I enjoy watching you DYI everything. I am the same way. I used to get so much satisfaction tying my own flies for fishing in the CA Sierra. I have been in FLA for 16 years, and mostly surf fish since and trying to improve all the time. You are a blessing to the fishing community. Thanks for the education.
I'm a new subscriber. All I can say is "WOW". Not sure how i've gotten along without your channel. Thank you for the info about all the mistakes i have made trying to make a satisfactory swimbait. And I'm a gadget nut. Thank you for all your DIY tutorials. you are fantastic.
I have no interest in fishing! However I want to make a wire bending tool. This video is by far the clearest one I have seen as regards making (1) knobs and (2) a wire bending tool and (3) the wire bending template idea shown at the end. I shall go into my (woodworking) workshop and hopefully develop a new set of skills based on what you have shown in this video. And thank you for the list of tools and materials you use. Really professional and presented with pedagogical precision!
I told my kids, “This is what paying attention in school can do for you!” Excellent job Mr.Engineered Angler. You gave me an awesome example to show my kids, who just started learning fractions this year, of how you can use fractions and decimals to make the things you want. I really appreciate you making this video.
Rain expected this weekend, looks like I have a new project 😉👍. Thanks so much for sharing, clever little tool. This should really save the ends of my fingers. I'm always catching them when force wire around. Thanks so much EA ☘☘☘☘😉👍
THANK YOU...... THANK YOU ....... THANK YOU for the video on making the bending tool and for measuring in inches ......... keep em coming ........ You’re great !!!
This was an awesome video! It helped me build my own wire bender and a wire jig for my first epoxy resin lure. I make my own custom wooden lure and I find myself learning new tricks all the time. I have all so started to build my UV cure chamber after watching yours. Thank you for your help!
Nice! I'm a machinist (teacher) and just recently took up fishing. After losing a few spinner jigs I naturally have been thinking about making my own jigs but couldn't think of how to make the bend fixture. This really helps me out a ton.
This build/idea is so cool - Don't know how I missed it in April. Wire bending has always been my nemesis, and getting results that are consistent, not easy. I'm sure this will help me - Thanks
Just did something similar except used a large screw and long nut. It's for a sailboat clip for the cables, doing a vid for that too. Works surprising ly well. Will be making yours as it looks very versitile compaird to mine.
I’ve been a subscriber for some time but missed this one. This is brilliant. I bought the Hagens Wire former that I’ll use for the twists but had been searching for quick way to form those loops that drop down for the belly hooks. I’ve given up on wood carving and am moving in direction towards building with CNC router. I want to route tiny channels for the thru wire so I gotta be able to bend that wire extremely accurately for that to work. I’ll have benefit of having entire design in CAD so can make perfect bending jig also
Wish I had seen this 20 years ago. I have a small commercial wire bender, but for the larger wires I use to make umbrella rigs and A-Rigs with since 1995, I bent every one by hand. I don’t want to admit how many bends ago that was. Maybe 150,000-200,000 bends.
Great video and awesome little tool. I am interested in you creating an instructional video on how to make your homemade haywire forming and twisting tool for heavy gauge wire up to .062 diameter. Keep the content coming!
I was breaking my head over some lure wire bending tools. This is hell of a simple idea and aligns with the jig based bending what the professionals use. Wondering why i didn't think of this. Thanks a lot. I don't have all the equipment you have used to make this but will ask the workshop nearby.
Great work I have a question and a problem I love what you are doing I need to make a R bend in my spinner bait wire 035 and 040 my problem is no one has them ever place are out of stock can you advise me on how to make a simple tool this is all I need to bend I'm new here thanks for sharing your work keep up the great work
Not to be negative or sound critical. You made a great tool from scratch! Great job! But, I think I can speed up this build. Get a large pre-made, threaded knob. And get a bolt, that fits the knob's threads. Pre cut your bolt to size, and shape, etc. And last, screw it in and epoxy, or J.B. Weld it into being permanent. OR- Leave the bolt removable. Then if you want different wire bending heads / sizes? You can swap them out as needed? The fishing lure wires don't require allot of pressure to bend, as much as straight angles, and a little direct force. You could also get a small block of aluminum stock, and tap it as a final jig (versus the wooden block)?
