"rolfsing" wrote in message
oups.com...
I've been making simple stuff for years, hammering away at 16-20 guage
silver wire. I've got a neck injury now and every time I pick up the
hammer, I set myself back about 2 months in my healing. I hate to give
up my jewelry making - any ideas about how I could flatten wire
without using a hammer? Are there any hand cranked tools or electric
flatteners that aren't for industrial use?
thanks in advance... !


A rolling mill would flatten wire for you (see
http://www.contenti.com/products/rol...s/190-891.html for an example).
Similar to a ring roller except they only have two rollers that are inline.
You could probably make something similar for a lot less than what they
want. I think there are some plans in the drop box for ring rollers that you
could modify to work.
Paul