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An easy method for straightening wire

By Helen I. Driggs

Coiled wire is easy to store and ship, but have you ever wasted time trying to sort out an interlocked and messy pile of unspooled 28-gauge wire only to inadvertently create bends or kinks in it? Once you unhook the end, most spooled wire has a really bad tendency to uncoil at light speed, and if you aren’t quick to control it, you will end up with tangles and kinks. Here is one of my favorite ways to get the kinks out of thin wire using a common kitchen utensil.