Solid Copper Assorted Sample Round Wire 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 Ga (Dead Soft)

I am new to wire work and I have decided copper is the material I want to work with. It is not nearly as expensive as silver or gold, and I like the warm, earthy tone. I was looking for a good collection of copper wire to practice with and I happened across this. It appealed to me initially because of the number of gauges included (18, 20, 22, 24, 26, and 28). I wasn't sure what I wanted or needed to start with, but that seemed to span quite a range.Anyway, I'm not any kind of expert, but I find this to be really nice wire. It is round in shape but I'm cool with that; I'm not ready to work with different shapes of wire. Let me learn one shape first! It is listed as dead soft and I do find it quite easy to work with, so I can believe that. It has a lovely red copper finish. I did not unwind any of the spools to measure the amount you get, but I find the lengths in the product listing believable based on the size/weight of the coils and spools. My flush cutters cut it pretty nicely and I did buy a tool with a wire burr rounder attachment for smoothing out the ends; that seems to be doing the trick here (at least on the 20, 22, and 24 gauges, which are the only ones I've tried it on so far).So far I haven't generated anything worth showing to anyone, but that's OK. I bought this for practice and practice is what I'm doing. The narrower gauges work with my wire knitting tools and the medium/larger gauges work with some of the various wire jigs I've acquired. I am getting better at work-hardening the wire, too. Anyway, I'll definitely be buying this set again, or possibly individual spools from the same maker, depending on what gauge(s) I end up finishing off first. Very happy with the quality and variety!

I'm new to using wire for wrapped jewelry and am very pleased with this wire. It's easy to use and I like having the variety. Will re-order.

...good to have all of these sizes. And what great a way to see what you use most and should buy in larger quantities. It's worked nicely, both wire working and adding patinas. Great vendor. Not my first order with them.

I am new to wirewrapping, but definitely not new in working with wire - I've been making my own copper and sterling silver ball head pins and various other jewelry parts requiring the use of a torch for years. This is a very nice variety pack that I would recommend to anyone who is not sure if they want to commit to buying larger quantities of wire - the temper is good, and the wire seems to hold up well as far as not breaking excessively during wire wrapping. However, I would like to say that there is something a little strange about this copper wire - in trying to add decorative ball ends to finished wire wrapped pieces, this wire would not melt correctly - it would discolor and blacken, but would absolutely not form a ball end. I thought at first that maybe I was doing something wrong - but I tried doing the same thing with some sterling silver wire I have, and had no problem with forming the ball ends. I have been in touch with the seller regarding this issue, and while he did respond initially, I have not heard back from him as to what the problem might be. I have also noticed that this wire seems to oxidize just a tiny bit faster than some lots of copper wire I have used in the past. None of this is a deal breaker, as long as you're not wanting to do any torch work. Otherwise it's fine - a nice assortment of sizes, the smaller gauges are wound on spools, and everything is labeled clearly.

I am just dabbling in wire wrapping and found this set to be very useful, not only to become acquainted with gauge size but the amount offered is enough for practicing. I did buy the other set: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GUBNWUM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 which has the larger gauges. I did not find I had much use for them since they are just too big for jewelry.For the amount offered I did find I used mostly the 20g and 24g. The 26g and 28g are great for threading and tying the wires together. Having those in spools are a great help. If you are starting out, definitely try this set, there is enough wire to experiment with.

The media could not be loaded.  I wrapped agates with my copper wire. The selection you sent was PERFECT for jewelry making. It's pliable, strong and SHINY!!! GREAT JOB, AMAZON! I learned a new hobby for a REASONABLE price, thanks to AMAZON!!!

This is a great deal. It has all the gauges of wire I need. The wire is dead soft and I found it very easy to work with. I'm fairly new to wire wrapping but of all the wire I have used this is my favorite to work with. I like how the 26 and 28 gauge wire came on a spool. I have used weaving wire that wasn't on a spool and it was a nightmare to deal with. I would say if you are someone new to wire wrapping don't hesitate to get this. It is exactly what you need.

This is a fantastic starter pack! Especially if you don’t want to invest a lot of money just to try out wire weaving. You get every gauge with more than enough wire for a few projects. Highly recommend for any beginners!