Congratulations you have many tools.your way to maket it its wonderful.in mexico doesnt many tools Ihad idea.easily and super strong.with hooks its very dificult to explane.but I think if you want to get out the hook whit your machine.meaby you broken the lure.I dont know how many lbs.resist.
Thank you but this all new to me. So a question, why or how did you hammer a nail or pin sideways into the black handle? Are you driving it into the metal bolt? Doesn’t seem possible. Did you have a pre drilled hole in the bolt threads?
any chance you could show a jig bend in a paper clip style in a size of wire 0.1 say 2 rounded ends with a gap of 2.5mm? please????? in about 20mm length just for example
What is the best wire to use for a crank bait . Wanna make thru wire lures , 3” plus lures for trout or larger ones for pike . I hear stainless steal tig welding wire . What diameter would be best
That is a very neat device well done! I did find it entertaining that you did all the math and then you used a hack saw and a file to fudge it together, lol I know math is the engineers friend and part of the shtick so I'm good with it. The math makes a lot more sense in your buoyancy calculations though. Keep up the good work!
And this video you say you made a video on the jig for each lower for the bending wire tool I looked through all your videos I cannot find it can you please tell me what video it is that you make that aluminum jig thank you sir
Can I use this tool to do the following: I want to make a wooden lure, drill a hole through the length, create a line loop in a wire for the front end, slip the wire through the lure, and make a treble hook loop for the back end. This back end loop is done with the wire in the lure. Is there a way to do it without scuffing the lure?
@@EngineeredAngler Love seeing people create their own tools. I've tried to create a tool for this particular challenge but I'm new to lure making and just don't have the depth of experience required to come up with a solution. Do you have any possible ideas for a solution?
How much would you charge , if you would sell one of those jigs with the wiring tool? The twitchin rap 2wr8 is the pattern I would want and I would make the mold myself? Is that possible for you to ship?
Carriage bolt would have been 100% perfect, wouldn't have a nut in your palm. That being said, I couldn't do any of this with that precision, excellent work.
This is exactly what I am looking for! Building small baits that hold up to large fish in light wood. HOW do you get this masterpiece inside your blank?
You have to remember I am molding my lures from resin. This means I can embed all the hardware by placing it in the mold and pouring the lure around it.
Can you make a video on how to build one of those lure duplicator machines that uses an angle grinder saw? I think alot of lure builders would really enjoy that, make the video in several parts, 1 2 and 3..
I can't say I haven't considered it but, up to now it just hasn't seemed worth the work. If I make a lure on the lathe that really works well I just make a mold. Making lures from resin is much more predictable, and usually results in a tougher longer lasting lure. But thank you so much for the suggestion and for watching the video.
I'm using the thicker wire so that I can make some tougher harnesses for soft plastic lures. The small lures I'm making now are fine with the .270 inch wire but the heavier stuff is going to be better for bigger soft Plastics.
There's really not a big enough difference between 2 inch and 4 inch lures to change the wire. I use .026 inch diameter wire for everything up to 6 inches. And I move up to .032 for larger lures. If you really making big lures you can get .04 inch diameter wire but I think that's as heavy as you'd ever want to use. I know folks who are using .05 but that's really excessive. The strength of The Wire far exceeds any other part of your fishing rig. It's an Overkill in my opinion.
Should have just ran threads in the wooden knob with a spare bolt with a grove cut down them (makeshift tap) I see the aluminum jjigs but that wooden ones should be made out of hard wood to wear less,Osage Orange Mesquite,and Black Locust is the#1,#2,and #3 hardest North American trees.Janka scale Osage 2760, Mesquite2345, Black Locust 1700.
