re: #159 jaunte

Here’s some more:
books.google.com

re: #163 Gus

en.wikipedia.org

re: #165 Political Atheist

Couple of things-
we do wire drawing all day at the shop I work for. In precious metals we use different jargon. But to get wire into the next smaller die, or hole it has to be carefully tapered. To lapping that wire into the best shape to continue is a heck of a skill.

Making those diamond dies BTW must be amazing.

Ohhhhhh, okay. *lightbulb turns on*

So the wire is passed/drawn through successively smaller holes (diamond dies) until it reaches the desired thinness, and the entire process i called “lapping”, right?