Stainless steel wire

Trevor writes"The only downside to using cable as the source is that
it takes a couple hours to undo all the strands"

I might suggest you try to obtain stainless steel ligature wire from
dental or orthodontal supply co. It is available in a variety of
gauges and is already annealed, thereby saving you time and money. Joe Dule

Rio Grande sells stainless steel binding wire in five different
gauges, from .008" to .020".

Joel Schwalb
joel4@optonline.