Got chewed out by a lead inspector over my safety wire twists

I had been doing safety wire the same way for years. 7 or 8 twists per inch, just like I learned in school. Then last month a lead from Delta came by our hangar and looked at my work on a fuel line. He said my twists were too tight and would stress the wire. He showed me his method - 4 to 6 twists max, and keep them loose enough to flex. Felt like an idiot but I've been doing it his way ever since. Anyone else ever get told they were over-tightening?

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miles_jones3929d ago

How many twists did he want, like three?

butler.abby29d ago

Ugh, does ANYONE actually count twists on a shower head