Jump Rings

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If you hit "reply" and not "post quick reply" there is a little button for images. Click that button and paste the image url into the form. Click OK and you are set.

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so now someone brings up "The Ring Lord" and I google it. Now I learn and entirely new cool hobby, Chainemaille.

Sheeeshhhh. I cannot do all the cool thinks I;d like to do, in a couple of lifetimes. Danged google.

[radio]

Jan 1, 2014 21:01:34 GMT -5 @shotgunner said:

If you hit "reply" and not "post quick reply" there is a little button for images. Click that button and paste the image url into the form. Click OK and you are set.

Did that.  don't know why it didn't work.  twice!

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I think you may have hit the "link" button and not the little picture frame button.


I used

]img[

and

]/img[

with the brackets reversed to enclose the img

[jamesp]

i have to erase http:// in the 'image box' before inserting url

[1dave]

Pat Sorry I'm a slow thinker these days.

About oval jump rings - How about making your normal round spiral, then tightening the spiral lightly (or tightly) in a vise until the desired dimensions appear.
Write down what you did so you can repeat it next time you need more.

Sometime I plan on braiding a copper, brass and silver wire, draw it through a half round draw plate, wrap it around a largish mandrel say a half inch, then cut them apart and offset the ends and solder them on to pieces as fancy bales.
EDIT: from side, shaped like 9 with a straight leg to solder on back and top of the piece.

[Pat]

1dave Haven't tried the vise idea. Thanks for the idea.

@shotgunner, now go to urbanmaille.com and feast your eyes.

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Thanks for the link Pat. Very nice stuff.

[rockjunquie]

I don't do a whole of rings, but when I need an oval, I squish a round ring with these pliers from Rio Grande. They are wide with grooves in both sides which keep the rings from shooting out of the pliers.