All posts tagged "drawplate"

  • Featured Tool of the Week: Metal Drawplate DRA-555.00

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for January 30, 2012 This week’s tool: Metal Drawplate DRA-555.00

    • Posted January 30, 2012
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  • Daily Wire Tip for Oct. 12: Finding Draw Plate Gauge

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 12, 2011 Question: Hi, I’m wondering what the gauges are in wire jewelry, and what the increment between each gauge is. I have a draw plate, but the holes aren’t...

    • Posted October 12, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip August 22: Making Viking Knit Chain a Certain Size

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 22, 2011 Question: Where do I find a chart for Viking weave to correlate dowel size, number of loops, and wire size to get a specific finished size piece? Such...

    • Posted August 21, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip May 5: How to Use a Wooden Draw Plate

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for May 5, 2011 Question: What is a wooden draw plate for, and how do I use it? -Slava in Tucson, Arizona Answer: Slava, you’re not alone – we’ve received several questions...

    • Posted May 5, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip May 4: Metal Draw Plate Tips

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for May 4, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I’m curious about draw plates and how to use them. I purchased two draw plates somewhere about a year apart and both times the holes...

    • Posted May 3, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 2: Master Wire Gauges with Draw Plates?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 2, 2011 Question: When trying designs from directions using copper wire, I always seem to have the next size wire (for example, I have 20-gauge when it calls for 21-gauge)....

    • Posted February 1, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Sept. 20: Colored Wire and Draw Plates

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 20, 2010 Question: What is the best way to maintain the color of permanently colored copper wire when it is pulled through a draw plate for Viking weave or knit?...

    • Posted September 19, 2010
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