Make a Cotter Pin Chain With Soft Flex Craft Wire: Conversations In Wire with James Browning
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- This chain making process is quick and easy in this step-by-step jewelry making tutorial. Watch James Browning, Soft Flex Company's resident craft wire expert, use copper craft wire for wire working to make your own personal jewelry chain. Making a cotter pin chain by hand will save you money, give you more control over the color of your chain and when using Soft Flex craft wire, it will be hypo-allergenic and non-tarnishing. Many wire findings and chain can be handmade with a few simple jewelry making tools. Learn how to use the Looprite pliers to consistently make the same size components. Making chains for jewelry will be your new favorite technique.
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Loops & hoops would be a great name for this!!
Thanks!
I know this video is 4 years old but I just wanted to say thank you! This is a life saver. I'm making a Shadowheart cosplay (from the game Baldurs Gate 3) and she has a chain like this in her hair. I have been looking for ages and those finished chains are either too heavy or too expensive. This is perfect!
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Thanks James. I had no idea how easy it was to make chain from scratch. I'm looking forward to doing some of that!
Thanks For watching Kim! Chaining is very fun, enjoy!!
I am definitely make some chokers
this was a really nice video !!
Thank you so much for watching!
I really like this chain. Thank you for sharing.
loved the tutorial ❤ more chain tutorials please
Thank you for watching! I will see what I can do! !James
Yay!!!!! James!! Ty
I love this. I think I'll do a bracelet and hammer the links before I assemble it. Thanks
Hi Emily! I love that idea! I would love to see your finished project. Please join us on the VIB facebook group!
This is great ! GOOD Job ! I've been wire working for a long time ..I'm so impressed , and happy for you !
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Going to try immediately!
Wonderful! We hope you enjoy the process!
Thank you for sharing this. I never thought it could be that easy.😀🤗💖
Thanks for watching Mary! We hope you give it a try.
Thanks so very much for sharing how to do this!! A big help! ♡
Awesome tutorial!! Ty!!
Thank you for watching!!
I love this chain! I think you did a great job!❤️
Thank you! ❤️
Thanks for sharing
Awesome design. Simple and crisp. Thank you for the instructional video.
So cool 😎 thanks for sharing this with me
Thank you for watching! ~James
Cotter pins were used in propeller type bombs that were dropped during World War II. The person who was responsible for dropping the bombs out of the planes would first have to pull the cotter pin out of the bomb before he dropped it so that it would start the propeller moving and allow the point of the bomb to be the first thing that struck the desired object. In order for the bombing crew to get credit for their mission they had to turn in the cotter pins to show that each bomb had been activated properly.
What an interesting piece of trivia! Thank you for sharing and thanks for watching!
Thank you, very nice chain.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing this video!
I'm beginner & will try to do the same 😉👌
Wonderful! Welcome to wire working! Thank you for watching! ~james
Thanks! Now I have so many new directions to go with this clever design.
Thank YOU for watching! I hope you enjoy the process! ~James
Ahhh thank you so much for this. I made a pendant and it's quite a delicate one, I like to make my own chain but all the chains I've made seemed too bulky and not delicate enough for this pendant. Finally I took to UA-cam for inspiration and after seeing many different chain ideas I found this and I love and works perfectly for what I need. ❤️
This was awesome. I wanna do this tomorrow!
Thank you for this particuler tutorial, i really love to learn deffrint tipe of chains, i well must try this designe,
Keep up the good,,..
Thank you I will try to make it greetings from Apple Valley California
I'm going to try to do this one. I really like it.❤thanks❤
You made this so easy thank you!
Thank you for watching! It's always my goal to make these projects accessible!!
Thank you 😊
I loved this video, just found you by chance Thanks for sharing I'm going to try and make this !
Thank you for such an informative video, such a lovely chain, looking forward to having a go, never tried a chain!!
Thank you for watching! Making chain is so relaxing and fun! Enjoy! ~James
Loved this video, I’m doing this!
I am so glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
That was so funny how you fessed up so quickly
LOL! Thanks! I try to show that even if you mess up, you can fix it! Thanks for watching! ~James
Awesome tutorial 🎉
Thank you so much for watching! ~James
Thanks 😊
Thats nice thanks :)
Awesome never saw a link like this before. Thanks🇨🇦
Its a very fun project! Thanks for watching! ~James
nice！Thankyou
thanks for this video ..
Thank you for watching! ~James
Mulțumesc 😊
I asked my son and husband what a cotter pin does. They said if you have a wheel, for example, the cotter pin is placed in a spot to secure the pieces of the wheel. I like the chain. I am going to try to make it.
Thats great info! Thank you! And thanks for watching! ~James
@@SoftFlexCompany Sure.
LOL, you had me at, "I don't know what it's used for honestly..."
Well, honesty is the best policy! ;) Thanks for watching! ~James
Fabulous
Thank you for watching!
Love this video. I am a beginner. I have trouble making the small two loops at the ends, any suggestions? Thank you James!!! Sue from Michigan
Hello! thank you for watching! there are a few things you can do. mark your size of loop on the round nose pliers, or buy the already marked ones and practice making loops on some scrap wire. do like 20 in a row. your body and brain will figure out the best way to do it and then you will have muscle memory for when you do it on your project! have fun! ~James
@@dragonling , good idea 👍😆
Your videos are awesome. Very easy for a beginner like me. I watched your rose ring first, I couldn’t stop myself. Lol I made 6 rose rings the first nite. Not sure where random red came from my name is Terry.
That is wonderful to hear! They are very fun to make! Thank you for watching and enjoy! ~James
Thank you so much for a great video. I’ve got my supplies and am ready. I like to do all my work by hand. No shortcuts. You are a good mentor.
If I choose to use bail making pliers instead of round nose, would I be able to make both loops at the same time or do you recommend differently?
Hi Pamela! I say give it a try, you want to use the smaller end of the bail making pliers because you dont want those loops to be too big! Let me know how it works!
Where can I purchase the exact wire you used?
The bare copper color of 18g Soft Flex Craft Wire can be found here - softflexcompany.com/soft-flex-craft-wire-18ga-1-024mm-21-ft-7-yd-6-m/
What brand of needle nose pliers are you using?
Can you show me how to make a clasp for the chain please? 😊
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Thank you for watching!
Thank you so much..
@James Browning 11111
But you did very good, very good work, but still my link.
I'm about half-way in, but I'm confused. Why not make the links the right size to begin with, rather than making them all too long and then cutting them down? Have I missed something?
Hi Kim, Thank you for watching! This is a great question. It may seem counter productive to make your wire lengths longer when you begin and cut off excess in the process, however, unless you are an expert in making these, you are going to want a little wiggle room to be able to even out your ends after you have made the bends. Also, my videos are beginner videos and are meant as a guideline. you are welcome to create your own process after you get the hang of the general idea!
@@dragonling Yes, that makes sense! Thanks for the input! This is a great design. Tfs!
I thought the same. I love to have precise sizing of the wire. Because of my short memory, when I make my projects I generally make sample items (let's say a link like that) in different sizes, then open them up and straighten the wire and measure it, then I write the lenghts in my project notebook for future reference. 🙂
Conozco mi trabajo mis ideas y mis inventos yo invente ese link en los años 80's todos mis inventos los invente para mi, que los energumeno me lo hayan quitado es otra cosa
Take your lies elsewhere, cotter pins where invented before WW1. Unless your ~120 years old this isn't even possible. At least check your facts before lmao
Bobby pins are cotter pins but maybe this doesn’t help much
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_pin or cotter pin. I'm making the bracelet in copper 1 mm right now and it's going great so far. Thank you for uploading this tutorial.