Re: Music Wire - Guitar Strings

From: Ken Achee <ken_at_achee.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 16:40:16 -0500

Sounds like a good summer time use for the hydraulic log splitter.

how big do you make the loop on the end Leo?


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 1:24 PM, <leop_at_lyradev.com> wrote:

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> I normally just hand straighten the music wire (guitar strings or rolls
> from Precision Brand) I use. It is also easier to bring coiled wire to
> contests. However, it is possible to mechanically straighten rolled music
> wire at home. One just needs to take a length (a whole guitar string is a
> good length) and pull on it until the wire breaks. One needs to fasten the
> ends well so that the wire does not pull loose from the ends. For 0.013"
> wire, it will take at least 50 pounds of force to break the wire (if less,
> the music wire does not meet the tensile strength specifications). I
> sometimes put a very small nick (with a file) in the wire (just like a
> scratch) an inch or two from an end so that the wire will break at the nick
> (so as to get the longest straight length and not two shorter pieces).
> This method works by stretching the wire to a stress level well past the
> elastic limit and resetting the wire's shape (just like coiling straight
> wire resets the wire into a coiled shape). If the wire breaks too soon,
> say at a defect or at the ends, the wire will not be stressed well past the
> elastic limit and the wire will not turn out very straight.
>
> If I recall correctly, I think Ray Harlan first told me about this method.
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> LeoP
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Received on Tue Apr 08 2014 - 14:40:17 CEST