Thank you so much for your interest in my channel...but I really don't have time right now to make products for sale. Keep watching and thank you for your comments.
Great job. I have to get more precise with my wires. I just kinda wing it. They turn out, and they work, but far, far, far from being uniform and replicated.
Dude, Do it your way...the way that is satisfying to you. Lets face it if we were looking for precise, we could buy the lure off the shelf. As always, thank you for being engaged with the channel.
Just finished making my own copy of your bender. A fun project for sure.
Great build idea. Purpose-built jigs are some of the most useful and effective tools in any shop.
Very true!
Brother you are the king. Thank you brother LOVE your channel. Your channel does not deserve a like, It deserves a LOVE bro. Honestly
I appreciate that
I enjoy watching you DYI everything. I am the same way. I used to get so much satisfaction tying my own flies for fishing in the CA Sierra. I have been in FLA for 16 years, and mostly surf fish since and trying to improve all the time. You are a blessing to the fishing community. Thanks for the education.
That is awesome!...thanks so much.
Well done and thanks you Franko the Lure Engineer. Jim Rodgers
You bet
Enjoying older tutorials from your catalog while waiting for the next edition.
So happy to hear that...share them with your buddies...I would really like to build the EA community.
I'm a new subscriber. All I can say is "WOW". Not sure how i've gotten along without your channel. Thank you for the info about all the mistakes i have made trying to make a satisfactory swimbait. And I'm a gadget nut. Thank you for all your DIY tutorials. you are fantastic.
Welcome aboard! Thank you for your kind comment.
I made one up after watching a previous video of yours. Works an absolute treat. One of the best ideas I've ever seen on youtube
Thank you. ..
I have no interest in fishing! However I want to make a wire bending tool. This video is by far the clearest one I have seen as regards making (1) knobs and (2) a wire bending tool and (3) the wire bending template idea shown at the end. I shall go into my (woodworking) workshop and hopefully develop a new set of skills based on what you have shown in this video. And thank you for the list of tools and materials you use. Really professional and presented with pedagogical precision!
Glad it was helpful!
I told my kids, “This is what paying attention in school can do for you!” Excellent job Mr.Engineered Angler. You gave me an awesome example to show my kids, who just started learning fractions this year, of how you can use fractions and decimals to make the things you want. I really appreciate you making this video.
Wow....I live for these kinds of comments...thank you.
Rain expected this weekend, looks like I have a new project 😉👍. Thanks so much for sharing, clever little tool. This should really save the ends of my fingers. I'm always catching them when force wire around. Thanks so much EA ☘☘☘☘😉👍
Rain here too...
THANK YOU...... THANK YOU ....... THANK YOU for the video on making the bending tool and for measuring in inches ......... keep em coming ........ You’re great !!!
This was an awesome video! It helped me build my own wire bender and a wire jig for my first epoxy resin lure.
I make my own custom wooden lure and I find myself learning new tricks all the time. I have all so started to build my UV cure chamber after watching yours.
Thank you for your help!
I all have some pictures to share if you want to see them
I am happy fellow lure makers are getting something out of my videos. Thank you for your kind comments and stay tuned for more
Sin duda, una gran herramienta para el "Custom Bait"
Nice! I'm a machinist (teacher) and just recently took up fishing. After losing a few spinner jigs I naturally have been thinking about making my own jigs but couldn't think of how to make the bend fixture. This really helps me out a ton.
Glad to help!
Well done! Great to find a video on the details of ‘how’ and ‘why’, not just “watch how I do it”. 👍
This is really cool, and your tutorial shows how to do it with out having a machine shop.
3 minutes into my first watch and I’m a new sub for life. Thank you for what you do
Thank you so much.
This build/idea is so cool - Don't know how I missed it in April. Wire bending has always been my nemesis, and getting results that are consistent, not easy. I'm sure this will help me - Thanks
I had promised some subs that I would do the build, I'm glad you found it helpful, cheers.
