I've been thinking about buying one of these things to help with Nickel coils. I have no problem with Kanthal but as you know, Nickel wire is like an 8 year old kid on a sugar high. Any thoughts?
Posted Feb 1, 2015, 5:47 AM UTC
So I gave it a go with nickel wire. It works great. Twisted nickel or regular it makes a perfect coil.
Spaced or contact?
They were very lightly spaced. A little pull on the ends spaced them perfectly.
Might need some beefer screws but I don't see why it would work. I don't have nickel but works on my thinker wire just fine.
If you are having trouble with nickel try using a #6 or #8 x32 screw, it gives you a perfect spaced coil
That is what I do now. I have a #6(~1.8") machine screw. It works great for perfect coils.
If no one gives you an answer I will try it out tomorrow.
Please do, I'm curious as to see if this contraption is effective with Nickel wire.