Alien building problems

[blakemorder]

I've spent hours hunched over my drill without any success building aliens, I absolutely cannot get the right stretch on my decored Clapton to find a groove in the alien, and I'm getting core twisting issues. Can anyone offer some advice? I've watched some videos but I can't replicate it. I'm about to give up and buy a pair at this rate.

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[Neunerball]

I've spent hours hunched over my drill without any success building aliens, I absolutely cannot get the right stretch on my decored Clapton to find a groove in the alien, and I'm getting core twisting issues. Can anyone offer some advice? I've watched some videos but I can't replicate it. I'm about to give up and buy a pair at this rate.

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Can you post pictures of your current state(s)? It might help to give you the advice you're asking for.

 

[blakemorder]

Can you post pictures of your current state(s)? It might help to give you the advice you're asking for.

Sorry for the pic, best I could do. As you can see it's pretty bad, its hard to believe I can even wrap claptons from it

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[Neunerball]

It might be just unequal tension applied to the wire, while adding the outer wire. The part that looks good, you applied the proper (harder) tension.

 

[blakemorder]

It might be just unequal tension applied to the wire, while adding the outer wire. The part that looks good, you applied the proper (harder) tension.

So when wrapping I need alot of tension on the wire? Also other than tape how can I keep my core wire flat, its much harder that fused claptons because when I apply enough tension, it bunches up

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[Neunerball]

So when wrapping I need alot of tension on the wire? Also other than tape how can I keep my core wire flat, its much harder that fused claptons because when I apply enough tension, it bunches up

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I think, you just need more patience and practice.

 

[blakemorder]

I think, you just need more patience and practice.

Practice will be easy, patience, not so much haha

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