Would love one of them in Australia for a project on a shell lure
I've made a few and bought one bender. What I see here, is the one I think will work best for my application. Nice channel by the way.
Thank you. ..
Thanks you for sharing your tricks of the trade
My pleasure!
Will be making one for myself for sure! Immitation being the senserist form of flattery...
Go for it...I'm flattered.
Just did something similar except used a large screw and long nut. It's for a sailboat clip for the cables, doing a vid for that too. Works surprising ly well. Will be making yours as it looks very versitile compaird to mine.
Good video, this looks more practical than some of the other wire benders that cost much more than this would.
I am having trouble finding the video on building the jig plate. I enjoy your work, it is very informative.
Here's the video...it goes through the whole process so watch it all....
th-cam.com/video/bakp5YXuZyY/w-d-xo.html
Now I would like to see an eye twister. Have you made one of those?
Thanks for sharing your ideas and videos.
I’ve been a subscriber for some time but missed this one. This is brilliant. I bought the Hagens Wire former that I’ll use for the twists but had been searching for quick way to form those loops that drop down for the belly hooks. I’ve given up on wood carving and am moving in direction towards building with CNC router. I want to route tiny channels for the thru wire so I gotta be able to bend that wire extremely accurately for that to work. I’ll have benefit of having entire design in CAD so can make perfect bending jig also
Sounds awesome.
Love your videos! Thanks for sharing!
Wish I had seen this 20 years ago. I have a small commercial wire bender, but for the larger wires I use to make umbrella rigs and A-Rigs with since 1995, I bent every one by hand. I don’t want to admit how many bends ago that was. Maybe 150,000-200,000 bends.
Wow my hands hurt just reading this...cheers. and happy holidays
Wow that’s brilliant, it so simple and obvious when shown how. Thanks for sharing I’m away to make one right now.
This is a great technique. Thanks for making this video demo.
Great video and awesome little tool. I am interested in you creating an instructional video on how to make your homemade haywire forming and twisting tool for heavy gauge wire up to .062 diameter. Keep the content coming!
I was breaking my head over some lure wire bending tools. This is hell of a simple idea and aligns with the jig based bending what the professionals use. Wondering why i didn't think of this. Thanks a lot. I don't have all the equipment you have used to make this but will ask the workshop nearby.
Glad you found it useful...thank you for watching.
Great work I have a question and a problem I love what you are doing I need to make a R bend in my spinner bait wire 035 and 040 my problem is no one has them ever place are out of stock can you advise me on how to make a simple tool this is all I need to bend I'm new here thanks for sharing your work keep up the great work
Welcome to the channel, I'll see what I can do...
Great jig
Not to be negative or sound critical. You made a great tool from scratch! Great job!
But, I think I can speed up this build. Get a large pre-made, threaded knob. And get a bolt, that fits the knob's threads. Pre cut your bolt to size, and shape, etc. And last, screw it in and epoxy, or J.B. Weld it into being permanent.
OR- Leave the bolt removable. Then if you want different wire bending heads / sizes? You can swap them out as needed?
The fishing lure wires don't require allot of pressure to bend, as much as straight angles, and a little direct force.
You could also get a small block of aluminum stock, and tap it as a final jig (versus the wooden block)?
Yup...first one I made was from a pressure regulator adjustment bolt, already had a handle on it.
Nice one
I'm learning a lot thank you! Awesome content!
Glad to hear it!
I just built 2 of them yesterday ........... again Thanks
Wow
So u are cutting the wood lure in half and laying the wire in ? Nice video
I sometimes do that but, mostly I put the wire harness in the lure mold and cast the lure around it.
Thanks for the video. It was really good helps alot with the stuff im making. thanks again.
Cool...glad you found it interesting and helpful...and thank you for the feedback.
@@EngineeredAngler Hi again this is my youtube alias:P. Did one vid on painting a softbait. but going to make some later when making my hardbaits.
thanks Engineered Angler, i have to make one.
