SPLICING BARB WIRES.
hand toolsFigs. 91 and 92.—The Splicer.
Figs. 91 and 92.—The Splicer.
Figs. 91 and 92.—The Splicer.
two wires and splicing toolFig. 93.—Making The Splice.
Fig. 93.—Making The Splice.
Fig. 93.—Making The Splice.
The accompanying engravings show an iron implement for splicing wire and the manner of using it. To make this splicer take a bar of half inch round iron, nine inches long. Heat about three inches of one end andhammer it flat until it is one inch wide. With a cold chisel cut a one-fourth inch slot a quarter of an inch from the right side and an inch deep, as seen infigure 91.Bend the part markedd, so that it will be a quarter inch from the flat part, as shown infigure 92. The lower part of the slotcshould be about a half inch from the bend atd. Smooth with a file. To use it leteandf,figure 93represent two wires to be joined. Bend the ends so they are nearly at right angles. Hold them with pincers atg; place the hook of the splicer on the wire,f, while the wireefalls into the slot. Twist the pieces around the wiref, when one half of the splice ismade. Repeat the operation for the other end. Use about four or five inches of each wire to twist around the other. Another form of splicer, shown infigure 94, is made of cast iron, and is used in the same manner as the first.Figure 95shows the manner of holding the wire with nippers made for the purpose, and the finished splice.
hand toolFig. 94.
Fig. 94.
Fig. 94.
hand tool gripping wireFig. 95.
Fig. 95.
Fig. 95.