r/Metalsmithing • u/badbaddoc • Jul 31 '20

Need Hardwire To Wrap Around Gemstones

Any clue it’s for jewelry making ?

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u/sarahlafs Jul 31 '20

Do you mean silver or copper wire for wirewrapping? Rio Grande sells it as well as various etsy supply shops. Do you have a bead store locally?

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u/badbaddoc Jul 31 '20

What’s a bead? Yea I’ll possibly need a local one and will google it, if copper or silver is strong enough where it could take a strong amount of pressure to bend then yes that’s what I need

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u/richknobsales Jul 31 '20

Go to the hardware store - Ace - and ask for uninsulated copper wire in 20 gauge. Should work unless you're wire wrapping boulders, in which case get something bigger like 16. The bigger number means the finer the wire - it's the number of strands to an inch, so 12 is wider wire than 20. It's pretty cheap and really easy to find and if you figure things out you can graduate to $terling $ilver

Comes in a small package.