Daily Wire Tip Oct. 1: Preventing Kinks When Shaping Wire
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip
October 1, 2009
Question:
Any tips for preventing kinks when shaping wire?
Answer:
The best advice I can give to avoid ‘making kinks’ when shaping wire, is not to force the wire! Take your time and ‘tease’ the wire. First, use the right tool for the right job and give the wire the direction and shape you would like it to follow. Then ‘put it there’! Often what you think is an angle is really a slight curve. Take your time and practice using something like copper until you are comfortable with whatever the technique that is giving you a challenge.
Answer contributed by Dale “Cougar” Armstrong
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You can also use wire straightening pliers for kinks, but be careful, as your wire will become soft if you use it too many times in the same place.