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Norman Castle

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Half-hard brass wire
« on: January 13, 2016, 06:22:57 pm »
I need to buy some half-hard brass wire in diameters from 0.8mm to 1.5mm.  Am I right in assuming that it should straighten alright by the time-honoured technique of clamping one end in the vice, grabbing t'other with a pair of pliers then heaving on it?
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Re: Half-hard brass wire
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2016, 06:43:06 pm »
Put one end in a vice and the other in an electric drill, pull and give it a tiny burst and it will be nice and straight.
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Re: Half-hard brass wire
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2016, 08:44:34 pm »
I tension it with vice and pliers and waft a blowlamp along it length qucikly. This helps straighten it and softens it a little making tight bends much much easier to achieve. Check out the last few posts, last page  on my anchor handler build - link in signature line.
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Re: Half-hard brass wire
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2016, 07:19:01 am »
Thank you, gentlemen.
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