[Jewelry making - Article 00409] - Re: [Orchid] Cutting jump rings

[Karen Bahr]

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Hi Trevor

>      Wrapping on an aluminum tube, locking the ends down in slots cut
>     in the ends of the tube and then taping the coil snugly with an
>     end-to-end overlapping wrap of masking or painter's tape is
>     sufficient to accomplish this

    The only thing I would be concerned about here is the contamination
    of aluminum in the silver filings. At least wood doweling can be
    harmlessly burned off. 

Karen Bahr   "the Rocklady"  (rocklady AT nucleus.com)
K.I.S. Creations
May your gems always sparkle.

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