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Everything Else / How to get a cuban link to lay flat without looping back on itself?
« on: April 22, 2023, 01:53:24 PM »
I just started venturing into making my own jewelry and decided as a cuban link for my first project. I have made two so far and each time have gotten better although it's not where I would like it to be. The biggest issue I'm having is when I start to twist it, I can't get the links to stay twisted when I remove it from the vice... it just unwraps and doesn't hold it's shape.
How can I avoid this? Maybe I'm not twisting them tight enough? My wire is 1.6mm and the inner diameter of my links is around 3.4mm so they're very tight before twisting but still have a bit of room to move. I should also mention that I am annealing the chain every few twists to help it go a bit easier.
How can I avoid this? Maybe I'm not twisting them tight enough? My wire is 1.6mm and the inner diameter of my links is around 3.4mm so they're very tight before twisting but still have a bit of room to move. I should also mention that I am annealing the chain every few twists to help it go a bit easier.