Abstract: Continuous length wire is segmented into predetermined lengths having desired die-coined configurations at severed longitudinal ends in a wire-working machine of the invention. In a single step operation, such wire is simultaneously die-coined and severed to form a longitudinally contiguous pair of wire ends in order to produce such predetermined lengths with desired tapered convex shapes at each longitudinal end ready for use as shaped and severed so as to eliminate subsequent metal-forming steps and certain problems associated with severing practices of the prior art. In a specific embodiment of the fabrication process, coiled wire is straightened and then simultaneously die-coined and severed to form rigid rods with tapered end configurations which facilitate use as a connecting rod during assembly operations, e.g. in the assembly of a metal wire belt.

Abstract: A forming pin having a shank, a head, a point, and a pair of like grooves on opposite sides of the shank is made by gripping an elongate wire in a position wherein an end of the wire is exposed, forming a head at the exposed end of the wire while gripped, advancing the wire by a predetermined distance, and simultaneously forming the point and forming the grooves. The forming pin thus formed is severed from the remaining wire as the point and the grooves are formed. A pair of dies are used, which are movable so as to pinch the wire therebetween, along with mechanisms for closing the dies. The dies are configured similarly to define suitable forming edges.