Wire end locating device for a wire-working station

A wire working machine for performing a wire working operation on the end of a wire, said machine comprising:

• a wire working means for performing a wire working operation on the end of a wire presented thereto along a predetermined wire working axis that is fixed relative to said wire working means;
• first and second pick-up arms, each of which has a first portion and a second portion which intersects at an angle to define an interior angle side and an exterior angle side of each pick-up arm;
• each of said pick up arms movably supported on a support means associated with said wire working means on opposite sides of the wire working axis in adjacent planes with their respective interior angle side facing each other, said pick-up arms movably supported for movement from an open, spaced apart position to a closed position in which the intersection between said first and said second positions of each pick-up arm define a wire working opening substantially coincident with said wire working axis;
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• actuator means connected to said pick-up arms for moving said pick-up arms between said open and said closed positions.