[Jewelry making - Article 00740] - Re: [Orchid] Chain making resources

[Connie]

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Hello Indika,

>     When making this type of chains don't we need to solder jump ring
>     by jump ring. 

    It would be very nice to solder them all, but the force is
    distributed among all the jump rings evenly and they are not pulled
    enough to open. Also, the rings are half hard when starting and many
    people tumble the finished chain which hardens them further.
    Soldering would anneal them and then they could distort with force. 

    The way they are made, the rings do not even distort. There is a lot
    of information on this on the Urban Maille website
    (www.urbanmaille.com). 

    The few rings near the clasp can have disproportionate force on them,
    and therefore I (and others) do solder those. 

Connie
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