[Jewelry making - Article 00600] - [Orchid] Flipping Clasps

[Betty Belmonte]

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    I am the puzzeled maker of several flipping clasps.  What I am
    attempting seems so simple. Take a stone, bezel set it, attach a jump
    ring on one edge and then underneath solder on an L shaped piece of
    rectangular wire to act as a hook. A second version has the same idea
    but using patterned sheet instead of a stone. 

    The problem is, when I try stringing pearls and using these as
    clasps, the clasp wants to flip so the back side is out. I must be
    missing the basic geometry here. Or maybe it's physics. Will anyone
    share clasps 101 with me? They would all be fine if worn with the
    clasp on the back of the neck but that would defeat the purpose. 

Thanks,
Betty Belmonte

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