Sterling Silver Crescent and Bead Earrings
Elements Necessary
three" four x one mm sterling silver rectangle wire
Twenty-1 'Λ* head pins
Two turquoise disc beads
A single Vi* one.seven mm black hollow rubber tube
Two sterling silver ear wires
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Resources Required
Ruler
Marker
Jeweler's noticed or tin snips Security Eyeglasses Challenging, flat floor Awl
Hammer /is" drill little bit
Hand-held rotary Software, flex shaft, or drill push File
Fine grit sanding pad
Ring mandrel
Rawhide mallet
Two pairs of chain nose pliers
Scissors
Wire cutters or tin snips Round nose pliers
1.Use the ruler to measure and mark two 1 Vi’ pieces of 4 x 1 mm rectangle sterling silver wire.
2Using a jeweler's saw or tin snips, Reduce the 4 x 1 mm rectangle sterling silver wire into two 1 Vi’ lengths.
3.File Each and every conclude on the 1Vi" rectangle wire items to get rid of any burs or tough edges.
If sought after, You should utilize the file to around the finishes with the rectangle wire parts. Utilize a high-quality grit sanding pad to go around the world in which you have submitted to clean the perimeters and remove any file marks.
4.Use the ruler to measure and mark /*." from 1 finish from the 1 Vi’ pieces of rectangle wire and place a mark in the middle of your wire. This is when you might drill the holes to slip The top pins by way of.
five.Place in your security glasses!!! Place the 1 Vi" rectangle wire parts on to a tough, flat floor. Area the point in the awl around the mark which you created Vm,' from 1 finish of the rectangle wire parts, and firmly strike at the time on the best with the awl by using a hammer. This is likely to make a pilot hole for drilling holes in to the rectangle wire.
Sterling Silver Crescent and Bead Earrings
Chapter 5
six.Employing Men's Rings a /is" drill little bit. drill holes into a single stop from the rectangle wire pieces which has a handheld rotary Software, flex shaft, or drill push (even though nevertheless Mens Ring sporting your safety Eyeglasses!).
seven.Make use of the file or fantastic grit sanding pad to get Men's Rings rid of any burs or rough edges remaining from drilling holes in the rectangle wire items.
8.Curve both 1W parts of rectangle wire right into a “C" form using a ring Mens RingMen's Rings mandrel and rawhide mallet. If you do not have a hoop mandrel and rawhide mallet, use two set of chain nose pliers. Holding 1 pair of pliers in Just about every hand, grasp Just about every stop from the 1 Vi* rectangle wire piece While using the pliers and Carefully bend the rectangle wire into a “C* shape. Look at both equally on the C-shaped rectangle wire parts and change the curves so that they are comparable in si2e. Set these apart.
9.Use the ruler to evaluate and mark the rubber tube into 4 equal parts measuring Vm’ Just about every. Use scissors to cut the rubber tube.
10.Put the turquoise disc bead on to The top pin and add a person V·' bit of the rubber tube, spot the head pin from the hole within the C-formed rectangle wire, then include the other V«" bit of rubber tube.
13. Hold The pinnacle pin Together with the bead, rubber tube, and also the rectangle wire on it in a single hand Together with the wire which you bent pointing toward you. Utilizing the round nose pliers, grip the top of The top pin wire which is pointing towards you and roll it faraway from you (consider turning the ignition key to start out your vehicle). Launch the pliers from The top pin wire.
At this point, the opening during the loop at the highest of the head pin wire should really even now be big more than enough to slip the ear wire on. After you insert the ear wire, use the spherical nose pliers to grasp the loop of The top pin wire and roll it closed. You should utilize the round nose or chain nose pliers to regulate the shape of the loop at the highest of the head pin if you might want to.
11. Utilize the ruler to evaluate and mark /(.’ above the best piece of the hollow rubber tube. While using the wire cutters or tin snips, Minimize the head pin wire Yu.’ earlier mentioned the top with the hollow rubber tube.
12. Utilize the chain nose pliers to bend The top pin wire beside the highest of the rubber tube in a 90-diploma angle.
14. Repeat these techniques for the second earring.