I'm thinkin' maybe we should try this again? . . . . and you kids should behave yourselves

[xtreme101]

I've never tried MM before but would love to. Is there a link to how it's done?

Alexander Mundy's Magic Twisted Ribbon

 

[Vapeaholic]

I've never tried MM before but would love to. Is there a link to how it's done?

I believe it's been posted in this thread a few times. It's Mundy's Magic. Google it and it will give you the You Tube vids. It's a bit of a pain in the ..... It takes about 4 feet of ribbon wire to make 1 foot of MM. I only used 2 ribbon and I believe true MM is 3 ribbon.

xtreme101's ninja typing skills beat me to it.

 

[Aal_]

Xtreme101 is our encyclopedia

 

[Vapeaholic]

Dibi in a deer blind. The deer have been conspicuously absent.


Master of Bassets...and not much else.

The smell of monkey poo is spookin em.

 

[pwheeler]

Thanks for the link. I have some ribbon wire but maybe not enough. I'll check when I get home from work.

 

[Gigdujour]

The smell of monkey poo is spookin em.

I've been trying to stick to the vanilla custard in the blind. I usually use watered down vanilla extract as a cover scent when I walk out. The deer REALLY like it. I've had a few follow me in licking my footprints. Just not this year apparently


Master of Bassets...and not much else.

 

[Vapeaholic]

I've been trying to stick to the vanilla custard in the blind. I usually use watered down vanilla extract as a cover scent when I walk out. The deer REALLY like it. I've had a few follow me in licking my footprints. Just not this year apparently


Master of Bassets...and not much else.

That's not hunting....that's like murdering Bambi!!!

Edit: this was a joke 4nic8

 

[pdib]

Thanks for the link. I have some ribbon wire but maybe not enough. I'll check when I get home from work.

Mundy tried lots of different flatwires. He found the ONE that works. I've heard people have moderate success with some other wires; but it's really not worth all the effort without the right spec. wire.

Kanthal A Ribbon Resistance Heating Wire 0 6mm x 0 07mm 024" x 003" 50 Ft | eBay

 

[pwheeler]

Thanks for the link, Peter. My flat wire is .5 MM I believe. I'll get some of the right stuff first and watch the video a bunch of times and see what I can do.

 

[Vapeaholic]

Mundy tried lots of different flatwires. He found the ONE that works. I've heard people have moderate success with some other wires; but it's really not worth all the effort without the right spec. wire.

Kanthal A Ribbon Resistance Heating Wire 0 6mm x 0 07mm 024" x 003" 50 Ft | eBay

That's what I used. It was a bit hard to find a month ago when I ordered mine. Nobody had it in stock.

 

[4nic8]

That's not hunting....that's like murdering Bambi!!!

No, he's not looking for wobbly legged fawns he's looking for 200lb white tail bucks to fill a freezer with. The vanilla is common, I always used it as well, the Michigan deer love it. Save me some back strap!

 

[unsure]

I've never tried MM before but would love to. Is there a link to how it's done?

Just another video

 

[MFarley]

That's not hunting....that's like murdering Bambi!!!
Edit: this was a joke 4nic8

I am ok with that.
Bambi and all his buddies have been coming to my house and eaten the garden, rose bushes and everything else.

 

[KurrptSenate]

MM wire is always so springy for me. How do you remove that to work with your coil?

 

[Vapeaholic]

MM wire is always so springy for me. How do you remove that to work with your coil?

Torch the crap out of it while it's still on the drill bit or whatever you use as a form. Need to hold it tight while torching.

edit: I beat extreme101 that time!

 

[Kentastic]

Ok so I'll be taking 3 equal length cuts of flat wire and then twisting them individually until they overlap and create that distinctive pattern shown the pictures. Then just twist the 3 pieces together going in the opposite direction than I used when twisting the individual pieces? I think I can do this.

0.6mm X 0.07mm Wire has been shipped so I'll be trying this soon, and will probably be asking questions if it doesn't come out right.

Ken

 

[brookj1986]

Ok so I'll be taking 3 equal length cuts of flat wire and then twisting them individually until they overlap and create that distinctive pattern shown the pictures. Then just twist the 3 pieces together going in the opposite direction than I used when twisting the individual pieces? I think I can do this.

0.6mm X 0.07mm Wire has been shipped so I'll be trying this soon, and will probably be asking questions if it doesn't come out right.

Ken

1 piece of wire. Twist until it makes a tube looking fold. Then separate into 3 equal lengths. Twist in opposite direction until it looks like the photo's you've seen.

Edit: sorry for the real technical terminology hopefully it's clear enough. I made the same mistake the first time. Simply start with 1 length of wire, once properly twisted, split into 3.

 

[pdib]

I am ok with that.
Bambi and all his buddies have been coming to my house and eaten the garden, rose bushes and everything else.

you should pee on your hands too.

 

[pdib]

MM wire is always so springy for me. How do you remove that to work with your coil?

My take on it is that a very light torching will do the trick. I make the basic coil and then slip it off the mandrel and just pass it over a torch tip set very low. It heats fast cause it's comprised of very thin wirelets. I can even hold the legs with my fingers, it's such a quick torching . . . . I'll tell you what . .. . seeeeee . . . . wazzuuuuup.

 

[pdib]

Ok so I'll be taking 3 equal length cuts of flat wire and then twisting them individually until they overlap and create that distinctive pattern shown the pictures. Then just twist the 3 pieces together going in the opposite direction than I used when twisting the individual pieces? I think I can do this.

0.6mm X 0.07mm Wire has been shipped so I'll be trying this soon, and will probably be asking questions if it doesn't come out right.

Ken

I sent you some more. only about 3/4 of what I sent the last time. your second atty package seemed a hair light, and there was the Mundy's . . . . . waiting for a job in life.