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...I recommend you buy some now, even if you don't need them immediately, just to have in case.
Yep. I went through the same experience I used to do the very same thing with piano wire, pliers and a hammer, then file down the flattened ends to points using my Dremel. Then I discovered ready-made wire spears with nice regulation points, and I never looked back