[Jewelry making - Article 01278] - [Orchid] Drawing half-round wire from round

[Zen Sojourner]

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    OK, I have ascertained that Stuller doesn't carry the Argentium
    silver in half-round, and I need some half-round for some of my
    projects. 

    So I'm going to have to draw it, which is no big deal except I can't
    remember how to draw half-round from round other than by soldering
    together two pieces of round wire and drawing it that way.  Which I
    don't want to do because of the issues of solder tarnish.  It would
    be a shame to have my lovely virtually untarnishable Argentium work
    of art (yeah right!) streaked with solder tarnish at odd spots along
    the length of the wire.... 

    So can anyone tell me how to draw half-round wire from a single
    piece of round wire?  Like what size to start with in the round wire
    to get the desired size in the half round... 

    Ditto for square wire from round wire, for that matter. 

Thanks.
Sojourner

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