[Jewelry making - Article 01779] - Re: [Orchid] Hardening 18k earwires

[james newton]

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    If you do not buy your wire drawn hard, you can purchase your wire a
    couple of gauges larger than you need for your ear wires and draw
    down the wire through a draw plate to the desired gauge, which will
    harden it. Do not overheat the wire when you then ball the end; just
    in and out with the torch to form the ball and not soften the wire
    above the ball.
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