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Monday, January 14, 2008

HOW TO START?


Ok, you had known the standard and basic tools needed for your first D.I.Y jewelry.
then, how to make it? Here i'll give a basic skill to bend, loops and etc for your guide.
but you need to wait till next week for my new post. ( I'm got lot work!! if i can get an extra free time ). Just click the advert if you need the tools full at your making box. :>

see you again. next week.
The recommended jewelry making hand tools are the following:
  • Nylon Jaw Pliers (for straightening wire and flattening wire components)
  • Ruler (for measuring wire)
  • Step Jaw Pliers (for making loops with standard sizes)
  • Chasing Hammer (for hardening wire components)
  • Anvil or Bench Block (for hardening wire components)
  • Cup Bur (for rounding the end/removing the burrs on cut wire)
  • Loop Closing or Bent Closing Pliers (for closing loops)

Finally, as you can imagine, me recommend a WigJig jewelry making jig. For making jewelry your best and most versatile jig is WigJig Centaur. I'm also recommend a selection of Super Pegs for the jig you choose and perhaps the Spiral Maker for the jig you choose. If you choose the WigJig Centaur, the Super Pegs and Spiral Maker for the Delphi would be the appropriate set.

BEGINNERS TOOLS

For making jewelry the WigJig way we divide the tools required into a few basic categories. We have hand tools and our WigJig tools. We also have mandatory tools and optional tools. Let's start with a discussion of the hand tools required.

The mandatory hand tools required are shown below. You will not be successful in making jewelry without these four jewelry making hand tools. You can find a flush cutter, round nose pliers and chain nose and bent chain nose tools in one of our beginners tool kits.

flash cutter --- round nose pliers --- chain/bent nose pliers

Thursday, January 3, 2008

JEWELRY MAKING TOOLS

For making jewelry the WigJig way we divide the tools required into a few basic categories. We have hand tools and our WigJig tools. We also have mandatory tools and optional tools. Let's start with a discussion of the hand tools required.

The mandatory hand tools required are shown below. You will not be successful in making jewelry without these four jewelry making hand tools. You can find a flush cutter, round nose pliers and chain nose and bent chain nose tools in one of our beginners tool kits.