Sand Wedge Graph
Sand Wedge Graph
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US $.99
Jewelry templates are very easy to make, if you have wood saw and a drill. Templates double wire design easy. I prefer the homemade variety template from the pins are stationary and do not wobble when bending the wire.
Materials needed:
4 "x 4" x2 "piece thick wood
1 / 8 x 1 "brad nails
1 / 4 "diameter wooden dowel
20 wire gauge practice
drill
1 / 4 "drill bit
wooden mallet or rubber
anvil block or strong
sierra
graph paper
file or burr cup
round nose pliers
cutting pliers
Sharpie pen
To begin, find a piece of wood at least 4 "x 4" x 2 "thick. One more piece fine wood can be used, but the 2 "thickness adds weight and stability to the template. This size should be large enough to make several templates in the same block of wood.
Draw the design on graph paper with a soft pencil.
Points mark the places to put nails or pins (for the long corners) to bend.
Turn the paper in the wood block and draw the design. This will make a search light. Another method to duplicate the design (If you have a prototype) is drawn around the item in the block of wood.
We will make an ear wire template as an example.
A place pin, drill a 1 / 4 "bit 1 / 2" in the block of wood. Establish a drill to this depth or the depth mark with tape on the bit. Court Part pin 1 1 / 4 -1 1 / 2 inch long. Sand off the edges or slightly at one end. Insert the stem into the hole and shaved the mallet used to crush firmly on the wooden block.
Mark a cross on the top of the plug to split it into four equal parts. (Some designs may use a cross marked on the wood block.) In the position of the 3 3 / 16 "away from the spike, marks a point (position 1). The position of the 6 7 / 16" away from Tang, make a point (position 2). 5 / 16 "below the last point in a line parallel and adjacent to Position 2, mark a point (position 3). Position 3 gives a slight bend in the tip of the ear wire. The surface of brad nails must be filed or ground to make the elimination of items easy to form the template. Unit brad nails 1 / 4 "at each position. For other, smaller pins can be used with matching pieces drilling diameter.
To save face wire cable to make a hearing or prototype, size 20 threads mark practice in increments of Sharpie 1 inch. With round-nose pliers will make a loop large enough to accommodate the brad in position 1. Put on brad loop in position 1 with the opening of loop to the shank, bend around ears, and bend between pin and Brad at position 2, and turn to position 3. Cut the wire in position 3. Remove cable ear template or prototype.
To attach the ear wire or prototype, where an anvil block or hitting, hitting several times with a rubber hammer. This hardened metal fabrication, brittle. Never pound cross wires from the wires might break. Smooth the ends of the cables of the ear with a file or a cup strawberry.
Sharpie brand Determine the length of wire used. Mark a line of longitude, more than 1 / 4 "in the block of wood. This will facilitate the measurement of wire for future projects.
Templates can do to make your ear wires with beads, a variety of shapes and longer tails. With imagination the possibilities of doubling jewelry designs made by bending the wire pieces are endless.
Although the complete template looks rough, it works very well.
Peggy Barnette, self taught jewelry designer, webmaster Gemstone Bead Jewelry http://www.gemstonebeadjewelry.com/, blog http://gemstonebeadjewelry.blogspot.com, life long participant in various crafting hobbies, designed, produced and coordinated wardrobe for state beauty pageant participant, BS Institutional Management, MS Nutrition