[Jewelry making - Article 00979] - [Orchid] Speaking of Hard to Find Wire.....

[Sheltech]

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    I wonder if anyone here has run across a supplier who may carry
    triangular bar stock. What I'm looking for is larger than what I could
    call 'wire'  , being about 3/8" up to 3/4' on a side . I've been
    taking brass and aluminum hexagonal bar stock and sawing it
    lengthwise on a bandsaw into 6 triangular sections , then chopping it
    up into small pieces and using them as tip joints for my wire stars.
    Check this out
    http://www.bonnydoonengineering.com/ceilidh/attach/wire%20stars.jpg 

    I've contacted machine shops about  making the stuff, but it would
    be so much easier if I could just snag (no pun, of course!) it
    ready-made. 

    Oh, and what's this I hear there was a thread about blanking? O^8#
    !!! ??? I seem to have a knack for missing those ; they don't come up
    very often, I know that, and I just don't have time to read a bunch of
    stuff, however interesting, about jewelry. Anyway, remember it's not
    as easy as it looks to do it well , and I can get pancake dies to do
    things that will surprise you , and thanks for all the references ,
    everybody !!. I really mean that  because that's what keeps me in
    business . 

Dar Shelton
www.sheltech.net
www.soundclick.com/darshelton



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