On Tue, 6 May 2014 18:33:29 +0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded
wrote:

Is there an easy way to take wire off a spool and get it straight?
I'm working with 12ga galvinized steel here, in lengths of about
two feet.

I know the jewelry people use nylon tipped pliers (squeeze tight
and pull through, repeat as needed), which seems fine for very small
soft wire, but I don't think that's going to work on this heavy stuff.

Elijah
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has been trying to bend it straight by hand


Assuming there's a decent amount on the spool, this kind of thing
might work:

http://www.howarequipment.com/produc...straighteners/

I've used this kind of thing to straighten AWG 8 (about 1/8" diameter)
base-metal alloy wires.

You could probably whip something like that up with cheap skateboard
bearings.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany