[Jewelry making - Article 00156] - Re: [Orchid] Production Jump Rings

[Marilyn Gardiner]

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>         I am a chain maker and chain teacher. I have both the jump
>     ringer and koil kutter. I have cut coils up to 12 ga sterling
>     silver with both cutters. I use bees wax to lubricate each coil to
>     be cut

Hi All

    First, I want to say "Thank you" to everyone who has replied with
    advice, comments & suggestions concerning my initial question.I have
    ordered the long coil holder and drill stand & will proceed in that
    direction. 

    I'm curious to see the few rods that are included because I saw a
    reference somewhere to there being a groove for the wire-end on these
    rods. 

    Are there any pros & cons re using bees wax vs Bur Life to lubricate
    the blade? 

    I've tried using dowels in the coils in the coil holder, but prefer
    to use a strip of narrow painter's masking tape along the base of the
    coil to hold it together. This makes it easy to tranfer the rings to
    a length of copper wire for polishing in my vibratory tumbler. I too
    like to put the end of the coil holder in a vise so both hands are
    free for cutting. 

    I had never used a Foredom before, and have learned the hard way
    that the blade arbor has to be really tightened in place. 

    My biggest frustration has been the parallel usage of Metric &
    Imperial measurement in the industry -- and then mixed in with this,
    the differing ways of stating the gauge of wire. Example: a supplier
    sells 20 gauge but is it B&S or some other system of measurement? Is
    the weight an ounce or a troy ounce? The vendor does not always
    specify. A mandrel may be sized in fractions of an inch or in mm. I
    buy in both the US & Canada & this adds to the mix. My calipers have
    become my best friend! 

Marilyn
www.MarilynGardiner.com

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