Sawing Jump Rings

I tried it with great success.

Sawing jump rings.

Wind the mostly annealled depending on your requirement wire around the desired mandrel diameter in. The coil of wire is then moved to a 1 4 wooden dowel to cut the jump rings with a jeweler s saw coping saw. Get it as soon as fri may 22. Tammy powley offers a tip on cutting jump rings in her online newsletter jewelry making.

Disclaimer this is probably not the safest way to cut jump rings as i have cut my own. Thanks for this helpful inexpensive suggestion. Meaning cut both ends so they are flat or flush. Please note it is crucial that the saw blade be taut.

Having stock of jump rings is a big time saver. The jump rings are cut with a saw not a blade like wire cutter. 1 pound bright aluminum chainmail jump rings 16g 5 16 id 3000 rings 4 8 out of 5 stars 541. Because a blade pinches the wire it tends to leave a slightly domed or pointed center with rough edges.

After coiling wire around a mandrel thread your saw blade through the coil to cut the jump rings apart and saw from the inside out this makes sawing the coil easier as your blade tends to slip when starting to cut from the outside of the coil she uses a jiffy jump ring tool to hold the jump. Also i always make extra jump rings which i then keep in my jump ring box with a big selection of different wire thickness and diameter jump rings. This is a brief tutorial on making your own saw cut jump rings for jewelry or chainmaille. Simple metal dowel is used to turn a coil of wire i used 1 4.

This tip makes sawing jump rings much easier. This can make it hard to make the jump ring closed tightly. Complete chainmail kit 20 weave tutorial book 23 000 rings over 4 pounds clasps and tools. They produce a nice sharp cut that makes it easy to tightly close the jump rings or to solder them closed.

If you are making just a few jump rings for use here and there just remember to double cut them. Amazon s choice for saw cut jump rings.