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How to create hammered bracelets by Cookson-Clal Rigid hammered silver bracelets are a simple and elegant classic. They look great in different thicknesses or as a single wide bracelet for a boho style. This is a guide to creating a trio of hammered bracelets of different widths: two 2mm wide, one 3mm wide, and a small jump ring to join them together. Follow our step-by-step guide on how to make hammered rigid silver bracelets, explaining the jewelry tools you'll need and the techniques to use. You will need: 2 silver threads 2 mm wide and 22 cm long, 1 silver thread 3 mm wide and 22 cm long, 1 silver thread 3 mm wide and 4 cm long, steel ruler , fine permanent marker, half-round pliers , medium solder strip and low temperature solder strip, borax powder and plate , flux brush, hand torch , brass tweezers , stripping powder , adjustable hacksaw , needle file flat , sandpaper , chiseling hammer , mandrel for round bracelets, mandrel for rings, steel work block , drum polisher. Paso 1 Measure and mark 22cm length of your silver thread. With 22 cm we will obtain a bracelet of approximately 7 cm in diameter.
Cut the thread with a hacksaw and file the ends with a flat needle file. Smooth the ends with fine sandpaper. Paso 2 Use the half-round pliers to bend the silver thread and match the ends carefully. Don't worry about getting a perfect rounded shape now, but make sure you get a joint that fits perfectly. File the ends with a flat needle file to make them fit. Paso 3 Fit the ends together carefully and add the middle solder strip. Solder the ends of the bracelet together, remembering to heat the entire bracelet, before soldering the joint. Paso 4 Cool and clean Phone Number List the bracelet with stripper. Clean the joint with sandpaper. Paso 5 Place the bracelet on your bracelet mandrel and hammer its entire surface with a chiseling hammer. It is easier to rotate the bracelet little by little while keeping the hammer at a stable angle. Place the bracelet on a steel block and hammer the entire side surface. Flip the bracelet over and repeat. Repeat steps 1 to 5 with the other 2mm silver thread and the 3mm silver thread until you have formed all three hammered bracelets. Paso 6 Take the silver thread 3 mm wide and 4 cm long and follow steps one to four.
This time, use a low temperature solder strip. Take the small ring you just soldered and place it on a ring mandrel. Then she hammered the sides. Paso 7 Once the ring is perfectly round, use a hacksaw to cut the solder joint. It may seem strange, but it's the easiest way to make sure your ring is perfectly circular. Paso 8 Open the jump ring and place the hammered rigid silver bracelets inside. Hold the ring with the brass pliers and apply the solder strip at low temperature. Alternatively, solder paste is great for jobs like this to keep everything securely in place. You won't need flux if you are using solder paste as it is included in the mix. Solder the joint. Paso 9 Cool the entire part and clean the ring joint seal. You can hammer both sides again to smooth the joint. Paso 10 Strip the entire piece, rinse it under the tap and give it a good polish. This will further harden the hammered bracelets and give them a fantastic shine.
Cut the thread with a hacksaw and file the ends with a flat needle file. Smooth the ends with fine sandpaper. Paso 2 Use the half-round pliers to bend the silver thread and match the ends carefully. Don't worry about getting a perfect rounded shape now, but make sure you get a joint that fits perfectly. File the ends with a flat needle file to make them fit. Paso 3 Fit the ends together carefully and add the middle solder strip. Solder the ends of the bracelet together, remembering to heat the entire bracelet, before soldering the joint. Paso 4 Cool and clean Phone Number List the bracelet with stripper. Clean the joint with sandpaper. Paso 5 Place the bracelet on your bracelet mandrel and hammer its entire surface with a chiseling hammer. It is easier to rotate the bracelet little by little while keeping the hammer at a stable angle. Place the bracelet on a steel block and hammer the entire side surface. Flip the bracelet over and repeat. Repeat steps 1 to 5 with the other 2mm silver thread and the 3mm silver thread until you have formed all three hammered bracelets. Paso 6 Take the silver thread 3 mm wide and 4 cm long and follow steps one to four.
This time, use a low temperature solder strip. Take the small ring you just soldered and place it on a ring mandrel. Then she hammered the sides. Paso 7 Once the ring is perfectly round, use a hacksaw to cut the solder joint. It may seem strange, but it's the easiest way to make sure your ring is perfectly circular. Paso 8 Open the jump ring and place the hammered rigid silver bracelets inside. Hold the ring with the brass pliers and apply the solder strip at low temperature. Alternatively, solder paste is great for jobs like this to keep everything securely in place. You won't need flux if you are using solder paste as it is included in the mix. Solder the joint. Paso 9 Cool the entire part and clean the ring joint seal. You can hammer both sides again to smooth the joint. Paso 10 Strip the entire piece, rinse it under the tap and give it a good polish. This will further harden the hammered bracelets and give them a fantastic shine.