All posts tagged "jump ring"

  • Featured Tool June 18: 3-Step Coiling Plier #PLR-747.00

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for June 18, 2012 This week’s tool: Master Coiler Plier, 3-Step Round, #PLR-747.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the PLR-747.00 made for coiling...

    • Posted June 18, 2012
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  • Featured Tool of the Week: Split Ring Pliers

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for March 12, 2012 This week’s tool: Split Ring Opening Pliers, #PLR-588.00 Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com Split rings (those jump ring-like findings that are shaped like a key ring)...

    • Posted March 12, 2012
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  • Wire Jewelry Resource: Jump Ring Measurements

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Resource for February 22, 2012 Some patterns call for jump rings measured in OD, some in ID. And many suppliers don’t label every jump ring with the Outer Diameter, Inner Diameter,...

    • Posted February 22, 2012
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  • Daily Wire Tip: How to Make a Fancy Split Ring

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I like the hooks and other plain clasp designs, but I am looking for something a bit more ornate. Any ideas? -Julie in Salem, Oregon Answer: Julie, that’s a great question...

    • Posted April 23, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 18: Premade or Handmade Jump Rings?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 18, 2011 Question: I am interested in making chain maille jewellery, and I see there are chain maille jump rings for sale. I can make my own jump rings out...

    • Posted March 17, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 13: One Jump Ring Gauge to Rule Them All?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 13, 2011 Question: What gauge wire is best for jump rings for chain maille designs? -Linda in Alum Creek, West Virginia Answer: I am sorry to tell you, Linda, that...

    • Posted March 12, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 13: Tumbling Chain Maille Jump Rings

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 13, 2011 Question: I have started making chain maille jewelry. But I find that most rings are too soft for my liking. I hear that tumbling the rings will temper...

    • Posted February 12, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 3: Cutting Hundreds of Jump Rings

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 3, 2011 Question: I plan to make a Byzantine chain maille necklace for my adult son. Does the Pepe jump ring maker make flush-cut jump rings to enable me to...

    • Posted February 2, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 6: Tumbling Jump Rings for Chain Maille

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 6, 2011 Question: I have started making chain maille jewelry, but I find that most rings are too soft for my liking. I hear that tumbling the rings will temper...

    • Posted January 6, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 23: Connecting Hook and Eye on Necklace

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip February 23, 2010 Question: How do you connect each hook and eye at the end of your necklace? Answer: If you are handcrafting your own hooks and eyes, you can make them right...

    • Posted February 23, 2010
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