Great tutorial. Thanks for making it. I'm not an A&P but as an aircraft owner, I do what maintenance is legally allowed under FAR 43. I cringe thinking about some of the shoddy safety wiring that I've done over the years that a qualified A&P has had to look at when they go over my airplane at annual inspection time. You've inspired me to start practicing to be better!
My opinion is this, it doesn't have to look pretty, and it definitely doesn't have to be perfect. As long as it's holding the bolts in the right direction and tight its good with me.
Great video, I’m in the air force, at my tech school learning to be an aircraft electrician, and this was one of the more basic stuff we started learning. I always like to practise basic safety wires on bolts or cannon plugs.
No, do not accept that answer. What i suggest you do is when you get free time one day, measure just how much shorter your wire gets from a point after the proper twist. Remember what fraction of inch you lose for each gauge of wire. It can definitely be expressed as a % of the thickness since that's the only variable. From that point you can always say "after 6 twists the wire will be exactly 1/8" shorter. That's what you will aim to overshoot the drilled hole by as you loosely loop the wire into the correct pattern before you lock your plier down and start twisting. Life is math.
There is not really such thing as FAA approved tools. All the regulation says is that you must use the tools and techniques acceptable to the manufacturer, and that your measurement tools should be calibrated.
Good video but why on earth did you move the camera when you did the “Kelly twist”? Couldn’t see anything worthwhile. You might demonstrate that again…
I felt that demonstrating the hand motion was more important then the base of the wire where it goes into the bolt. I'm watching it back now months later and can see how seeing both might be advantages.
Great tutorial. Thanks for making it. I'm not an A&P but as an aircraft owner, I do what maintenance is legally allowed under FAR 43. I cringe thinking about some of the shoddy safety wiring that I've done over the years that a qualified A&P has had to look at when they go over my airplane at annual inspection time. You've inspired me to start practicing to be better!
My opinion is this, it doesn't have to look pretty, and it definitely doesn't have to be perfect. As long as it's holding the bolts in the right direction and tight its good with me.
I was struggling with safety wiring in ame school and came across your video - really nice and thank you!
Thank you so much for watching. I've done a bunch of videos on getting your A&P as well. I Myself teach at a 147 school.
good video, one of the best on tie wire I have found.
The part about how tight you can make your wire by hand distance at 3:30 is gold!!
Thank you
Great video, I’m in the air force, at my tech school learning to be an aircraft electrician, and this was one of the more basic stuff we started learning. I always like to practise basic safety wires on bolts or cannon plugs.
Nice bro! Fellow USAF crew chief in training here. Were you at Sheppard 362 squadron for E&E?
@ no bro. 364 golden knights. Our squadron had e and e, hydro, telecoms and POL. 362 is over near sagebrush dfac right?
@@jacobbarnes1453 No, 362 is right across the Tumbleweed DFAC.
Nice, pray you're not E/E on the B1's 😉.
Thank you! Always been a challenge for me.
Thank you, now I can understand better of how to do it well, now
Where is the procedure described in AC 43.13-2A
So, possibly dumb question but what’s the best method to determine how much wire you need?
You will hate me for this, you kinda just get use to eye balling it.
@@brycebuildsit found that out today, but thanks to your video I was a step ahead of my classmates and finished early with better technique
No, do not accept that answer. What i suggest you do is when you get free time one day, measure just how much shorter your wire gets from a point after the proper twist. Remember what fraction of inch you lose for each gauge of wire. It can definitely be expressed as a % of the thickness since that's the only variable. From that point you can always say "after 6 twists the wire will be exactly 1/8" shorter. That's what you will aim to overshoot the drilled hole by as you loosely loop the wire into the correct pattern before you lock your plier down and start twisting. Life is math.
Great job. Now do it through a 4x4" opening on two 3/8 bolts facing directly away from you. 😂
Also it's over your head and just slightly shorter then you are, so you have to bend your knees for 20 mins.
@@brycebuildsit exactly 😂
Do the plier jaws need to be flat to prevent wire damage?
It helps, the more expensive pliers sometimes have rubber inserts
Nice
My coworkers and I always called your trick the “barrel roll”.
That's a good name for it
In the Air Force we called that the "7-level twist", I have also heard it called the "Boeing twist"
@@lukewagler8364yes you’re right, we either call it the 7 level twist or around the world.
are those harbor freight pliers faa approved
There is not really such thing as FAA approved tools. All the regulation says is that you must use the tools and techniques acceptable to the manufacturer, and that your measurement tools should be calibrated.
You can install clamps on your workpeice to prevent it from moving while you demonstrate safetying.
Good video but why on earth did you move the camera when you did the “Kelly twist”? Couldn’t see anything worthwhile. You might demonstrate that again…
I felt that demonstrating the hand motion was more important then the base of the wire where it goes into the bolt. I'm watching it back now months later and can see how seeing both might be advantages.
Thnx
This might sound really stupid coming from an AMT student but can you make a video on how to make a safety wire board?
As in making the trainer to practice on? I'll add it to the list
my TI's would have cut it. uneven wraps and tool marks.
i like you videos!
TI's don't play around, lol.
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Teach without twisters like I learned.