[Jewelry making - Article 00890] - Re: [Orchid] Rolling Mill Basics - The Square

[Dave Arens]

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Hi Guys,

    I'm with John on his one. I draw lots of wire, different
    sizes/shapes & have never used a draw bench. 

    I put my drawplate in a vice that is attached to a sturdy work
    bench. I put the droplet in the vise so the row of holes to be used
    is just a little above the jaws of the vise. This way I can place a
    piece of felt saturated with oil on the top of the vise jaws so the
    wire will rub through the oily felt as it goes through the
    drawplate.. 

    To keep loops & kinks out of the wire that's coming into the
    drawplate I uncoil it & be sure there are no loops & kinks in it The
    it's run through a series of guides (staples) in a piece of wood
    about 4 feet long. just before it enters the drawplate. The piece of
    wood lays on the bench so it's perpendicular to the drawplate.. I
    grasp the output side with a pair of visegrip pliers & pull the wire
    through, again staying perpendicular to the drawplate. The longest
    piece of wire I've drawn to date is about 40 feet. 

    If you don't keep the wire perpendicular to the drawplate as it
    enters or leaves the drawplate, the wire will tend to have curve in
    it after it's drawn. When drawing wire I put a little magnet above
    the hole being used. This way I don't have to go looking for the hole
    that was used. I just find the magnet & go to the next hole in the
    drawplate. 

Dave
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