Art Jewelry - Forge your own ear wires

[MsWirelady]

Nicely conceived and well done video, thanks

[RosaButton]

Thank you for responding :)

[RosaButton]

Do I use half hard round wire? TY :)

[artjewelrymag]

@RosaButton Half-round wire might hurt earlobes, since it has 2 hard corner edges. I would use standard round wire.

[nvrba]

hi, what gauge is that?

[artjewelrymag]

@nvrba 20-gauge (0.8 mm) wire is a comfortable thickness for ear wires. For comfort’s sake, it’s best to NOT forge the portion of the ear wire that rests in the ear. Have fun!

[demoultrie]

What's a good length of wire to start with? I want them both to be close to the same size with finished.

[artjewelrymag]

@demoultrie 1.5 in. (38 mm) is a good length to start with. Have fun making your ear wires!

[smilingbluedog]

Nice little clip with some good tips. Thanks

[AdinJewelry]

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[utooth]

To get a smooth large curve that is needed for the main curve of the earwire use either a large wooden dowel with your wooden board or solder a curved piece of metal onto your metal jig.....

Experiment ..... it is fun and once the jig is made.... very quick

Cheers

Utooth

[utooth]

Hi MetalGrannie

A bending jig is no more than a piece of board or metal with nails or metal pins sticking out of it

If you use a board arrange the pins so that as the wire is bent around them it is formed into the desired shape

The earwires are easy to copy that way

For myself I rolled out an old copper coin and soldered stainless steel pins into it

An earwire takes about.... a minute to make... on joke it is that quick

Cheer

Utooth

[utooth]

Make a bending jig and you will make ear wires exactly the same in a third of the time. Use a cup burr to shape the end of the wire and you will have a properly rounded end.

Thansk for posting the video it will help many budding hobby jewellers

[MetalGrannie]

utooth: how you make a bending jig???

[1axvn]

OK OK 4.4

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