All posts tagged "wire gauge"

  • Daily Wire Tip Apr. 2: Sheet Metal Gauge for Bead Caps

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for April 2, 2011 Question: I want to make bead caps using a disk cutter and dapper. What gauge of sheet metal (copper, brass, sterling silver) do I use? -Joyce in Coconut...

    • Posted April 1, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 25: Wired Hat Pin Gauge & Temper

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 25, 2011 Question: Hello Dale, I find your dvds very well done and watch each project several times until I have the instructions clearly in my mind. My skill level...

    • Posted March 24, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 23: Ear Wire Temper

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 23, 2011 Question: What size and hardness wire should I use to make pierced earring wires? I want to make some to hang dangles on that will be interchangeable. Also,...

    • Posted March 22, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 13: One Jump Ring Gauge to Rule Them All?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 13, 2011 Question: What gauge wire is best for jump rings for chain maille designs? -Linda in Alum Creek, West Virginia Answer: I am sorry to tell you, Linda, that...

    • Posted March 12, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 8: Specific Wire Gauges in Class

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 8, 2011 Question: I’ve started taking wire classes and each teacher asks for specific sizes, such as 21-gauge. Seems like each class wants a different size, and it’s never the...

    • Posted March 7, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 2: Crochet Wire Designs

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 2, 2011 Question: What is the best gauge wire to use for crocheting wire? I used a 26-gauge copper wire for a bracelet once, and it stretched out as I...

    • Posted March 1, 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 Jan. 28: Choosing Wire for Projects

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 28, 2011 Question: I need to learn about how to pick the wire for a ring or bracelet. How do I know what I’m supposed to use? -Ramona in Jersey...

    • Posted January 27, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Silver Temper for Stone Pendants

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: What is the best temper of sterling silver wire; dead-soft verses half-hard for wire wrapping semi-precious stones both rough and faceted? Probably into pendants. I have been working with copper splashes...

    • Posted December 12, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Dec. 12: Copper Hat Pins

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for December 12, 2010 Question: I wish to make hat pins with copper wire. Could you tell me what temper and gauge I should use to take beads, and not bend? -Bev...

    • Posted December 11, 2010
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    Daily Wire Tip: Projects with 18-Gauge Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip December 7, 2010 Question: I made a mistake, and bought multiple feet of 18-gauge round dead soft sterling silver and gold filled wire, yes, I did. I must not have had my...

    • Posted December 6, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Twisting Wire to Replace Round Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I have a pattern that calls for round wire, but I want to substitute two wires twisted together. How do I know what gauges twisted together equal which gauge? Is there...

    • Posted December 1, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Nov. 26: Rosary Links and Wire Temper

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 26, 2010 Question: I learned how to make “rosary links” through one of the wire wrapping tutorials on your site. I am wondering if dead soft wire would be ok...

    • Posted November 25, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Wire Gauges for Chunky Rings

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: What gauge of sterling silver is best for wire wrapping rings? I want my rings to be a little chunky. -Alice in Denton, Texas Answer: Well Alice, the diameter of wire...

    • Posted November 24, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Nov. 22: Intro to Gauges

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 22, 2010 Question: As a beginner, I would like to know the right gauge of wire I should practice with. I have been shown in 24 and 22-gauge copper to...

    • Posted November 21, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 20: Substituting Wire Gauges

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 20, 2010 Question: When a pattern calls for 16- or 14-gauge wire, and I have 18-gauge, how do I know the amount and lengths of wire to use? I like...

    • Posted October 19, 2010
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