[Jewelry making - Article 00175] - [Orchid] Cost effective production jump rings

[Catherine Ondrey]

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    I'm working on a line of sterling silver jewelry comprising of
    different size jumprings (circles, squares, triangles, etc.), ranging
    from 12g to 16g in sizes up to 2" diameter.  I sell wholesale and am
    looking for suggestions regarding the most cost effective way to
    produce these rings. So far, I have been purchasing silver wire and
    soldering, tumbling, polishing each individual jump ring.  On a large
    scale production, am I right to assume that casting the rings is
    going to cost me a lot less in the long run?  Or will the cost of
    setting everything up for casting be too much?  I'm probably will
    have about 200 molds of different components. I am purchasing a
    vulcanizer and plan to crank out the molds myself - saving me the
    mold-making fee.  Any suggestions on the fastest and least expensive
    way to produce these rings would be appreciated. 

Catherine


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