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| FORMING RINGS AND MAKING A SIMPLE CHAIN |
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| Stepped pliers are very useful when forming annealed wire, into rings or eyelets. The wire is first trapped between the round jaws and then twisted by hand, until a ‘circle’ is formed. This is repeated, depending on the number of rings required. |
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| Diagonal cutting pliers are used to ‘snip’ the wire, into separate rings / circles / eyelets, or to cut wire to accurate lengths. |
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| ALTERNATIVE METHOD |
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| Each ring is individually soldered, one ring at a time, until a chain is formed. Care must be taken to avoid de-soldering previous ‘joins’ accidentally. The chain below has ‘Round Box Chain Links’. |
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| TWO MORE COMMON CHAIN TYPES |
| Ladder Chain Links |
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| Long and Short Chain Links |
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