[Jewelry making - Article 00013] - Re: [Orchid] Basic steps for making wire

[Michael Parkin]

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    Hi Randy, Many rolling mills have a section with triangular notches in
    both the top and bottom roller.  After pouring a cylindrical ingot,
    you feed the ingot through these notches to make a squarish rod.  As
    you repeatedly feed the rod through successively smaller notches you
    wind up with square wire.  It is important to anneal the wire after
    the first pass or two and again at intervals to keep the wire from
    getting too hard and cracking.  You should also take care to keep
    having the same end of the wire enter the mill first. 

    The outside rollers would be useful for making half round wire as for
    ring shanks.  Hope this helps.  

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