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 Step
1: Cut
a segment of 18 or 20 gauge wire two inches long.
Step 2:
Make a "P" loop
in the end of the wire segment with the flush cut.
Step 3:
Straighten the wire segment by holding the loop in the wire and
repeatedly pulling the wire through
the jaws of your nylon jaw pliers.
Step 4:
Place the initial loop in the now straightened wire segment on a peg in
your WigJig tool. Place a second peg separated from the initial peg.
See the picture at right for how this would work. You will need to
space these pegs apart by a distance that is slightly less than the
distance you ultimately want the finished piece. The reason for this
is that when we convert these "P" loops to eye loops in a later step, the
centers of the holes will end up slightly further apart.
Step 5: Now wrap the end of the wire around the
second peg in this pattern. See the picture at left. When
wrapping the wire, push the wire with just the tip of the index finger on
your dominant hand. For many people, moving the jig while pushing
the wire with your index finger in a stationary position works better than
trying to move your finger while holding the jig stationary. Push
the wire with your finger as close to the peg as possible.
View
our WigJig Basics Video to see this technique.
Step 6: Remove the wire from your jig. At
this point your wire component should appear as shown at right. Your
goal when making any wire component should be to cut your wire so that you
will have about 1/2" of excess wire. In the picture shown at right,
we have too much excess wire, so when we make our next spacer bar, we
should start with less wire.
These instructions continue on
the next page.
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