Dave Heil wrote:
Owen Duffy wrote:

Ian White GM3SEK wrote in
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Alternatively, wind the wire onto a mandrill.


Or would that be a mandrel?


The hard part of winding it on a mandrill is getting it to stand still.

That's why you need the mandrel.. you whack the mandrill over the head
(pretty hard), then, while it's stunned, you quickly wind the wire on it.

Of course, you need to move fast to remove your winding before the
mandrill regains consciousness. They're pretty big and strong, and have
BIG teeth.


On the other hand, if you are winding on a Mandrell, they understand
spoken language. You might be able to just explain what you're doing,
and she (or he) might sit still for the process. Mandrells also have
much smaller teeth than mandrills, and aren't nearly as strong, so if
they do object during the winding process, your risk of injury is less.