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Okay, it wasn’t off the top, but I spent a ton of time filing the side of this bit of wire down so it will fit properly onto the edge of the spiral where it will be soldered. This is the kind of work that eats up evenings and leaves you going, “THAT? I’ve been sitting here for ninety minutes, and I did THAT?” Looks nice when it’s done, though. Rolls good too!
Damn that looks sharp. I look at it and I hear “ping” and see a sparkle at the tip of the point, implying “I am a very sharp point.”
It was not as sharp as it appears in the photo. That’s an edge-on view of a flattened piece. It took a bit of patience, as this sort of thing pretty much always does!