Camias
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Rolling Mill Question

I have one for average wire making but I'm thinking about melting my scraps into ingots and rolling sheet sterling vs paying so much via stuller or rio grande. So, my question is.....what is a quality mill which can roll decent sheets without getting bends and curls (as my roller does that to small flat squares I try to roll. Is there a version which could roll a nice sized sheet or use exchangeable rollers?
Is there anything which can pull wire into round too, besides a drawing plate?
Thank you!!
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halfmoonroad
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Re: Rolling Mill Question

Hi Camias
Sorry I can't help, but I know this team has had several posts about rolling mills
http://www.etsy.com/teams/5627/aspiring-metalsmiths
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Re: Rolling Mill Question

Durston mills (from England, I think) are supposed to be the best, but expensive. I think you get what you pay for with mills. I have a cheap India mill I only paid maybe $250 for, and so far it's been fine for lite use with things like roller printing. I've just used the flat rollers, though I think it did come with a wire set that can be changed out - I had no intention of ever rolling wire until recently. Ganoksin.com is a good place to go for info on all kinds of tools and metalwork related stuff.

Speaking of wire - I just weighed up a small coil of 16 gauge sterling, I paid 12.72 per troy ounce for that just a few years ago, so about $25. Today that same amount would cost me over $100. I have a bunch of stuff, mostly 5-10 troy oz. each of various gauges of wire in my "basket" from Monsterslayer, I know it will be even higher tomorrow, and right now I'm thinking maybe I don't want to play this game anymore with materials that are so volatile in price, it's an endless gamble. I have a lot of scrap, I might just nurse it along and see where silver really goes. It might not be viable for me in the long run anyway, if it goes as high as many are predicting.
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