Jewelers Cutting Sheet Metal
Cutting wire or metal is all about the right tool for the job most wire used for jewelry making is soft relatively made of silver copper gold filled brass or bronze.
Jewelers cutting sheet metal. The ability to fabricate parts from sheet metal is a basic albeit important skill when it comes to creating jewelry by hand. Looking for someone who is skilled can cut a design out of sheet metal with a jewelers saw and do a decent job. Metal disk and shape cutters provide a great shortcut for jeweler s wanting to create custom metal blanks and jewelry components. 24 gauge makes a nice medium weight cuff bracelet for example.
These tools allow you to cut several consistent sizes of circles and discs from sheet metal with little effort. For 24 gauge sheet and thinner i jump down to 4 0. If you mean the 5 mil. 6 inches overall 1 13 16 inch cutting area.
Get it as soon as wed sep 30. 20 guage or thicker nickel silver alloy. Cutting sheet metal is a whole different animal use a jewelers saw or a shear. It doesn t require many tools and its a great way to bring your own designs to life.
The finer teeth of the 4 0 blade make cutting thin metal much easier. The motion will keep the blade from breaking. Double headed sheet metal cutting machine electric drill accessories punch cutting tool kit. 30 to 24 gauge.
This instructable introduces the tools and techniques you ll need to create finished jewelry from precious sheet metal. For cutting large pieces of sheet metal a bench shear is more appropriate. 0 5mm copper sheet would be 0 019685 inches thick around 24 gauge and snips would be recommended for cutting. 38 to 20 gauge.
Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. These shears can be used to cut both soft wires and sheet metal. If that is your preference by sawing filing sanding and polishing the metal before attaching jump rings to a necklace chain or key ring. Tronex small 50 degree angulated cutter.
Sheetmetal jewelry cutting demo. I default to size 2 0 saw blades for 22 gauge metal sheet and higher kate says. We ll walk through the steps to create a chevron pendant or keychain from copper or sterling silver etc. The rounded handles are designed to fit nicely in the curve of your hand.
Only 7 left in stock order soon. Turning a corner can also snap a blade so saw in place as the blade turns. I commonly use 24 and 26 gauge for making jewelry and enameling. The design is a wolfs hook 1 1 16 length and 3 4 wide.