No string needed
Hello,
Forget the string, just use a belt sander to form a long taper on the end of the wire. Dribble some super glue over the taper to hold the yarns together. Insert it into the foil and begin pushing it in. When you meet an obstruction, begin light "pulsing" pressure on the wire, sort of tentative stabs at the obstruction, and rotate the foil against the wire's lay (this will help keep the yarns from separating) until the pointed end slides past the holdup. Continue until you come out the other end. This is by far the fastest, easiest method I've ever used to get a wire into an assembled foil.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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