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)
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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
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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. -
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Step 2:
Remove the coil from the nail. -
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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. -
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Step 4:
Now you can use your jump rings you just open them further or close them up.