MAKING JUMP RINGS: NO EXPENSIVE TOOLS!
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2021
- If you DO NOT need hundreds of jump rings every day and don't want to buy expensive tool sets, WATCH THIS VIDEO. Learn to make jump rings without the fancy expensive tools. Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, demonstrates: Simple, Easy, and Safe methods of making the exact sizes and amounts of jump rings that you need for your special projects.
Jump rings (good ones) haven’t been easy for me, but now this way they won’t. Thank you! 😊
Hello Susan, Very glad to hear that they will not be a problem for you. The best to you. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Funny how I’ve made it hard over all these years. Thanks for your video. All I needed.
Hello Cynthia, Yes, we all can get in a rut. It's fun to brake out and do things differently. The best to you. Greg Greenwood
Thank you so much Greg! Your tips and solutions help me a lot. Please, keep up your great work , it is really appreciated by us the starter jewelry makers. Your channel deserves much more subscribers.
Hello Tim, Thank you for your kind comments. I appreciate it. I am glad to help you and all beginning jewelry students. Pass the word along. Watch for my "Studio Questions" reference library of short videos. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood
That saw blade held in the vice method is pure genius.. wish I'd seen it about a month ago when I struggled through jump ring cutting.. thank you!
Hello LA Os, I am very happy you enjoyed my video. I have been cutting my jump rings like that for over 40 years. You can use a leather glove to hold smaller coils if necessary. Very glad I can be helpful. Thanks Greg Greenwood
Thank you again Greg... Your videos are perfect !
Hello Dawn, My pleasure! Greg Greenwood
Awesome tips, Thank You 😎
Hello Robert, Glad I can help you. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
Thank you Greg. I've learned so much from you!
Hell Osckarre, You are more than welcome. I am glad I can help. Greg Greenwood
Today, needed a 3.5 mm mandrel (or between 3.5mm and 4.0 mm) to make 18ga jump rings with a 3.5 - 4.0 aspect ratio for my first Byzantine bracelet. I did not have a mandrel that small and I ended up using my LG Stylo 6 cellphone's stylus! 😂 The only limits to one's creativity is one's imagination and mine is pretty good. I've used all sorts of ordinary and unusual items to form wire for jewelry making. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Hello Tammy, That is a great story!! Thanks for letting me know. I too love to use items that can be used for other purposes. Please check out my video "12 Free Hidden Jewelry Tools and Textures". I know you will appreciate it!!!!! Also watch my video "Low Tech Polishing Techniques". Let me know what you think. The best to you. Greg Greenwood
thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Hello Catherine, You are more than welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Great ideas! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
Hello Cheekylittlefox, You are so welcome! Thank you!! Greg Greenwood
Great ideas. Thanks.
Hello Kristi. You are so welcome! Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
I’ve always liked chucking up the rod in a cordless drill, sticking the end of the wire between two of the chuck jaws, and let her eat! I make kayak lanyards the same way using .095” weed walker string and a 1/2” wooden dowel. Good video! Enjoyed it!
Hello Tom, I am glad you liked the video. I enjoy turning wires on the drill also. I like to twist two or three wires in a drill. That is way coo. You can get some interesting patterns for wires.. Thanks Greg Greenwood
Thank you for this video Greg! I learned something today 😁
Hello Jesley, I am glad you liked my video and that you learned something. That is what it is all about! Thank you for your comments. Greg Greenwood
thank you for sharing. I will try the jewelers saw in my vise.
Hello Rosa, You are more than welcome. I am very glad that I can help you. The best to you. Let me know how it goes. Greg Greenwood
Thank you for this video. Especially the jewelers saw in the vise! My limited work space can do this!!!
Hello Kim, You are very welcome. Glad I can be of help to you. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Just great! Again!!
Hello Marco, Thank you very much. Greg Greenwood
This video is so unexpectedly high quality, you are a natural on camera!
Hello krystinatran, Thank you very much for your kind comment. I appreciate it. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
good tips, thanks!
Hello Tallis, You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
a set of steel knitting needles gives you a good selection of sizes. I like mounting the frame saw into the vise.
Hello Ladykay, Yes, they do work well. Glad you like the mounted saw frame. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Very clear and concise instruction, thank you. I can now go do my jump rings!!
