[Jewelry making - Article 00363] - Re: [Orchid] Rolling and making wire

[Terry Ogden]

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Jerry

    I have yet to make silver wire, but as a kid I worked at the CF&I
    plant in Pueblo Colorado and we made wire from steel rod. The rolling
    mills were just to get the basic shape, to actually get usable wire,
    it was pulled through ever smaller carbide rings and wound on spools. 


    I would melt the coin, pour it into a slot in a carbon block or some
    other such mold, and roll it to the basic dimension, then pull to
    final value using a drawplate. 

    If I were faced with making my own wire, I would follow what I saw
    as a teenager. I did not work in the area that they made the rod,
    only wire and nails. 

    Hope this episode helps. 

Terry
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