Forming a ball on tip of wire

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Hello Betsy,

Pulse-arc welders are a quick and easy way to ball up the ends of
wires. We have tons of video examples of this on our YouTube page.
The size of the ball can be manipulated by changing the total weld
energy.

This video shows us balling up 30-gauge wires.

This is one more that shows a good example of balling a solid wire.
It’s in the very first seconds of the video.

We also have resistance welders capable of resistance welding a ball
to the end of a wire or post.

  1. Weld Stainless Steel Balls onto Stainless Steel Rods - Sunstone CD Welder and Opposed Weld Head - YouTube
  2. Cotter Pins welded into Stainless Steel Balls - YouTube

If interested, we’d be happy to do some test weld with some of your
actual pieces. Let me know if we can help.

David Holloway