Re: Music Wire - Guitar Strings

From: Ken Achee <ken_at_achee.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 08:30:42 -0500

I plan to try pulling to straighten some music wire but thought I throw
this out.

I have had some success by drilling a hole slightly larger than the wire at
a 45 degree angle across a 1/4" brass rod. the wire to be straightened is
chucked in a drill motor. With the drill turning at about a medium speed
the rod is pulled straight away from the drill chuck with the wire feeding
it at a forty five degree angle. I found this process on a machinist blog
online.

Ken


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:06 AM, <Warthodson_at_aol.com> wrote:

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> Where can I buy straight music wire. A2Z has some of the sizes I need but
> not all. I need .008" thru .016".
> Gary Hodson
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Achee <ken_at_achee.com>
> To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tue, Apr 8, 2014 4:40 pm
> Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Music Wire - Guitar Strings
>
>
> 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.
>>
>> LeoP
>>
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Received on Wed Apr 09 2014 - 09:52:58 CEST