Show HN: Build This Simple Wire-Twisting Tool

1 points by chillingeffect ↗ HN
When soldering 0.1" ribbon cables, e.g. for a guitar pedal, the wires get frayed and you can't simply twist them to straighten them out because they're so close together. So I invented this simple wire-twister based on a shish kebab stick!

It only takes 5 minutes. You drill a skinny hole, e.g. 0.6mm in one end, then use a countersink to make a cone around the hole. Then you can twist individual wires and they fit right into PCBs!

This is my 5-minute how-to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMlYvR4xEk8

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