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    I see some dubbing brush with springs attached to one end.
    I just twist mine till one end breaks.
    Any significant reason[s] to use the spring?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ducksterman View Post
    I see some dubbing brush with springs attached to one end.
    I just twist mine till one end breaks.
    Any significant reason[s] to use the spring?
    the guy in the video you provided on the other thread says its used to keep the tension on the wire.

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    Duckster,

    I tried the 'twist until one end breaks' method, but sometimes the wire broke in the middle of the brush, so now I don't do that anymore.

    My twister isn't fancy, so as the wire gets shorter from the twisting, I just let the drill motor I'm holding move closer. (rather than having a drop down table I just lift the drill up above the table once the wire has gripped the material...).

    I do really like the manufactured one though. That drop down table is slick and the wheel with the reel type handle is neat. I hadn't seen the head cement idea either, and I may start using that little tip on slicker stuff that tends to want to pull out. Sometimes my brushes hang around for while. I've not had a problem with it on the flies once the bush has been 'wrapped', but find some 'shedding' in the container I store them in sometimes.

    Thanks for the link.

    Buddy
    It Just Doesn't Matter....

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    Interesting, I can't recall having them break anywhere but at the end farthest from the twister. Incidentally that looped end can be used for the tail extension on some articulated patterns....very light.

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