Things You'll Need
Instructions
Cut a length of safety wire with the safety wire pliers. This length should be about two and a half times the distance between the fasteners being wired together.
Thread the wire through the drilled hole in the first nut or bolt to be safety tied. Thread the wire through until it reaches its halfway point.
Wrap one end of the wire around the circumference of the nut or bolt until it comes around and meets the other end of the wire. When you wrap the wire around the nut or bolt, do so in a direction that would cause the fastener to be tightened if you pulled on the wire.
Place both free ends of the wire together, parallel to each other, and pull them tight in the direction of the next fastener to be safety tied.
Lock the jaws of the safety wire pliers around both free ends of the wire, at a point slightly past the next fastener to be safety tied.
Pull the knob on the back of the safety wire pliers, causing the wires to twist together. Repeat this until the wires are twisted together up to the next fastener to be safety tied. For 0.032 inch safety wire, the wire should be twisted seven to 12 turns per inch.
Unlock the pliers from the safety wire.
Thread one free end of the wire through the hole in the next fastener to be safety tied. Do this in a direction that causes the fastener to be tightened as you pull on the wire. There should be enough free (untwisted) wire so that you can pull the twisted portion between the fasteners tight.
Wrap the second free end of the wire around the circumference of the second fastener until it meets the end that you threaded through the fastener hole. Do this in the direction that causes the fastener to tighten as the wire is tensioned.
Twist the remaining free wire together with the safety wire pliers. If you are safety tying more than two fasteners in a series, repeat the threading and twisting procedure until all fasteners have been safety tied.
Clip the twisted wires about one inch past the last safety tied fastener and fold the wires back on themselves to hide the sharp ends. This is called a "pigtail."