[Jewelry making - Article 01035] - Re: [Orchid] Drawbenches notes

[Linda Kaye-Moses/Evan Soldinger]

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Hi,

    I own a small motorized draw bench that I purchased from Rio many
    years ago. It uses an electric drill, as the power, mounted to a
    threaded rod that pulls a unit that holds a pair of locking pliers.
    The pliers clamp the end of the wire that is being drawn. The wire
    is being pulled through a drawplate that is clamped at the end
    opposite the drill. This was an inexpensive tool and saved wear and
    tear on my arms and shoulders over the years. It sits on a table top
    and is about three+ feet in length and no wider than the drawplate
    and the drill. Unfortunately the manufacturer used much aluminum on
    the working parts and we had to have a machine shop replace/reinforce
    it. Since then it's been a perfect tool. The manufacturer is no
    longer making them. 

    Seems like it would be easy to reproduce this, for someone with
    machine shop skills (not me, however). Pictures on request from a
    party interested in manufacturing this tool. It's perfect for a
    small jewelry studio. 

Linda
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