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A method for making a formed wire in a predetermined shape by merely bending a clamped wire from its opposite ends toward its center portion, unclamping the bent wire to allow release of any bending-induced tortional stresses, and rotating the bent, unclamped wire around the unbent wire axis without twisting; and an apparatus for carrying out the method, which comprises a wire support, wire a selectively operable clamp, a rotating pin wire bender for bending the clamped wire from the opposite ends to the center portion, and a chuck for locating, holding, and rotating the bent, unclamped wire around the unbent wire axis.