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retrorocker starting to spend too much on rocks Member since August 2005 Posts: 114	Wire Feb 2, 2006 22:27:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by retrorocker on Feb 2, 2006 22:27:45 GMT -5 Ended up with some 16 gauge wire. Will it work for wire wrapping? Anything else? Copper. Thanks, retrorocker.
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Wire Feb 2, 2006 22:39:50 GMT -5

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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 2, 2006 22:39:50 GMT -5

thats pretty thick i been usein 20 and 22 gage sterling and gold square 20 is about as thick as id go it works good and bends stay where ya put them you dont have to keep fixin what ya made ---but if your gonna do small stones id go around 22 or 24---right now i just use the 22 for wrappin the wires together

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Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Wire Feb 3, 2006 16:18:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Feb 3, 2006 16:18:59 GMT -5 That's definitely pretty thick for wrapping but it could be used for making clasps.
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retrorocker starting to spend too much on rocks Member since August 2005 Posts: 114	Wire Feb 3, 2006 21:57:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by retrorocker on Feb 3, 2006 21:57:44 GMT -5 Thanks! Got some smaller wire today and a lot of great looking slabs and preforms today from Snowdog. Blisters and broken nails here I come!!
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Wire Mar 1, 2006 22:47:08 GMT -5

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Post by docone31 on Mar 1, 2006 22:47:08 GMT -5

16ga wire, which can be either .048-.051, never order by guage, can be pulled down to .032 fairly easily. You can use either beeswax, or oil of wintergreen and either use a commercial drawplate, or make your own.
Drawing down is fairly easy, and produces accurate wire dimensions.
by the by. Drawplated do not come by guage. Guage is a sales ploy for undersized wire, or electrical wire.

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Wire Mar 5, 2006 7:47:10 GMT -5

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Post by spacemanspliff on Mar 5, 2006 7:47:10 GMT -5

Docone31, I have seen you make refrence to "Drawing Down" wire, could you explain this process a little? I'm with you, I think if there is a rite way and a wrong way to order something then the rite way should be tought from the begining. Especially if the wrong way is only there as a code for "SUCKER".

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Wire May 1, 2006 14:29:44 GMT -5

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Post by blarneystone on May 1, 2006 14:29:44 GMT -5

Hey Doc - I was reading that 'drawing down' makes the wire harder. Is that true or does it really make a difference?

I'm just beginning to think about wrapping and trying to learn as much as I can before ruining several feet of wire!

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