Wire wrapping tool

I need to buy wire wrapping wires and a wire wrapping tool and I don't know what size of wires and what type of wire wrapping tool I need
The most popular size of wire wrapping tool I've found on ebay is wsb 30m

I'm doing a project with an arduino nano and I really want to wire wrap the ends to the arduino instead of using any solder there

Could someone please explain the dimensioning of wires and in which category does dupont wires fall. Also please recommend the best size of tool and wires I'll use for the future because I'll probably buy only one size of wire wrapping tool
The more versatile option would be the best

Please start by reading the sticky posts at the top of forum sections.
Then you will understand why your other post was deleted.

Bob.

Wire wrap
https://www.jameco.com/shop/StoreCatalogDrillDownView?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&freeText=wire%20wrap&search_type=jamecoall

https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=wirewrap+tool&ref=nb_sb_noss

A YouTube video showing how to make a wire-wrap tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TamTEI3xJUs

LoopingTheLoop:
I'm doing a project with an arduino nano and I really want to wire wrap the ends to the arduino instead of using any solder there

That doesn't make sense.

Wire is wrapped around square (= sharp) pins.
Those pins should be soldered to the Nano.

Why not solder the pins to the Nano and use Dupond wires.
Leo..

There is only ONE size of wire wrap tool. The central hole is a slip fit over the square pins. There is a tiny hole adjacent to the central hole to insert the stripped end of the wrap wire (#30, silver plated). As the tool is turned whole over the square pin, the #30 wire is pulled from the secondary hole and tightly wrapped around the pin. The connection does not unwind when the wire is pulled because the tension has made the edges of the pin cut into the silver plating of the wrap wire.

Paul

I use the Gold tool on page 2 here

Wirewrapping is great for projects that will stretch out a while, nice solid connections and don't have to worry about breadboard wiring falling apart. Can easily unwrap the wires to make design changes too.

This whole box was wirewrapped for example (and there were several design changes made as I developed it and added to it)

Nick Gammon did up a page on using wirewrap to make a project like mine

(forum adds some extra characters to beginning & end, and won't let me edit it - maybe it's a chrome thing).

http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/?id=11109

johnwasser:
A YouTube video showing how to make a wire-wrap tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TamTEI3xJUs

Two things wrong

  • Your link is mangled.
  • That "tool" wraps wire in a manner, but does not do a "WireWrap" at all. Note that having wrapped the wire, he then pushes the spiral down. It is not even a proper connection and will easily fall off.

CrossRoads:
http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/?id=11109

Why are you guys having difficulty posting working links? :astonished:

Hi,
Welcome to the forum.

Please read the first post in any forum entitled how to use this forum.
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php/topic,148850.0.html .

LoopingTheLoop:
I'm doing a project with an arduino nano and I really want to wire wrap the ends to the arduino instead of using any solder there

Why not solder header sockets to your project and plug the Nano into it.
Tom... :slight_smile:

Paul__B:

  • Your link is mangled.

And here I was thinking "Oh, good! I pasted a URL into the edit box and the Arduino website actually made it into a link instead of plain text. They must have added this feature recently." Now that I know that the "feature" was added incorrectly, I will try to remember not to use it in the future. :frowning:

OK Tool used to be the go to wirewrap guys.
The pin shaoe/size is very specific, as is the Kynar wire gauge.
If done properly I read that WW joints are lower resistance & better than soldered in most fixed applications.

lastchancename:
OK Tool used to be the go to wirewrap guys.
The pin shaoe/size is very specific, as is the Kynar wire gauge.
If done properly I read that WW joints are lower resistance & better than soldered in most fixed applications.

I have had the OK tool for many years. The opposite end is made to unwrap the wires.

Paul

Oh @LoopingTheLoop where did you go ???

larryd:
Oh @LoopingTheLoop where did you go ???

That was his/her first post, so probably waiting for the ever reliable email to say that the post has been answered.. :o :o :o

Another "one-hit-wonder" perhaps?

The point is that to use WireWrap, you have firstly to solder the WireWrap pins to the components. :roll_eyes:

Paul__B:
Another "one-hit-wonder" perhaps?

The point is that to use WireWrap, you have firstly to solder the WireWrap pins to the components. :roll_eyes:

All the commercial wire wrap boards I used to see used pressed-in pins.

Paul

Pressed in to which?

Paul__B:
Pressed in to which?

IC sockets with wire wrap pins were pressed into the circuit board vias and no soldering was involved. Salvaged lots of sockets by unwrapping the wire and pressing the sockets back out of the boards. Why I don't know. Gave all the sockets away years ago!

Paul