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Suppose you need half-round wire, ideal for handmade jewellery making, but you don't have a half-round draw plate. Use a round draw plate instead. Just fold your wire in half so that it is doubled Cheap Cigarettes Outlet, and pull it through the round drawplate. Once you've drawn it cut the wire in half at the u-bend; you end up with two pieces of half-round wire. If you're starting with square or round wire flatten it slightly first so that the doubled piece will fit into the round hole more easily.