Re: Closing jump-rings effectively
- From: Carl 1 Lucky Texan <alckytxn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 01:11:47 GMT
Daisy wrote:
I have been asked to make some earrings using acrylic irridescent
comets and I have been provided with a model. I have all the
ingredients for these earrings but am experiencing tremendous
difficulty in closing the jump rings effectively enough to stop the
very thin plastic (or acrylic) comets from sliding through. I
haven't had any problems before as I use two pairs of jewellery pliers
to open and close the rings.
Should I perhaps be using some sort of soldering technique? I am not
using sterling silver rings, but perhaps I should? The model I am
working from is just plain old silver chain and they are closed
properly. I think, however, that the model is from a
machine-generated pair of earrings, which is an entirely different can
of fish!!!
Can someone please help/advise me?
Cheers
Daisy
Carthage demands an explanation for this insolence!
Well, the normal technique of bending the 2 'sides' of the ring
'sideways' as opposed to pulling them apart, does lend itself to closing
them back again with a very small gap indeed. But suppose if the
'comets' are thin pieces of mylar film or something, they could still be
problematic.
Maybe you could investigate 'split rings' (think a tiny version of the
typical key ring) though, purchasing the special pliers made for opening
them will greatly ease their installation.
Carl
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