Stitching Wire Specs

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Item Number: st_wire_specs

Manufacturer: American Printing

How Many Spools Will I Need?
A staple for a book is usually one inch. Two staples are usually used in each book. (You will need to know the number of staples per book and the number of books for the job being quoted.)

(2 inches per book) x (amount of books) = total inches of wire
(total inches of wire) / (inches per spool) = amount of spools
(total inches of wire) / (inches per pound) = amount of pounds

Gauge	Size	Inches per lb	Feet per lb	Recommended Thickness of Work
18	047	1992	166	5/8 to 2"
19	041	2676	223
20	035	3708	309	1/2 to 1"
21	032	4476	373	5/16 to 5/8"
22	028	5495	458
23	026	6756	563	1/8 to 3/8"
24	023	8496	708	1/16 to 1/4"
25	020	10800	900	1/16 to 7/32"
26	018	13728	1144	up to 3/16"
27	017	15036	1253	up to 1/16"
28	016	17148	1429	2 to 16 sheets
18x20	047x035	2544	212	5/8 to 2"
19x21.5	041x030	3396	283	1/2 to 1"
20x24	035x023	4896	408	up to 13/16"
20x25	035x020	5448	454	1/8 to 5/8"
21x25	032x021	6708	559	1/16 to 1/2"

Wire Gauge	Dec.	mm	lbs/1000 ft
16	.0625	1.588	10.42
17	.0540	1.372	7.778
18	.0475	1.207	6.018
19	.0410	1.041	4.484
20	.0348	0.8839	3.230
21	.0318	0.8052	2.680
22	.0286	0.7264	2.182
23	.0258	0.6553	1.775
24	.0230	0.5842	1.411
25	.0204	0.5182	1.110
26	.0181	0.4597	.08738
27	.0173	0.4394	0.7983
28	.0162	0.4115	0.7000