Hi Audrey, You are so welcome! Glad it help you. GregGreenwood
I meant: Glad to help you. !! GG
I’m new to working with jump rings
Thank you for your tips I really enjoy how you demonstrate and I look forward to learning more
Hello Debbie, Thank you for your comments. I appreciate it. Have fun learning about jump rings!!! Greg Greenwood
Great tips😁 thank you so much
Hello Suzanne, You are very welcome. I am glad you are enjoying my videos. Greg Greenwood
Amazing Greg, I've always been disappointing in my jump rings. Bought the flush cutter sill not happy. The saw tip is the ticket. Can't wait to try it out! Thanks again...
Hello BIO, Yes, you are correct about the flush cutters. They are smooth but not always accurate. They do work on bezels also, if you are careful. Good luck with the saw. Thanks Greg Greenwood
Hi, Greg! Your videos are absolutely superb. I'm especially grateful to you for the way that you show/teach that one doesn't need fancy and expensive machinery to create beautiful pieces. Bravo to you. I've subscribed!!! -Manny, E. T. Simantiras Design
Hello Manny, Thank you very much for your kind comments. I appreciate it. Keep watching and if you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood
Thank you Greg for another great video! Love the idea of the jewelry saw, have never seen it before :)
Thank you Doris, You can also cut smaller diameter jump rings with the saw using one hand from below. If you want, you can use a leather glove to protect your fingers. Have Fun. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 Great tip Greg, thank you!
Cristal Clear! Thanks for sharing your “Columbus egg” with us!
Hello Marco, You are so welcome! Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Thanks for your great video - really helps with the last few awkward rings! A cheap mandrel for rings is aluminium/ steel knitting needles. I get mine from thrift/ charity shops; the ends can be sawn off and placed into the chuck on my hand drill for winding. I've also 3D printed a holder for cutting from Cults 3D and this helps with holding the coil for around $1(if you own a printer that is)!
Hello Mark, Good suggestion! I know some jewelers who use knitting needles for mandrels. They work well. Thank you for watching and commenting. Greg Greenwood
I knew I was going to learn something new 👍
Hello JuegoArt, I am glad that you have learned something new. Happy to help. Thanks Greg Greenwood
Incredible video as always!
Thanks Crimson, I appreciate your comments. Have a good one. Greg Greenwood
Really appreciate the videos sir, every upload is a blessing and something new for me to learn.
Thank you!
Awesome Crimson, Thanks, I am very happy to help. Greg Greenwood
Metal knitting needles word wonderful.
Hello Sharon, Great idea! Thanks Greg Greenwood
This was exactly the information I was looking for! It’s been decades since I did any silversmithing, and my memory is vague on how to’s. 😊
Hello Julia, Welcome back the the world of silversmithing! I've designed my videos to fit your needs. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. I am here to help. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
Hi Mr. Greenwood, Thank you so much for sharing these tips! I enjoy some jewelery making but don’t need huge quantities of jump rings. These methods are genius! Will definitely use them in future.
Hello Wendy, You are very welcome! I am glad you are learning from my videos. Enjoy your jewelry making. Thank you for your kind comments. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 Thanks, will do!
Enjoy! Greg Greenwood
THANK GOD! NO more expensive tools!
You bet! Greg Greenwood
Nice video! I like to hold the coil in a ring Clamp while sawing.
Hello Thomas, Yes, that is a good way of holding the jump rings. Keep up the good work. Thanks. Greg Greenwood
Ich like your videos. They help me very much. Thank you!
Hello Anni, Glad you like them! I am very happy to help. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 Hello Greg, I'm from Germany and when I lost my Job in 2020, I started a kind of "distance learning" in jewellry making. I am a very kreative person and I like it very much. More than working in an office 😉It is a little difficult to learn alone at home only by reading books and watching videos. But.... learning by doing also has advantages. When you do something wrong and you must do it again and korrekt, it will be always in your head. I like your videos, because you explain all the important topics in a (very friendly) way, that is easy to understand for me. Thank you! And.... you have the most clean and manicured nails I have ever seen at a jeweler. My nails are looking...😱😱😱😆
Hello Anni, LOL! Love your comments. A jeweler's hands are their most important tool and must be taken care of. My hands don't always look like this. I am concentrating more on videos and am not in production work at this time. Sooooo, they heal. Lots of hand lotion! I am very excited to hear about you learning from afar, but am glad you are learning from "doing". That is called experience! It will always be your friend. I am proud that I can help you. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. I am happy to help. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628🙏🙏😅😅thank you, Greg. Maybe it was a mistake to give me the offer, to ask you. I always have questions. 😇.... a lot of questions.
