Draw Plate - Stock#: 69-195

[SimplyBea]

Hi

I want to get a draw plate which will help me draw wire to the AWG standards - is this item suitable?
The info on the item does not give any indication if the holes are according to the AWG standard or just straightforward measurements.

Thanks

[Noryan]

All holes in the draw plate are accurate, I am not sure how that compares with the AWG standard.

[Polly]

Hi SimplyBea,

The individual holes on the drawplate are not labelled with either millimeters or wire gauge size, so it would be tricky to use it to draw wire to exact wire gauges (whether American or British measurements). While it is designed for straightening, work hardening, and resizing wire, you would need to measure your wire with precise calipers or a wire gauge when done, to determine the wire gauge size.  With 82 holes from .12mm to 2.5mm (roughly 30g to 10g), you should be able to get very very very close to every size in between that range.

[Russ Nobbs]

It is worth mentioning that pulling wire through a draw plate is not an exact science. Even though the holes are a specific measured size, wire pulled through the hole can vary slightly depending on the hardness of the wire being pulled and the speed at which it is pulled. In a large shop wire is pulled on a special table set up with a drum to wind the pulled wire. This set up allows more control of the pulling process so the resulting wire is more consistent in temper and size.