[Jewelry making - Article 00203] - Re: [Orchid] Drawing 18K wire

[Loren S. Damewood]

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Susan,

    Think of the metal distorting along the length of the wire as it
    passes through the plate as being similar to a wave on the surface
    of a body of water. As long as it's a very tiny wave and there's
    plenty of depth, i.e., a very small difference in diameter change
    with respect to the overall diameter, the wave moves along nicely,
    but if the change is too large, the wave "crests" and "breaks", like
    an ocean wave approaching a beach. Those slivers are the result. 

    When I get them, drawing round wire, I stop and clean up the ratty
    places before going through again, and I always pull from
    alternating ends, never twice the same way. I've never used a
    star-shaped drawplate, so I can't cast any light on that part. 

Loren
http://www.golden-knots.com/

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