Hi All,
Few weeks back I designed a small simple tool for making nice bends for jumper/link wires used on PCB's.
If you do a lot of soldering then this item can come in quite handy. Basically you just cut a length of link wire (I use 0.71mm diameter wire), line up the wire with the grooves and fold each end. Works better if you use a small pair of needle nose pliers too. Results in a nice neat jumper wires (SEE ATTACHMENTS). You can make links between 2/10inch (5.1mm) up to 8/10inch (20.3mm), in increments of 1/10inch (2.54mm) - which is standard size for most basic pcb/eletronics.
No doubt similar tools exist for this, although I couldn't find any. I had to get the part laser cut in 2mm Stainless Steel. If you've ever dealt with Laser cutting suppliers, they usually charge a minimum amount and don't like small orders. So I got a couple of extra cut up if anyone wants them. Price $5 + $2 P/H (for AUSTRALIAN residents only - sorry to the internationals!). EFT preferred.
Cheers.
Tom
Few weeks back I designed a small simple tool for making nice bends for jumper/link wires used on PCB's.
If you do a lot of soldering then this item can come in quite handy. Basically you just cut a length of link wire (I use 0.71mm diameter wire), line up the wire with the grooves and fold each end. Works better if you use a small pair of needle nose pliers too. Results in a nice neat jumper wires (SEE ATTACHMENTS). You can make links between 2/10inch (5.1mm) up to 8/10inch (20.3mm), in increments of 1/10inch (2.54mm) - which is standard size for most basic pcb/eletronics.
No doubt similar tools exist for this, although I couldn't find any. I had to get the part laser cut in 2mm Stainless Steel. If you've ever dealt with Laser cutting suppliers, they usually charge a minimum amount and don't like small orders. So I got a couple of extra cut up if anyone wants them. Price $5 + $2 P/H (for AUSTRALIAN residents only - sorry to the internationals!). EFT preferred.
Cheers.
Tom