Now's the time that you've all been waiting for:

The answer to yesterday's What is it? post.

Wire Pointer

Here's how it's used:

When you are setting up to draw, you need to taper the ends of the wire in order to get it through the increasingly smaller dies. The pointer does this tapering for you by running the end of the wire between the two wheels, which are themselves tapered to create a smaller and smaller gap.

Stop slapping your foreheads and bone up on your wire and wire rope manufacturing equipment. You'll need to be prepared for our next installment of What is it?

In the mean time, if you have any questions about wire, aircraft cable, or wire rope, contact us and we'll be sure to get you the answers you need.