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Sterling Silver Wire, Half Round, 12ga, Dead-Soft (troy ounce)

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$45.00

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64-533

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Description

12 Gauge Jewelry Wire is fairly heavy. This is a popular size for making bangle bracelets and other wire bracelets. It's stiff enough that you'll want good-quality jewelry tools when working with it, but it's not too hard to shape. For soft wire such as copper, you may need to work-harden the wire to make sure bracelets and rings don't bend out of shape. Sometimes the process of forming your jewelry into the proper shape, work-hardens it enough. For other designs you may need to hammer-texture them or use a wire whacker on your finished design.

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Tips for Using Sterling Silver Wire, Gold-Filled Wire, and Precious Metal Sheet
  • To keep track of your different materials of wire and sheet, mark each material with a different color of permanent marker. (Sharpies work great.)
  • Any writing on wire or sheet is easily removed with acetone or fingernail polish remover.
  • To prevent pliers from marring delicate, expensive materials such as sterling silver wire, fine silver wire, and gold-filled wire: wrap a bit of tape around serrated pliers so the serrations don't scrape or mar your wire. Nylon jaw pliers are also very convenient to use, and Tool Magic anti-scratch coating is a staff favorite!
  • With all wire gauges: the larger the gauge, the smaller (thinner) the wire diameter.
  • New to working with wire? See Wire Jewelry 101 for more information about gauges, hardness, and what size of wire is best for which types of jewelry projects.

Details

Sold by:
troy ounce
Theme:
Dead Soft
Additional Info:
5.96ft/ozt
Thickness:
12 ga (2.05mm)
Country of Origin:
United States
Shape:
Half Round

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