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Copper Wire Drawn Through a Drawplate
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11. Ukwakira 2026NO
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Copper Wire Drawn Through a Drawplate

Wire is pulled, not rolled: a tapered rod is drawn through a hardened steel plate with a row of shrinking holes, one hole at a time, getting thinner and longer each pass. Drawing hardens copper, so it is annealed every few holes. Jewellers and electricians' forebears made all their wire this way.
Hagati
Half a day

Amabwiriza

1

Make a rod

Forge cast copper into a round rod a little larger than the drawplate's largest hole, annealing as it stiffens.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

Ikibumbe cy'umuringaIkibumbe cy'umuringa100 g
AmaziAmazi10 litiro

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

IngoyiIngoyi
Inyundo ifite umutwe utambitseInyundo ifite umutwe utambitse
Itara rya PropaneItara rya Propane
Amafashi y'umucuziAmafashi y'umucuzi
Indobo yo gukonjeshaIndobo yo gukonjesha
2

Taper the end

File the first 2 cm of the rod to a long taper so it pokes through the hole.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Amakariso MenshiAmakariso Menshi
Ifatiro ry'AmezaIfatiro ry'Ameza
3

Set up the plate

Clamp the drawplate in the vise with its tapered side facing you. Rub beeswax on the rod as lubricant.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

IgishasharaIgishashara5 g

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Urubaho rwo gukurura insinga rw'icyumaUrubaho rwo gukurura insinga rw'icyuma
Ifatiro ry'AmezaIfatiro ry'Ameza
4

Draw

Push the taper through the first hole that it does not slip through, grip it with the draw tongs and pull it through in one steady pull, straight out from the plate.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Koleyo yo gukurura insingaKoleyo yo gukurura insinga
Urubaho rwo gukurura insinga rw'icyumaUrubaho rwo gukurura insinga rw'icyuma
Uturindantoki tw'uruhu tw'akaziUturindantoki tw'uruhu tw'akazi
5

Next holes, and anneal

Draw through each smaller hole in turn. Every three or four holes, coil the wire, anneal it to a dull red and quench.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Itara rya PropaneItara rya Propane
Itafari ryihanganira umuriroItafari ryihanganira umuriro
Indobo yo gukonjeshaIndobo yo gukonjesha
6

Measure and coil

Stop at the size you need, measured with the caliper. Clean, coil and anneal for soft wire.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Ikigereranyo cya Digitale cy'Amasentimetero 6Ikigereranyo cya Digitale cy'Amasentimetero 6
7

Troubleshooting

Wire drawing troubleshooting.

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