How to Make Jump Rings - Jewelry Making

[Rimshax]

whyy do you talk lke a robot?? so f'in slow

[karmadhyana]

Thanks for the informative videos--they really help, and are easy to follow! :)

I have a question regarding chasing hammers. What is the difference between a chasing hammer and a claw or ball-peen, etc. hammer?

[panzuman]

that is quite possibly the worst mandrill ive ever seen i made my own and i can pop out nearly 300 rings in about 40 seconds(i use a drill)

[SuperSmashSisterz]

@panzuman what do you cut your jump rings with?

[panzuman]

@SuperSmashSisterz i use pv pipe to feed the coil into the cutting disc of my dremal tool its very effective

[PurplePrincess2308]

@panzuman Hello, How do you make the jumprings using a drill?

[jpne13]

what kind of wire do you use with this jump ring maker? what are some brands and what is the wire called?

[nojodanny]

cool

[stretchbh]

what guage wire do you reccomend? 18, 20, 22, 24, 26? or can you use any? ( this is important to me) I own this gizmo but hadn't figured out how to use thank you thank you!!

[JewelrySupply]

Personally, I would work with 20 - 22 gauge wire when working with this tool. Too thick and you might damage the tool, while too thin a gauge might be too thin to hold it's shape. You can also temper your jump rings with a chasing hammer and dapping block to harden the jump rings after shaping.

[gracemary1]

what size guage wire is used to make the jump rings ?

[artoftranscription]

what kind of cutters are these? it went by kind of fast.

[JewelrySupply]

The cutters we used are high quality Lindstrom Side Cutters. Hope this helps. (:

[lookinmyeyes2]

i am ordering 20 and 22 gauge wire and i notice there are different types besides the gauge sizes..dead soft, half hard and full hard..im guessing it isnt dead soft....is full hard better or half hard is ok? the last thing i would want is for my work to bend and fall apart

[XenosRDrake]

OR get a steel bar (from tractor supply or some other store that sells them), some vice grips, and some wire, and hold the wire on the bar with the vice grips, and use the vice grips as a handle to spin the bar around, using your hand to make sure that the wire stays tight. a pair of vice grips and a steel bar are probably cheaper than this tool, and they definitely have more uses.

[1amfr3e]

cool now i can fix my damn cross, thanx for the help lol.

[astropop2]

seriously wtf is a jump ring!!!!!!!!!!??????????

[JewelrySupply]

A Jump ring is a finding that is used to connect one portion of your jewelry to the next. For example: You have a length of chain that you want to make into a necklace, but you also want to hang a charm from the chain. You would use a jump ring to connect the charm to the chain.

[astropop2]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thanx well ima boy so i dont reeeeely need this lol :) thanx for telling me tho

[XenosRDrake]

I'm a guy, and i use jump rings to make chainmail. :) takes a long time, but it's a rewarding hobby, meaning you can sell a chainmail suit that took a month to make, and about $30 worth of wire and make $100-300 (depending on how well made it is). like I said, rewarding, you need to be patient and try smaller stuff before attempting the suit. I'm getting ready to start my first one, if I can just find my 1/2 inch mandrel. WTF(meaning where the fart) is it?

[astropop2]

ok what is a jump ring?????????????

[garypipi]

lol

[DeadBabyJesus]

a jump ring is a ring of wire...a link.

Also, I use a saw to make mine, because the snips crimp the ends.