Jump Ring Help!

Here is a tutorial on making your own jump rings which is very easy to do. All you need is round sterling silver wire. Roxan

Thanks for the link... that was how I made some before but the blade of the multi tool just is too thick and I can't find any thin ones which is why I wondered if it would work with wire cutters.

Here is a comparison web page so you can see how to make them:

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Have you checked with Lynda?

Don't know if she ships overseas but I've bought her jump rings and I know they're well made.

What if you make the rings slightly bigger than you need to compensate for the loss when you cut them?

I believe wire cutters will pinch them into a V at the end instead of giving you two straight cuts to match up.

Tina

When I made my jump rings I used to wind the silver wire around a metal mandrill with a v cut in the end. Then using a piercing saw with a very fine blade I would saw through the top of the coiled wire. Making sure I had something underneath to catch them as they dropped off. Shirley

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A gal I know gave me the following tip on making jump rings:

She said to use flush cutters to cut the rings off the coil, and use two snips for each ring.

For the first snip, put the flat side toward the ring you're cutting off. This makes the "v" cut in the end on the coil. The second snip comes when you flip the flush cutter around so you'll make a flat cut on the coil (you get a double-pointy bit that you throw away), and then to complete that (second) ring, flip the flush cutters over again so the flat side is to the ring.

I know this probably sounds confusing -- you just keep turning the flush cutters over and back, basically, to make two flat ends to each ring, rather than one flat and one pointy.

I hope this helps! Karen :)

Christ> I believe wire cutters will pinch them into a V at the end instead of giving

Thanks for the link, unfortunately I think they work out incredibly expensive compared to what I usually buy!

Charlie.