 'Pig. I the point to point distance is the same on all components, the setup is OK.

Speedy Bend is good for a range pf parts. To me, it's best for PC board and single row terminal strips use with rather uniform size components and variable lead lengths.

At issue is when you have some of those solder post/terminal blocks and want to use components with many diameters and body lengths but a fixed total length with leads. You know, the capacitors, power resistors, and small resistors and diodes lined up on one long two row, 2" wide strip. The idea being to fit everything from a 7W resistor to a 1N4007.

I prefer these types for mundane but busy circuits. Particularly the post type. I don't have the spinner but use small needlenose. Last time I used a vise to clamp two rulers with a spacer between them and bent the wires over the rulers.


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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2015, 05:56:26 AM »

This is what I have used.  You stick the pointy ends into the circuit board, tighten the thumb screw and then place the component on the other side.  When you bend the leads down the distance is just right

You can also use the scale on the side.  This is cool info

Al


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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2015, 11:09:43 PM »

That would be the kind I would like to have. Pace Caliper Lead Forming Tool.
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« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2015, 11:26:49 PM »

That would be the kind I would like to have. Pace Caliper Lead Forming Tool.

I just did a search for it and, BOY! It's expensive..
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« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2015, 11:13:52 AM »

Not anywhere as much as a modern Pig Tailor, but yes $30+. Thus the two rulers and vise.
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