I'm no DIY expert, but i've just been using paper clips. I hope there is nothing wrong with this, even though my multimeter shows 0 resistance on them.
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This is slightly off topic, but you should save some of those leads for future use. They're great when hacking on breadboards and for lashing protoboard pads together to make larger pads. I keep a small bin of wire scraps and lead trimmings for this purpose.
I just found out that I could get some really nice curvaceous bend in the leads by bending them over some rubber cover tweezers I have (try to find something with a slight curve and bend the leads over it, but make sure it has the right width). They are a perfect fit in my dip sockets and they look really good and shiny too (too much time on my hands so I cleaned and rubbed them shiny
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