How Cut Wire Shot Is Made

Four Operations

Sukie describes the route as drawing into wire, cutting, grinding and conditioning into roundness, and other refined procedures.

Why Length Equal To Diameter Matters

Cutting to length equal to diameter is what gives uniform hardness and density across the batch. Every grain has the same mass, so every impact carries the same energy. That is the mechanism behind two of the four advantages Sukie states: uniform size and uniform hardness.

Why There Are No Pores

Cast shot solidifies from liquid metal and traps gas. Cut wire is made from wrought wire that has already been drawn, so there is no pore and no crack to start a fracture. That is where longer durability and less dust come from.

What Conditioning Adds

Grinding the cut grain into roundness removes the sharp edge. See Carbon Steel Cut Wire Shot Conditioned and Stainless Steel Shot Conditioned for the conditioned form, and Carbon Steel Cut Wire Shot As Cut for the as-cut form.