What is the key to bending wire evenly?
What is the key to bending wire evenly?
Use a block of wood to ensure even bending. Check the angle of the wire with a square. Another option would be to make yourself a jig for checking the wire for 90 degree angles. The simplest method to make one of these is to drill 2 crossing holes through a piece of wood.
How do you keep wire jewelry from bending?
Use a pair of flat-nosed pliers on each end of the wire and twist in opposite directions while keeping the wire straight and taut. This works best for shorter lengths of wire. You can also insert one end of the wire into a pin vise and create a loop at the other end to grip with a pair of pliers.
How do I make my wire not bend?
What wire do you use to make earrings?
The most common earring wire sizes: 20, 21, and 22 gauge. And if you’re making earwires, I recommend using half-hard wire. If I had to choose one size that would fit most pierced ears, and be compatible with most earring styles – I would pick 21 gauge.
How tight can you bend electrical wire?
Looks like most copper wire can be safely bent to radius/thickness = 0.5, or radius = 0.5 X thickness. That’s much tighter than the radius of most of the cable bend tables, which show something like minimum radius = 4 x thickness.
Why do my earring posts keep getting bent?
Another very common problem with earrings is the wire. Some earrings have a wire hoop instead of a post. The wire is fairly thin and can break off or get bent out of shape easily. In some cases, people just don’t like the wire loop and want to replace it with a post or some type of fastener for non-pierced ears.
What kind of earrings can you make out of wire?
Headpin earrings are a great way to highlight a special bead, but you can step up ho-hum headpins by making your own headpins from a wire. A simple twist on headpins is to add a small spiral to the end and hammer it lightly to harden the wire. Add a beaded dangle (or several) for extra movement and sparkle.
How do you cut wire for earrings?
As I’m holding the ear wire, I slightly bend it about the place ‘visually’ where the bottom of the wire is the same place at the bottom of the loop. Cut the wire about 2 to 3 millimeters away from this bend with your side cutters.
What’s the best way to make beaded earrings?
If you find yourself with a lack of inspiration for patterns, there’s an entire book filled with tube bead patterns and jewelry made with them. A circular brick stitch is a fast and fun way to make beaded earrings. You can bead a circle around a bead, bead around a drop bead, or bead around a wire ring—all using the same stitch.