THIS AUCTION IS FOR 6 POUNDS OF COPPER WIRE GREAT FOR JEWELRY MAKING AND ANY OTHER CRAFTS

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Hey Curtis!! How are you? Long time no see!! Very kool auction!!I love making jewelry with wire! To answer the above question, you can use a grinding wheel , yes, be sure it is for copper(or general metals.) some require oil some don't . You can also use a grinding stone(like to sharpen a knife , but again it's a good idea as there are many kinds - to ask at the hardware store, which is best and which need oil. Copper is fairly soft , so I use even a good strong nail file(or emery board , usually the dark coarser ones hold up better. ) You can also use a metal file (cheap at the hardware store) with a coarse grit first then higher number to finish it.But I also loop the end into the thing I'm wrapping sometimes at the top or bottom. To work with this stuff use needle nose pliers with a cutting blade inside (at the hardware store-usually under $10) this stuff is easy to twist but it can get scratched by the pliers so wrap a piece of cloth around it before using pliers. It takes alittle practice but you can make loops easily! Also if you are doing a lot of jewelry , it's a good idea to make or buy a little "jig" , saves your hands from doing all of the work! Here's is a fantastic link to a site called Jiggety Jig Jig (lol!!)
http://www.pinterest.com/ozarkartie/jiggity-jig-jig/

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Jun 28th, 2014 at 11:00:21 PM PDT by

I have been doing great. I finally got back in my shop. Making Intarsia again. Thank you again so much for helping me out. I really don't know about making jewelry, I just know jewelry makers love this wire. :) Thank you my friend.

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Jun 29th, 2014 at 3:43:10 AM PDT by

Just to add my 2 cents here~ These are the GREATEST wire auctions EVER on Listia!!! I am the very proud winner of a couple of these auctions and the GIN set here is EXTREMELY reasonable! Someone who is smart will for sure GIN this!

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Jun 29th, 2014 at 4:56:03 PM PDT by

Becky thank you so much, I know you have bought a load of copper like this and still using it. It really does last a long time. :) Thank you again my friend.

Jun 29th, 2014 at 6:55:18 PM PDT by

The gauge of the wire please? Thanks.

Jun 24th, 2014 at 12:26:51 AM PDT by

Oh shucks I did forget to put that in my description, It is #8 stranded wire. Thank you so much for the question.

Jun 24th, 2014 at 2:37:06 AM PDT by

pardon my asking, but is this real copper wire or just copper colored?

Jun 25th, 2014 at 9:30:40 AM PDT by

You are just fine and dandy. :) Yes this is real copper. Thank you for asking.

Jun 25th, 2014 at 1:59:16 PM PDT by

F&W

Jun 28th, 2014 at 7:09:16 AM PDT by

Thank you and going to go fan you back

Jun 28th, 2014 at 7:23:05 AM PDT by

Already your fan and watching. :)

Jun 28th, 2014 at 7:04:28 PM PDT by

Thank you, I am your fan as well. :)

Jun 28th, 2014 at 7:23:10 PM PDT by

I have a question about the copper wire. How do you finish off the ends. I have some here and the ends are sharp so I'm not sure what to do..

Jun 28th, 2014 at 8:03:25 PM PDT by

I am an electrical man. :) I really am not sure myself. A wheel grinder might work. Thank you so much for your question.

Jun 28th, 2014 at 9:51:41 PM PDT by

Watching! Lol!! You can also hammer and braid this stuff for different effects.

Jun 28th, 2014 at 11:01:38 PM PDT by

Thank you so much for helping out.

Jun 29th, 2014 at 3:39:36 AM PDT by

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Jun 29th, 2014 at 6:56:31 AM PDT by

This wire is #8 stranded, I have sold some of this to other jewelry makers and they love it. I was told after taking the wires apart each one is 22 ga.

Jun 29th, 2014 at 9:03:58 AM PDT by

FREE: THIS AUCTION IS FOR 6 POUNDS OF COPPER WIRE GREAT FOR JEWELRY MAKING AND ANY OTHER CRAFTS