PS - I'm always looking for easier ways to do things do thank you also for the tip about putting the nail in the bench pin. 👍
Hello Tammy, Awesome!! See my reply to your comments in last comment. Thanks! Greg Greenwood
The clamp at @2:30 is neat.
Hello Ringinator, Yes it is. It is a tool that has been in the jewelry industry for many years. Very handy. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
You make in my mind. How would I do that. Into reality. Thanks Greg.
Hello Dads, You are more than welcome. Greg Greenwod
Knitting needles are really great for coiling. Comes in all sizes, has more available length and they are really inexpensive
Hello Ann, You are correct. They work great. Thank you and Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
Fantastic
Hi Big TX,Thank you so much again. I appreciate it. 😀 Greg Greenwood
Thank you Greg I am finishing up a class and you made it so simple to make jump rings do you have a video showing the soldering ?
Hello Lynda, You are more than welcome. Yes, I have several videos on soldering. Go to my channel and look up the soldering playlist. I am sure many of the videos will help you. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. I am here to help. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Using snips/cutters of any kind will make more work that it is worth, as you have to file each ring up or use a saw to cut the ends clean.
Hello Phil, Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it. Greg Greenwood
Bonjour Greg. Je viens ENFIN d'essayer votre astuce pour couper les anneaux : planter une épingle sur la cheville et couper avec le bocfil : excellente résultat! Juste un peu peur pour mes doigts car je me suis déjà trouvée aux urgences l'année dernière (et pendant le confinement!!!) parce que je m’étais planter la lame de scie dans le doigt.... donc j'y vais doucement doucement!!!! 😁
une question: si je prend une lame plus fine , cela serais plus facile? je travaille avec du 3/0 .
merci encore Greg pour vos partages!
Bonjour Sadaf Maneval,
Désolé d'entendre parler de votre doigt. J'espère que tu vas mieux maintenant. Je suis content que vous ayez essayé les techniques de l'anneau de saut. Oui, cela fonctionnera toujours mieux avec des lames de scie plus fines. Faites-moi savoir comment cela se passe avec les plus petites lames. Merci d'avoir regardé mes vidéos, j'apprécie. Si vous avez des questions, s'il vous plaît laissez-moi savoir. Merci encore pour le partage. J'ai utilisé Google Translate, j'espère que mes commentaires sont clairs. Greg Greenwood
Thank you so much. I see everyone else on YT just taping them and sawing and it was NOT working for me. 😂
Hello Doodles, You are more than welcome. I am glad I am able to help you and show different methods. Keep watching. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Greg Greenwood
What gague wire did u use. If you tumbled the would you get them to snap together
Hello Cynthia, I used 20 gauge wire. If you tumble wires, they will work harden a little. This will give them more stiffness to hold together. I hope this answers your question. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
I like to keep count of the number of rings I've cut by putting them in piles of ten, or however many I can make from one coil. These saws are underrated.
Hello Diane, Thanks for your comments. Good Luck and keep cutting and watching. Greg Greenwood
That video was awesome! :) but can i ask what wire you use?
Hello Springtrap, Thank you for your kind comment. I appreciate it. In this video, I used 20 gauge Sterling wire. But you can use any gauge of wire for your jump rings. It all depends on your design. For the thicker wires, I would suggest that you anneal the wire before you wrap it. It will wrap much easier. Good Luck and Thanks again. Greg Greenwood
Hi Greg i have a question please do you make your own sterling silver wire of buy it for the jump rings im not sure which way to go your imput would be very greatful
Hello Jan, I do not make my own wire for general jewelry work. I purchase several different gauges. It saves me so much time. Melting, rolling and drawing down wires takes a tremendous amount of time. I think you would learn more by purchasing wire and learning the metalsmithing, fabrications techniques, and soldering steps. Good question. Greg Greenwood
@greggreenwood4628 thank you for replying you've been so helpful
Hello Jan, You are more than welcome. Greg Greenwood
@greggreenwood4628 hi Greg just have another question please about silver wire in your option which is better argentuim or sterling silver
Hello Jan, Argentium silver is a newer alloy. It has great properties and can be "fused" without soldering. It is tarnish resistant and durable. Working with it is a different animal than working with sterling. I would suggest that you check out Ronda Coryell. She is an expert on argentium. Rio Grande has some free tutorials with Ronda showing the basics of working with argentium. I like it and have started using it in some projects. Check it out and she what you think. Thanks Greg Greenwood
Hi Greg, if we need 10k a day of closed jump rings, can you recommend anything for me?
