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Originally posted by Max Allan
A neat work, but no mention of wire locking in the direction spinner tightens up? Defeats the reason for wire locking if you don't.
I wire mine to prevent them from unwinding (ie. loosening of the spinner would tighten the wire). However, every time I've checked the wire it's never been tighter that when I put it on, indicating that there's never been any movement in the spinner. I also only use one wire per wheel.
Going back to physics, I am sure that you would be increasing the risk of a wire breaking (and hence becoming useless) if you wire it to slacken if the spinner unwinds. Wire will resist more force in a static position (ie. wire tensioned in the same direction it was originally placed). Slackening a wire and then tensioning it in another direction (ie. wired to loosen when a spinner turns, resulting in the wire ultimately tensioning in the opposite direction when the spinner finishes turning) results in dynamic force being applied to the wire, weaking not only the wire but also placing more stress on any new bends/turns in the wire.
Personaly I subscribe to the philosophy of the wire being there to provide a back-up lock if needed, hence using lock-wire with a suitable tensile strength to resist movement in the spinner occuring in the first place. I also tend to check my wheels often enough never to need loose wire to tell me that my spinners are loosening!