Sterling Silver Crescent and Bead Earrings
Resources Required
3" four x one mm sterling silver rectangle wire
20-one 'Λ* head pins
Two turquoise disc beads
1 Vi* 1.7 mm black hollow rubber tube
Two sterling silver ear wires
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Resources Essential
Ruler
Marker
Jeweler's noticed or tin snips Basic safety Eyeglasses Really hard, flat area Awl
Hammer /is" drill little bit
Hand held rotary tool, flex shaft, or drill press File
Good grit sanding pad
Ring mandrel
Rawhide mallet
Two pairs of chain nose pliers
Scissors
Wire cutters or tin snips Round nose pliers
1.Make use of the ruler to measure and mark two 1 Vi’ items of 4 x 1 mm rectangle sterling silver wire.
2Using a jeweler's noticed or tin snips, Minimize the four x one mm rectangle sterling silver wire into two 1 Vi’ lengths.
3.File Every single conclusion with the 1Vi" rectangle wire parts to eliminate any burs or tough edges.
If wished-for, You may use the file to around the finishes of your rectangle wire parts. Utilize a great grit sanding pad to go over the area where you have submitted to sleek the sides and take away any file marks.
four.Utilize the ruler to evaluate and mark /*." from just one close of your one Vi’ parts of rectangle wire and position a mark in the middle with the wire. This is when you might drill the holes to slip The top pins by way of.
five.Place with your security glasses!!! Location the 1 Vi" rectangle wire pieces onto a tough, flat area. Spot the point from the awl around the mark that you simply produced Vm,' from 1 end of the rectangle wire parts, and firmly strike at the time on the best with the awl that has a hammer. This is likely to make a pilot gap for drilling holes to the rectangle wire.
Sterling Silver Crescent and Bead Earrings
Chapter 5
6.Using a /is" drill little bit. drill holes into just one conclusion on the rectangle wire items using a handheld rotary Instrument, flex shaft, or drill press (though nevertheless sporting your safety glasses!).
seven.Utilize the file or wonderful grit sanding pad to eradicate any burs or rough mens ring edges left from drilling holes into your rectangle wire parts.
eight.Curve the two 1W pieces of rectangle wire into a “C" condition employing a ring mandrel and rawhide mallet. If you don't have a ring mandrel and rawhide mallet, use two pair of chain nose pliers. Mens Ring Holding a person set of pliers in Just about every hand, grasp Just about every mens ring conclude on the 1 Vi* rectangle wire piece Using the pliers and gently bend the Mens Ring rectangle wire right into a “C* condition. Assess the two from the C-formed rectangle wire parts and alter the curves so that they are similar in si2e. Established these apart.
9.Use the ruler to evaluate and mark the rubber tube into 4 equal pieces measuring Vm’ Each individual. Use scissors to chop the rubber tube.
10.Place the turquoise disc bead on to The top pin and include one V·' bit of the rubber tube, area The top pin through the gap while in the C-shaped rectangle wire, and then increase the opposite V«" piece of rubber tube.
thirteen. Maintain the head pin with the bead, rubber tube, plus the rectangle wire on it in a single hand Using the wire that you choose to bent pointing towards you. Using the spherical nose pliers, grip the tip of the head pin wire that is pointing towards you and roll it from you (think of turning the ignition critical to start out your car). Launch the pliers from The top pin wire.
At this point, the opening from the loop at the highest of the head pin wire really should even now be big more than enough to slip the ear wire on. After you insert the ear wire, make use of the round nose pliers to grasp the loop of The top pin wire and roll it closed. You may use the round nose or chain nose pliers to adjust The form in the loop at the best of The top pin if you have to.
eleven. Make use of the ruler to evaluate and mark /(.’ previously mentioned the top bit of the hollow rubber tube. With all the wire cutters or tin snips, Slash The top pin wire Yu.’ above the highest in the hollow rubber tube.
twelve. Make use of the chain nose pliers to bend the head pin wire close to the top with Mens Ring the rubber tube at a ninety-degree angle.
fourteen. Repeat these measures for the 2nd earring.