Launched in 1998 by Paramount Wire Co., ParaWire offers a full selection of craft wire, jewelry wire, and related materials such as tools, sheet metals, and instructional books. Our extensive online inventory offers a wide assortment of colors, gauges, shapes, and finishes.

Is ParaWire dead soft?

ParaWire’s 10 Silver Filled is available in 16 through 28 gauge, in both dead soft and half hard – including 22 gauge square. It comes on half ounce spools.

Is ParaWire good for jewelry making?

Non-Tarnish Parawire is a permanently colored, non-tarnish metal wire and is ideal for jewelry making, craft projects, accenting cards and scrapbooks and stringing buttons.

How hard is ParaWire?

What temper is ParaWire? All our wire is soft temper. The only exception is our half-hard 10+ silver filled wire, which is labeled as such.

Can you solder ParaWire?

So soft, pliable, and ready to bend to your rule, 99% Pure Copper Wire in 24 gauge from Parawire is the ultimate in craft wire. Go aheadyou can hammer it, antique it, solder it, or torch it.

What is ParaWire made of?

ParaWire, for example, is a 99% pure copper wire that’s plated with 99% pure fine silver, to which a non-tarnish colored nylon coating is applied to produce bright and resilient colors.

What is the difference between half hard and dead soft wire?

Dead Soft vs. As the names suggest, dead soft wire is extremely easy to bend, even with your hands. Half hard wire offers some resistance when you try to bend it. The advantage of dead soft wire is that it’s easy to shape. The advantage of half hard wire is that once you’ve shaped it, it retains its shape better.

How do you harden ParaWire?

Use the Wire Whacker to harden your ParaWire designs without changing their shape. After placing your ParaWire designs between the two Wire Whacker boards, whack the top board with your hand or a hammer. Your wire designs will flatten, harden, retain their shape and the wire diameter won’t change.

Can you hammer ParaWire?

YOU CAN HAMMER YOUR PARAWIRE TO HARDEN OR FLATTEN PIECES. USE THIS BLOCK FOR YOUR METAL STAMPING WORK TOO!

Is Beadsmith wire good?

Beadsmith 22 Gauge Tarnish Resistant Copper Wire, 20 Yard/18.2m, Silver. This tarnish resistant wire from Wire Elements is great for jewelry making, wire wrapping and crafting. The wire is made of 99.99% copper and is color coated.

Does silver filled wire tarnish?

Silver filled wire can be soldered, hammered, and pickled just like sterling silver. Silver filled wire is comparable to Argentium® and they have many of the same anti-tarnish qualities. All of the things you love about Argentium®, you’ll love about silver filled wire – at a savings of 50% or more!

Why was aluminum wiring used?

Aluminum provides a better conductivity to weight ratio than copper, and therefore is also used for wiring power grids, including overhead power transmission lines and local power distribution lines, as well as for power wiring of some airplanes. It has cost and weight advantages over copper wires.

What is German silver wire?

Nickel silver wire offers an economic alternative to sterling silver jewelry wire. Also called German silver, nickel silver is an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc. Choose from round, half-round, and square wire in 14 gauge (thick) to 24 gauge.

Can craft wire be soldered?

Keep in mind that craft wire isn’t good for soldering or fusing projects —save those for the quality metals.

Can artistic wire be soldered?

( Do not solder Artistic ™ wire.)

Can you solder copper craft wire?

It flows and melts around the same temperature as hard-grade silver solder, so you can easily solder links, small bezels, and other basic joins with a butane micro torch. 16-gauge copper wire link with 18-gauge copper solder.