![]() ![]() Making the joint side a little flat will help the ends meet perfectly. There should be absolutely no light passing between the two ends. Don’t bother with a mandrel and don’t worry about the shape being perfectly round or even, but do be sure that the ends meet up perfectly (in a butt joint). Use your fingers and flat-nose pliers to curve the wire into an oval ring.Then file off a tiny bit of the flat, interior side of the wire (as shown by the red arrow in the photo at right) to make room for soldering. File and pre-form: File the ends flawlessly even so they will match up perfectly and your band(s) will be seamless.Don’t use wire cutters, because they’ll pinch the ends into points instead of cutting them evenly and straight then you’ll have to file more, wasting metal. Using the jeweler’s saw strung with a lubricated 4/0 saw blade, saw on the marks using a smooth, fluid sawing motion. ![]() ![]() Use this as a guide to mark the length on your wire.
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