AWESOME , thank you for the video . I've been waiting for it . I've got to make me one of these !!!!
Congratulations you have many tools.your way to maket it its wonderful.in mexico doesnt many tools Ihad idea.easily and super strong.with hooks its very dificult to explane.but I think if you want to get out the hook whit your machine.meaby you broken the lure.I dont know how many lbs.resist.
This is so awesome man. Would you ever try to engineer a homemade eyelet twister? Thanks for your vids
working on one now....
@@EngineeredAngler excellent! You rock!
Cool thanks
Great video
Simply awesome.
Thank you.
Niceee,really helpful. Thank you so much!
Glad it helped!
I'm glad you changed .625 to .0625. Bothered me lol
Thank you but this all new to me. So a question, why or how did you hammer a nail or pin sideways into the black handle? Are you driving it into the metal bolt? Doesn’t seem possible.
Did you have a pre drilled hole in the bolt threads?
Yes..I I drilled the bolt.
any chance you could show a jig bend in a paper clip style in a size of wire 0.1 say 2 rounded ends with a gap of 2.5mm? please????? in about 20mm length just for example
Awesome content. Thanks!
Thank you...
thanks for the video, very helpful, i have subscribed, cheers
Thank you...
Good info. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Brother... great video! Thank you !!!!
Thank you bro.
Love ur videos
What is the best wire to use for a crank bait .
Wanna make thru wire lures , 3” plus lures for trout or larger ones for pike .
I hear stainless steal tig welding wire .
What diameter would be best
Stainless steel straight wire .040 to .050 inch diameter. You can find it on my amazon store: www.amazon.com/shop/engineeredanglerlures
Great Video! Do you know if someone makes these to sell?
No, I doubt it anyway, It's my original design.
Once again thanks Franco...your the best
how much would you charge to make one that would come in handy for making spinnerbaits
There are a few tools already on the market, Google "lure wire bender"
This tool can be used to bend AISI 316 stainless steel rod 1.6mm or 0.629 inches?
Thanks for your videos I am learning a lot.
You'll have to make it large enough to fit the wire and maybe put a T-handle on it for leverage.
Thank you very much. I understand it perfectly
That is a very neat device well done! I did find it entertaining that you did all the math and then you used a hack saw and a file to fudge it together, lol I know math is the engineers friend and part of the shtick so I'm good with it. The math makes a lot more sense in your buoyancy calculations though. Keep up the good work!
The math was there for those with the tools for the precision... But you do what you have to do to get it done.😉
And this video you say you made a video on the jig for each lower for the bending wire tool I looked through all your videos I cannot find it can you please tell me what video it is that you make that aluminum jig thank you sir
This should help
th-cam.com/video/bakp5YXuZyY/w-d-xo.html
Can I use this tool to do the following: I want to make a wooden lure, drill a hole through the length, create a line loop in a wire for the front end, slip the wire through the lure, and make a treble hook loop for the back end. This back end loop is done with the wire in the lure. Is there a way to do it without scuffing the lure?
I don't think you can because this tool is meant to make all the bends prior to installation of the wire...
@@EngineeredAngler Love seeing people create their own tools. I've tried to create a tool for this particular challenge but I'm new to lure making and just don't have the depth of experience required to come up with a solution. Do you have any possible ideas for a solution?
Thank you for this video!
Nice sharing 👍
That was cool man thanks.
How much would you charge , if you would sell one of those jigs with the wiring tool? The twitchin rap 2wr8 is the pattern I would want and I would make the mold myself? Is that possible for you to ship?
I appreciate the offer but I'm not selling anything...for now.
Is it possible to make two full turns with this tool... looking to make bottom bouncers with it
It could be done maybe if you lengthen the center pin and play with little bit
awsome
Thank you
Nice....
what size wire and where do i get it?
i have a twistech and never could find the wire i need to make spinners
try here amzn.to/3obAtVz
so good
Is you wire twister homemade also?
No I baught that one.
