Above. A Wire Drawing Plate for round wire.
The ability to draw custom wire sizes and shapes is valuable to the mechanic, craftsman, and artist. The wire drawing plate is clamped upright in a vise, and the existing large stock wire is ground to a point on one end, inserted in the smallest hole that will snugly accept it, then pulled with a pair of pliers, or vise grips, through successively smaller holes, until the correct diameter is reached. This removes all local kinks and creates great uniformity, as well.
The metal will harden after a few pulls and must be annealed by coiling, heating to red, then let cool to room temperature without quenching. The pulling of the wire itself should be smooth and in one motion, no stopping. Soap can help this process along. Pull the wire across a cake of soap, or a soap coated cloth. It is sometimes difficult to get the wire started, but once it starts its very easy to keep pulling. You will gain length as you draw the wire, so keep that in mind.
Above. Clamp the plate in a vise, and insert the sharpened wire into the side with the big holes. Pull from the side with the small holes.
Tubing can also be drawn by taking flat sheet, rolling the tip into a cone, and drawing through the smallest hole that will accept it on the drawing plate.
On the plate itself one side has holes that will be slightly larger than their corresponding counterparts on the other side of the plate. Insert the wire in the side of the plate with the larger of these, and pull out from the smaller orifice. Copper, brass, and silver wire are the types of wire most commonly drawn, although some iron and even steel wires can be drawn if the time is taken to prepare them correctly.
A variety of wire drawing plates can be had at any jewelers supply, like Indian Jewelers Supply, in Gallup, New Mexico. Round, half-round, square, and triangular wires are just a few of the types that can be obtained.
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