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Draw plate
Die used to reduce the gauge of wire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A draw plate is type of die consisting of a hardened steel plate with one or more tapered holes through which wire is drawn to make it thinner. A typical plate will have twenty to thirty holes, so a wide range of diameters can be drawn.[1]
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