As always, Small Parts offers good copper wire at a great price. If you're used to heavier wire, 24 gauge seems to mark the transition from sturdy wire to fine wire. Still, 24 gauge beats out thinner gauges for light wrappings over heavier wire. No matter the gauge, I haven't found a better way to buy copper wire than on these affordably priced, large-quantity spools for (shhh!) jewelry-making.