Editing Wire wrap (section)

== Tooling ==
[[file:MechanicalWrapGun.png|thumb|left|Mechanical wire wrap tool]]
[[file:WrapGun.png|thumb|Electrical wire wrap tool; pneumatic (air-powered) tools are also available]]

A  "wire wrap tool" has two holes. The wire and {{convert|1/4|in|mm|abbr=on}} of insulated wire are placed in a hole near the edge of the tool. The hole in the center of the tool is placed over the post.

The tool is rapidly twisted. The result is that 1.5 to 2 turns of insulated wire are wrapped around the post, and above that, 7 to 9 turns of bare wire are wrapped around the post. The post has room for three such connections, although usually only one or two are needed. This facilitates manual wire-wrapping to be employed for modifications or repairs.

The turn and a half of insulated wire helps prevent wire fatigue where it meets the post.

Above the turn of insulated wire, the bare wire wraps around the post. The corners of the post bite in with pressures of tons per square inch. This forces all the gases out of the area between the wire's silver plate and the post's gold or tin corners. Further, with 28 such connections (seven turns on a four-cornered post), a very reliable connection exists between the wire and the post. Furthermore, the corners of the posts are quite "sharp": they have a quite-small radius of curvature.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}