Fusing Jump Rings | Findings & Components, Toggles & Clasps, Earwire & Headpin

Fusing Jump Rings

by Judy Larson

Making closed jump rings is much simpler when you don't have to use solder! Try Argentium silver, for easy fusing.

Instructions

When making closed jump rings, choose Argentium wire to make jump rings because it fuses beautifully. No worries later about remembering what level of solder was used, AND the rings will not end up soldering together or to something else if too much heat is used when using them in a design.

Fusing Interconnecting rings for mobius spaces is also a breeze. However, it can sometimes be difficult to get the rings to lay nicely. Push the tip of a pencil that no longer has lead in it into the rings on a soldering surface. This should even out the rings. If the center of the rings is larger than the pencil will work on, dapping punches work equally well. Once satisfied with the positioning of the rings, fuse away!

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Materials

19 Gauge Round Half Hard Argentium .940 Silver Wire

H19-19H

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 1FT
Price: $5.38
Gold Club Price: $4.03

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18 Gauge Round Half Hard Argentium .940 Silver Wire

H19-18H

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 1FT
Price: $6.14
Gold Club Price: $4.61

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16 Gauge Round Half Hard Argentium .940 Silver Wire

H19-16H

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 1FT
Price: $10.37
Gold Club Price: $7.78

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20 Gauge Round Half Hard Argentium .940 Silver Wire

H19-20H

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 1FT
Price: $4.22
Gold Club Price: $3.17

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Tools

Blazer Big Buddy Turbo Torch, Black

TRCH-8010

TRCH-8010
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $40.00
Gold Club Price: $30.00

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Category: Findings
Technique(s): Butane Torch Techniques

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Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!

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