Hello Soon Huat Gallery, "Closed" jump rings are very expensive, as you have probably learned. I don't know anywhere where you can get that quantity at a reasonable price. If they don't have to be soldered closed, then you could make the jump rings, lay them out on a flat hard surface, put another hard surface on top with weights to force them flat and together. I know that sounds "crude" but I don't know any other way to do that large of a quantity. Sorry I cannot be more of a help. Keep checking the internet for a supplier or Manufacturer to make them custom for you. Good Luck Greg Greenwood
Greg, those last two tips were fantastic than you so much. I always struggle to
Cut jump rings.
Hello Shelly, Glad I can help. Greg Greenwood
I should be able to use a pair of pliers instead of the ring clamp💕
Absolutely!! Be creative, there are no rules. Whatever works, use it!!! Greg Greenwood
What’s again I’m coming back to you to ask you if you could please make a video on doing a Egyptian link for making a necklace. They also: figure 8 links takeHELP😳😳😳 I have watched three other videos on making these links. The way you teach I well I understand. I’ve spent a couple hours this morning trying but there’s certain points that they go through so fast that I just can’t get it. I can coil wire. But this has me crazy. God bless you and have a very blessed day. Deborah
Hello Deborah, I am assuming that the Egyptian link necklace you are talking about is the 2 flat coils with a hook in the middle connecting the links. Also, there are many different figure 8 links. They can be fun to make. I will put your request on my list and will do a video in the future. Thanks for your request. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
Yes the 2 coiled for neclace
Hello Deborah, I'll see when I can schedule. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood
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Hello Bruce, Thank you for the stars!!! Greg Greenwood
I use a nail,drill a hole to hold wire ang wrap!
Hello Larrymore, Yes, this works great. Thank you for sharing. Greg Greenwood
Problem is u don't do it often enough to remember the best way! But very good tips!
Hello Larry, Yes, that can be a problem. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
For making the coils, try knitting needles. DO NOT grab your spouse’s or friend’s nice wooden needles unless you have some demented death wish that involves being stabbed through the heart or some other vital organ.
Knitting needles come in a wide range of diameters and made from aluminum or steel. While the small “sock needles” sre tapered on each end, latger needles have a cap on one end that will prevent your coil from leaving your control prematurely while the tapered end helps the coil or cut rings slide off easily. As many of these needles are made of aluminum, burrs or snags sre easily sanded out.
If you know a knitter, ask if they have any knitting needles that has lost it’s partner.
Hello Katie, Thank you very much for your suggestions. I have not used knitting needles but I know jewelers who have. Great idea and I appreciate you sharing with all of us. You are correct about not grabbing one's needles! LOL . Thanks again and keep watching. Greg Greenwood
How do you make split jump rings?
Hello Judy, There are 2 ways that will work for you. 1.) Coil wire like in the video. Then stretch it out enough to get the points of your flush cutters into the coil. Start cutting on one side of the coil, skipping every other jump ring to make the split jump rings. 2.) A little slower way is to wrap the wire around the mandrel twice and cut the split jump rings individually. Keep going until you have the number of jump ring needed. I hope this answers your question and helps you. Good luck and let me know how it goes. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 thank you, Gregg
Hello Judy, You are more than welcome. Greg Greenwood
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Thanks! GG
Hi Sir, if I am the one who happen to need 10k pcs a day of 1.4mm diameter jump ring. What do you suggest 😂?
Sawinh from blade is easy but closing the gap one by one just take me too much time 😭 do advice
Hello Tang Shao Xian Terrence, Jump rings, because of the way that they are made, will always need to be closed, one by one. You are correct that it does take too much time. Try getting a jump ring machine that will help you make many jump rings very quickly, this will help you save time. I wish I had a good answer for you. If you are in a production studio, possibly hire a young person to help you. Pay them well and they will work fast for you. Thanks for your questions. Greg Greenwood
Thank you. One person showed way too many tools. I got confused! I’m not buying all of that!
You are more than welcome. Keep it simple!! The best to you. Greg Greenwood
Too many tools required. Who has all these “V” shapes? Ring holder with a wedge? Jeweller’s saws? Et al? This is definitely intermediate 🤦🏼♀️
Not beginner.
Hello zippetydodahday, Thank you for your comments. Yes, you do need some tools. But, you do not need all of these tools. You can make jump rings using 1. A nail . 2. A pair of wire cutters. This is a basic technique that is definitely beginner. Good luck and if you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Greg Greenwood