[Jewelry making - Article 00843] - Re: [Orchid] Help on Bayonet Catch?

[Barker, Mary]

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>          it is best to cut the slot for the trigger into the female
>     section of tubing before soldering the face plate onto this half
>     of the clasp. Then you will only need to make two saw cuts through
>     the face plate to join the opening of the slot. If you have
>     soldered the face plate in place prior to cutting the slot you can
>     still saw the opening, but it is a much more tedious job. In this
>     case, once the two saw cuts are made for the sides of the slot
>     (parallel with the length of the tube) you will need to hold the
>     saw frame at a steep angle to make the perpendicular cut across
>     from one side of the slot to the other, which defines the end of
>     the opening. The resulting cut can then be cleaned up with a needle
>     file or graver to correct the angle. The second time you make this
>     style of clasp it will be much easier. In my experience the first
>     attempt at fabricating a new mechanism is often both experimental
>     and developmental. 

    Thanks again, Michael. I ended up remaking the clasp of course, and
    I cut the slot before making the tubing and left extra length (just
    in case the end of the tubing got mashed). So that worked. Then I
    hid the slot under another piece of metal. 

    But I learned another lesson about crocheted chain bracelets-- you
    don't want a clasp (like a bayonet clasp, for example) that takes
    pressure on the chain to work it, unless (I think) you put some
    reinforcement inside the chain. I noticed when I remade the clasp
    that working it caused the chain to become slighty flattened where
    it went into the clasp. Of course this could have been because I was
    so fascinated by the clasp that I kept playing with it! But the
    wearer would be doing the same thing. 

    So, the end result is that I will remake the bracelet with a
    different clasp, understanding the design implications a little bit
    better this time! 

Thanks all!
Mary Barker

Mary Ferrulli Barker
Addison Avenue Information Technology
Mon- Thu 6:30 am to 2 pm Pacific Time

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