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I have seen springs coiled using an electric drill
> clamped in a vise and the wire is fed by hand
> (so the springs aren't precise) onto a mandrel
> being spun by the drill. My question is how
> can the required torque of the drill be calculated
> based on material/geometric properties of the
> wire. Does anyone out there want to give this
> a shot?
>
> Any help would be very appreciated. Thank you,
> Lucas.