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2009-05-13, 6:32pm
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Silver wire gauge
When I ordered my fine silver wire, I got a 26 gauge. Now I'm wondering, is that the best gauge to work with or is a heavier wire better. I managed to actually make about ten beads with wire so far--and am now almost out of wire. Does the heavier wire hold up to heat better, or show up on the bead better?
Celeste
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2009-05-13, 8:18pm
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I use a much smaller gauge on my beads. 28 or 30 I think
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2009-05-13, 8:27pm
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The skinnnier the wire, the better the design. Thicker wire tends to ball up.
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2009-05-14, 5:27am
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I use 28 or 30 also.
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2009-05-14, 7:19pm
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Ah, so if I want the wire to ball up, then I use a lower gauge and if I want a design in wire to look like wire, I use the higher gauge.
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2009-05-14, 7:47pm
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Yes but it's not 100% predictable.
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2009-05-14, 8:48pm
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I use the 28 and 30 gauge to make silver ball trails of glass around and across my beads.
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2009-08-04, 4:12am
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Is 28 gauge about 0,8mm?
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2009-08-04, 5:04am
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It's 0.3mm
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