Cool
Carriage bolt would have been 100% perfect, wouldn't have a nut in your palm. That being said, I couldn't do any of this with that precision, excellent work.
This is exactly what I am looking for! Building small baits that hold up to large fish in light wood. HOW do you get this masterpiece inside your blank?
You have to remember I am molding my lures from resin. This means I can embed all the hardware by placing it in the mold and pouring the lure around it.
Can you make a video on how to build one of those lure duplicator machines that uses an angle grinder saw? I think alot of lure builders would really enjoy that, make the video in several parts, 1 2 and 3..
I can't say I haven't considered it but, up to now it just hasn't seemed worth the work. If I make a lure on the lathe that really works well I just make a mold. Making lures from resin is much more predictable, and usually results in a tougher longer lasting lure. But thank you so much for the suggestion and for watching the video.
Very informative and inspiring! What guage/type of wire are you using, or would you suggest?
For most lures .03 inch diameter works just fine...thank you for the positive feedback.
what kind of wire should I go for... any recommendations ?
I use 174 lb stainless leader wire. It's cheap and you can buy it in stores or online.
I'm not familiar with the glue that you used. I think you said it was AC glue? Thanks enjoyed the video.
AC glue is just generic for super glue...thank you for watching
Hi mate, what is the size of the wire that you are using .
If you know in meteric system I´ll apprecieted.
It's .05 inches...or 1.27mm
When someone say "hi mate" you can presume they use the metric system for measuring.
@@mrBDeye in England they use both but because I'm from Portugal I use the metric that is more accurate them the imperial.
@@1joaonobre
Both are accurate. As a Mechanical Design Engineer I would like to see your example of how metric is more accurate. Thanks.
Why couldn`t you use the pins as a center for your hand tool rather than glue a pin in?
You can't have all the pins in place, they get in the way of bending.
why did you start using thicker wire?
I'm using the thicker wire so that I can make some tougher harnesses for soft plastic lures. The small lures I'm making now are fine with the .270 inch wire but the heavier stuff is going to be better for bigger soft Plastics.
What gauge wire do you use on the 2" lures vs the 4" lures?
There's really not a big enough difference between 2 inch and 4 inch lures to change the wire. I use .026 inch diameter wire for everything up to 6 inches. And I move up to .032 for larger lures. If you really making big lures you can get .04 inch diameter wire but I think that's as heavy as you'd ever want to use. I know folks who are using .05 but that's really excessive. The strength of The Wire far exceeds any other part of your fishing rig. It's an Overkill in my opinion.
@@EngineeredAngler , and where is a good source to buy it and what do I ask for?
Would love you to make me one ? & I pay for it plus shipping to Australia the tool so I could bend some wire
SUPER
Thank you
WoW!!!!!!! tks
Thats nice thank you Sir;)
Thanks....
Should have just ran threads in the wooden knob with a spare bolt with a grove cut down them (makeshift tap)
I see the aluminum jjigs but that wooden ones should be made out of hard wood to wear less,Osage Orange Mesquite,and Black Locust is the#1,#2,and #3 hardest North American trees.Janka scale Osage 2760, Mesquite2345, Black Locust 1700.
Top. !!
Thanks a lot for you perfect video
I wondered if you could make one for me I haven’t enough tools to make it
I can pay all costs
Thank you so much for your interest in my channel...but I really don't have time right now to make products for sale. Keep watching and thank you for your comments.
Great job. I have to get more precise with my wires. I just kinda wing it. They turn out, and they work, but far, far, far from being uniform and replicated.
Dude,
Do it your way...the way that is satisfying to you. Lets face it if we were looking for precise, we could buy the lure off the shelf. As always, thank you for being engaged with the channel.
👍
I love your craftsmanship, but you're having way too much fun in your Workshop😅
Hunting for how you bend your eyes?
You can find it in this playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLEVBv_zywucR1daeR5wwkcZeqU-GomrKd.html
Patent that thing