[Jewelry making - Article 00119] - Re: [Orchid] Unsoldered jump rings unprofessional?

[Phillip]

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Hello Mike,

    No don't use glue. That would be unprofessional. I have never agreed
    with the idea that jump rings _must_ be soldered. In my
    apprenticeship I often saw old worn out chains with jump rings that
    were not soldered and part of the jump ring might be paper thin yet
    the unsoledered join was still fairly closed. As long as you make
    sure the jump ring ring is strong enough to last it won't be a
    problem functionally. 

Phillip
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