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Offline yip

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tacks "nails"
« on: July 06, 2017, 10:19:17 PM »
  going to order some silver wire to make tacks to  hold silver thumbpiece. what size should i order?
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Offline David Rase

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Re: tacks "nails"
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2017, 10:24:47 PM »
I use .040" 18g silver wire.
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Re: tacks "nails"
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2017, 11:48:22 PM »
Quote from: yip on July 06, 2017, 10:19:17 PM
  going to order some silver wire to make tacks to  hold silver thumbpiece. what size should i order?
I use bits left over from the old pre '65 coins I make inlays from. Just hammer them out into a nail then presto -change-o and a couple shakes from my magic woo-woo stick I got a nail.
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