VERDIGRIS IS COPPER CORROSION ( Thanks Susan! )

[Susan Kline]

You know, Gordon, if you got the stainless wire to straighten out
properly, maybe you could use it European-style, as long pins.
You repin the parts gang-style, and then clip them apart. That
way, you'd have a lot less point-shaping to do. I'm sure Jurgen
could tell you how it works. I've never actually seen it done.

Piano wire is pretty polished and smooth. I can imagine it working
as a center pin, but only if stainless.

I suppose pulling the wire through some kind of jig which would give it
a little reverse bend (reverse from the coil direction of bend) might
get it straight enough. Like the little end on the "brake" of a small
coil of Schaff wire. It took me awhile to realize why the little
piece on the coil brake was bent out like that.

Susan

At 10:04 AM 7/30/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>Yes, stainless might help. It is also useful to soak
>parts in lacquer thinner to get out unwanted oils
>( if my SuperClean(TM) method seems too
>shocking,though it works superbly with filthy/smelly
>stuff. )
>      They could be pointed by twirling them at an
>angle on a fine sharpening stone, I'd think. Or
>silicone carbide sandpaper taped to glass.
>      Peace,
>      G