Thanks for this, TubeDude.
As a teen, my best friend's father used to make his own spinners and he got me started doing the same. I still have a couple dozen size 2 gold Mepps/Blue Fox clones amongst my tackle that i made in the '70s.
I work with wire a lot and have found a way to keep those cut ends from becoming eye hazards. Close your nippers or side cutters and fill the cupped area with silicone sealant. After it dries cut a slit parallel with the cutting surfaces. Now when you nip the tag ends you don't need to be careful about covering them with your fingers as the tag ends will be captured by the silicone.
As a teen, my best friend's father used to make his own spinners and he got me started doing the same. I still have a couple dozen size 2 gold Mepps/Blue Fox clones amongst my tackle that i made in the '70s.
I work with wire a lot and have found a way to keep those cut ends from becoming eye hazards. Close your nippers or side cutters and fill the cupped area with silicone sealant. After it dries cut a slit parallel with the cutting surfaces. Now when you nip the tag ends you don't need to be careful about covering them with your fingers as the tag ends will be captured by the silicone.