[Jewelry making - Article 00086] - Re: [Orchid] Cutting jump rings

[Trevor F]

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>     ... May I suggest that razor blades as such were probably not
>     meant. 

Hello John,

    Sorry to contradict JB but I believe that Charles --Mr.
    Lewton-Brain-- did in fact mean razor _blades_. You can find the
    process and procedure in his "Cheap Thrills in the Toolshop", p.34. I
    think it's also online at Ganoksin ... yup,
    http://ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/jumpring.htm 'bout halfway down the
    page. 

    Razor saws are great but it's definitely a razor blade that is used
    in the technique Charles describes. 

    That said I've tried the process and on my couple attempts made a
    horrible mess of an otherwise useful wire coil. My guess is that it's
    only intended for small and/or very small gauge wire and even then
    it's going to take you a bit of practice to get it right. I moved on
    to other techniques but have never forgotten the image of zipping off
    dozens of jump rings at a go. 

Cheers, 
Trevor F.

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