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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,995	IN SEARCH OF hard sterling wire Sept 17, 2020 17:25:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Sept 17, 2020 17:25:19 GMT -5 I have never seen hard or spring hard sterling silver wire. Have any of you seen it? I want to make some brooches. I used to make them from GF which I could get in hard.

pauls fully equipped rock polisher Member since May 2013 Posts: 1,173	IN SEARCH OF hard sterling wire Sept 17, 2020 18:13:48 GMT -5 drocknut and rockjunquie like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pauls on Sept 17, 2020 18:13:48 GMT -5 I've never seen wire specifically labelled "Hard". Do you have a rolling mill? A few passes through a mill should work harden your wire.

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IN SEARCH OF hard sterling wire Sept 17, 2020 18:34:55 GMT -5

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Sept 17, 2020 18:13:48 GMT -5 pauls said:

I've never seen wire specifically labelled "Hard". Do you have a rolling mill? A few passes through a mill should work harden your wire.

I have one that I have never used. I need the wire to be round, though. Thanks! I used to be able to get hard gold filled, but I have never seen hard silver. I guess I could hammer 1/2 hard silver...

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,995	IN SEARCH OF hard sterling wire Sept 17, 2020 18:37:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Sept 17, 2020 18:37:04 GMT -5 Well, it never came up in my previous searches, but it looks like Fire mountain gems has it. www.firemountaingems.com/shop/sterling_silver-wire_wrapping_wire-full_hard_wire_hardness

Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,831	IN SEARCH OF hard sterling wire Sept 17, 2020 19:24:16 GMT -5 via mobile rockjunquie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Sept 17, 2020 19:24:16 GMT -5 Fire Mountain says they have it.
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Sept 17, 2020 19:24:16 GMT -5 Pat said:

Fire Mountain says they have it.

Thanks! Yeah, that was the link I posted above.

Cook's in England has it, too. They are the EU version of Rio. It is cheaper there, but I didn't figure shipping.

Can't wait to get it!

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