teach me to twist wires

How is this done where it comes out so perfectly?

Place ends from one side in cordless drill, anchor the ends from the other side, then twist with drill until desired effect.

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the12volt • Support the12volt.com

Thanks but I've tried that & it's never pretty. It works but usually one wire twists more than the other & things bunch up.

Seems like there's some secret shop trick that does it perfect every time - anyone?

You need to keep them taut as you twist them or they will end up just as you described.

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the12volt • Support the12volt.com

and have them both evenly taught as well

i like to clamp them out straight after twinning them and then roll them from end to end with a rolling pin with decent pressure. it makes them alot more consistant.

even after hand braiding 3,4,5,6 wire harnesses, the rolling pin makes it all come together.

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yuk
quiet rural missouri, near KC.
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The wires in the bottom picture don't look twisted - they look like they were hand braided.

I, too, use the drill method. If you use cheap, stiff wire it won't turn out as well either. I always over twist knowing that the wires will untwist a little.

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Kevin Pierson

And totally un-necessary, if anything you want to conceal alarm , R/S wiring.
The only wiring you will see done like that is as an extremely low-current low voltage anti -static application in data-bus and explosives wiring.

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Thanks all for the input. Sounds like good results come from a 2-man operation, one spinning the drill, the other managing the wire & keeping taut. Will have to give the rolling pin bit a whirl sometime.

I know from making primitive cord (out of tree bark) that the trick to twisting pairs is to twist the individual strand (put it against your thigh & roll with palm) & allow that strand to double-over on itself, it'll naturally make a double strand, perfectly wound. But working with multiple strands is tougher.

I only "twist" if it's 3 or more wires, and then I plait then (as in the lower 3-wire pics above).

There are web tutorials, though personal tuition can be a good excuse...

^^ Plait? You got nuthin'

if there are 6 wires, i like to braid three twisted pairs. but it aint too pretty.

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yuk
quiet rural missouri, near KC.
If your system moves you physically and not emotionally, you have wasted your money.