[Jewelry making - Article 00222] - Re: [Orchid] Trouble shaping cuffs

[frank goss]

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    J. :I usually place my bracelet mandrel in a vice. This gives it
    lots of hold so it doesn't move when you strike it. I have also
    found it is easier to start the forming at one end. This gives you
    more angle leverage against the mandrel, In other words you can
    change the angle that the piece of silver is contacting the mandrel
    so as to apply the most pressure and get the maximum bend. When I
    have one end bent then I work on the other end and then the middle.
    Seems to work best for me unless I have excess silver that can be
    cut off of each end after bending. Then you can start in the middle
    and you can bend past a complete circle in both directions and then
    cut off the excess. This method works really well with rings to get
    a complete circle . Frank Goss 



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