{"id":9710,"date":"2016-05-13T12:16:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T16:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=9710"},"modified":"2016-05-13T12:16:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T16:16:46","slug":"friday-findings-straighten-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2016\/05\/13\/friday-findings-straighten-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Findings-How to Straighten Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/tutorial-steps\/ff-straightening-wire.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/tutorial-steps\/ff-straightening-wire.jpg\" alt=\"ff straightening wire\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It never hurts to get back to the basics, and straightening your wire before working with it is an important process to understand.<\/p>\n<p>You can do it quite simply with just a rag, but there are also some cool tools out there to make it faster and easier.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0058EDEJC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0058EDEJC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=J3EA4TGDPM6EWCZ3\" target=\"_blank\">Nylon Jaw Pliers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004DGIRP2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004DGIRP2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=RPRINNV6H4EYW4KQ\" target=\"_blank\">Flat Nose Pliers<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004DGIRP2\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00JLRURTM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00JLRURTM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=4BXSQPHC5NLQEDDH\" target=\"_blank\">Wire Straightener Tool<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00JLRURTM\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t tried the tool at the bottom of the list, but it looks simple enough to use according to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SKkdE6mBI_o\" target=\"_blank\">this demo video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the video and happy creating!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9uGyP2FROdA\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Watch the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9uGyP2FROdA\" target=\"_blank\">Friday Findings-How to Straighten Wire video<\/a> over at YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It never hurts to get back to the basics, and straightening your wire before working with it is an important process to understand. 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