[Jewelry making - Article 01161] - [Orchid] Breaking Jumpringer Blades...

[Bev Ludlow]

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    Has anyone a hint about how to use the Jumpringer without breaking
    those horribly expensive blades? I have the blade holder tightened &
    aligned correctly, as far as I can tell. I have tried putting a
    small piece of wood dowel at the end to hold the coil in place.
    Sometimes, everything works just fine, then the next time I try to
    cut a coil (especially very small rings) the blade chips. I'm also
    having difficulty sometimes with the cut coil not staying "upright,"
    so some rings get nicked. 

    I'm sure these issues have all been responded to before, but I
    couldn't find answers in the archives. 

Bev L
Renaissance Jewelry
www.wirewrapjeweler.com

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