1. IN A SPRING FORMING MACHINE, A MOVABLE RAIL, A STATIONARY RAIL, SAID RAILS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL A PLURALITY OF FORMING JAWS CARRIED BY EACH SAID RAIL FOR MOVEMENT THEREALONG; THE JAWS OF ONE OF SAID RAILS HAVING A SLOT FOR RECEIVING ONE OR A PLURALITY OF WIRES TO BE FORMED, MEANS FOR ADVANCING THE MOVABLE RAIL FOR MOVING THE JAWS THEREON INTO ALIGNED NESTED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE JAWS OF THE OTHER RAIL FOR INITIALLY DEFLECTING THE WIRE, AND MEANS FOR MOVING THE JAWS ALONG THE RAILS TOWARD THE CENTER THEREOF FOR FORMING THE WIRES INTO PREDETERMINED SHAPE.