How To Make Jump Rings

An easy way to make jump rings

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • Flat Nose Pliers
  • Nail
  • Wire Cutters
  • ⅘ mm Wire

Steps (5 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    What you need:

    Wire cutters

    Flat nose Pliers - just to help with the final piece around the nail

    A Nail - or anything that is the size of the Jump Rings you want to make

    A length of wire - I use 0.8mm Silver plated Copper here

  2. 2

    Step 1:
    Wrap the wire around the nail until all the wire is used up. Wrap it as tightly together as possible as gaps result in oval and mis-shapen rings.

  3. 3

    Step 2:
    Remove the coil from the nail.

  4. 4

    Step 3:
    Starting at one end of the coil you need to cut where the wire is just meeting the next coil so when you cut here you will have a full ring that will be slightly open.

  5. 5

    Step 4:
    Now you can use your jump rings you just open them further or close them up.