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Craig Sawyers · 19th Dec 2020, 12:48 pm

The trick to straightening single-strand copper wire is to stretch it slightly. I usually trap one end in the vice, grab the other end in pliers and stretch slightly. A dead straight piece of wire is the result.

Craig

19th Dec 2020, 12:48 pm	#8
Craig Sawyers Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 4,984	Re: Tinned copper wire 22swg The trick to straightening single-strand copper wire is to stretch it slightly. I usually trap one end in the vice, grab the other end in pliers and stretch slightly. A dead straight piece of wire is the result. Craig