Jewelry
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Step 4: Now bend the wire against peg 4 as shown at right. |
Step 4
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Step 5: Cut the initial loop off the wire component and cut the wire
tail of the ear wire. Allow at least 1/8" of straight wire at the
initial loop to facilitate inserting into the end cap. Cut the wire
tail with about 1/4" of wire between the end and the bend where peg 4 was. |
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Step 6: Using your chasing hammer and anvil, hammer the rounded part
of the ear wire. This is the part that touched the Super Peg.
This will set the shape of the ear wire.
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Step 7: Before opening the Jeweler's Cement, test the connection
between the end cap and the wire. The fit should be snug, with at
least 1/16" of wire inside the end cap bead. You may need to use a
bead reamer to enlarge the hole in the end cap, or a file to make the end of
the wire smaller. When you are satisfied with the fit of the wire in
the end cap, add a small drop of Jeweler's Cement into the hole in the end
cap bead and then insert the wire. Allow about 30 seconds for the glue
to set. When done the completed ear wire should appear as shown at
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| This WigJig jewelry making project is provided as
part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry Making Designs. We
try to provide interesting jewelry projects using beads, jewelry wire and
other jewelry supplies. We
hope that these pictures will provide you enough information for you to
complete this project. Some of the skills and jewelry making
techniques have not been discussed here. For beginners, we suggest
that you visit our
Beginners Start Here pages. These pages discuss the skills necessary
for making jewelry in the detail that beginners need. We also suggest that
beginners to jewelry making might need to visit the
WigJig
University College of Jewelry Making Techniques for additional
information about some of the skills and techniques shown.
Most, but not all of the jewelry supplies shown
here can be purchased in our WigJig store. We try to have a complete
selection of jewelry supplies in our store including chain, wire, glass
beads, findings, watches, tools, etc.
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