[Jewelry making - Article 00255] - Re: [Orchid] Drawing 22k wire from coin

[stevens]

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>         I have not tried to draw wire directly from a 22K coin, e.g.,
>     Krugerrand, but I'm curious if this is do-able by multiple passes
>     through a rolling mill (or some other means to compress the coin
>     edge-wise), followed by drawing through a perforated plate.  Has
>     anyone out there done this, and if so, how good was the wire? 

    I like to use Krugerrands, too.  You melt one, pour it into an ingot
    mold from your crucible, and hammer it out until you can get it into
    your rolling mill. It's so high karat you don't need to anneal often. 

    You can go directly from the coin if you want sheet, but I wouldn't
    try to make wire that way.

mbstevens        
http://www.mbstevens.com

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