[Jewelry making - Article 00749] - [Orchid] Reclaiming copper wire

[Michael Honeycutt]

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    Greetings all,    

    I'm just learning a bit about making jewelery so I'm starting off
    working with copper. I've been trying to use old insulated copper
    wire to recycle it. So far, every time I try to get the insulation
    off I wind up with nicks and scrapes on the wire. I had thought about
    burning the insulation off but I'm concerned about oxidizing the life
    out of it. I'm trying to use wire sizes ranging from 10 ga. to 30 ga.
    I also wonder about how to go about cleaning the wire up if I do burn
    it. Is there any kind of pickeling process I should know about for
    copper? As I said, I'm  pretty much a complete newbie here, but I
    also believe that the dumbest questions are the ones that nobody
    asks. So...any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

Mike
    



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