An Idea for making Bend Points

[droffset]

I really like using alligator clip leads with my bending. Cheap, easy, awesome.

Here's an idea to pack lots of bend clip points into a small space using rigid metal wire. Hopefully it's useful to someone.

Use some thin rigid metal wire. I like galvanized STEEL.

Cut out a U-shape about a finger's length .

Do a double loop around a pen or something not very thick.

Use your thumb to hold it in place.

Hold the pen steady and twist it!

Remove the pen and here you have it, a nice fishing lure looking thing.

It's a great connection point for alligator clips.

Drill small holes in your instrument.

[Lorenzo]

you use it like patchbay connectors instead of jacks or RCA?

...punk's not dead!

[droffset]

Yes ! I got a lot of alligator clips in an auction for a very low price, so that's what I use for everything. It works great, very compact, and it's just for me anyway, not selling this stuff.

And it looks awesome.

Another option is the bullet style crimp connectors, but they need to be super-glued into the drilled hole.

[electri-fire]

[droffset]

Banana plugs are beautiful to look upon and use. My issue with them is that 5 of them cost more than I paid for the keyboard itself, not to mention the cables. However my handy roll of galvanised steel costs a mere $7.67 . And that's New Zealand dollars, which in other countries converts to less than the price of a cup of coffee.

Fastening is an issue, admittedly. While soldering I've ended up melting them into the plastic, so there's that, but in the back of my head is a way to make the loop, twist it only twice, put the two loose ends into the case, hold it in place from the inside with a pencil, and do another loop inside. Might make a better loop to solder to.

I've also used self-tapping wood screws, they work great with the clips and you can get a big bucket of them cheap. Attaching solder to them is a pain though.

[electri-fire]