How to make a gorgeous mixed metal braided ring
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- Опубліковано 30 бер 2018
- In this video I will be showing you how to make this mixed metal braided ring from just wire and sheet metal. You are going to need to get your hands on some brass sheet metal along with 2mm copper wire and 1.3mm brass wire.
Here are the metals I use and where to get order them online. 😀
Wire:
16Ga Copper wire - amzn.to/2sQsTTH
16Ga Brass wire - amzn.to/2JA3PuC
12Ga Brass wire - amzn.to/2sH77Tl
12Ga Copper wire - amzn.to/2M8LtiE
Sheet Metal:
22Ga Brass sheet metal - amzn.to/2sMRuIY
22Ga Brass sheet metal - amzn.to/2JvSwk5
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Here are the metals I use and where to get order them online. 😀
Wire:
16Ga Copper wire - amzn.to/2sQsTTH
16Ga Brass wire - amzn.to/2JA3PuC
12Ga Brass wire - amzn.to/2sH77Tl
12Ga Copper wire - amzn.to/2M8LtiE
Sheet Metal:
22Ga Brass sheet metal - amzn.to/2sMRuIY
22Ga Brass sheet metal - amzn.to/2JvSwk5
Hi, are you using half hard or dead soft material?
@@AcupuncturebyStorm when it comes to copper and brass I ready don't know. If I had to guess, my sheet metal is half hard and my wire is soft but this really doesn't matter much to me seeing that I heat and anneal all of my work to make it softer and easier to work with.
GomeowCreations how thick is the Metal you use
Well I have links to that I use in the first comment on this video but I use 16ga wire and 22ga sheet metal. 😁👍
Thanks
I’m glad that he leaves the mistakes - I learned a lot that way.
Yeah I try to leave in stuff like that to help people because I know that people will run into problems 😊
Thanks to you I managed to make this ring and it actually turned out great! Thanks for explaining everything so well! :)
I like the way it looks like on the beginning on the spot where the solder
Really love this design! Thanks for sharing and including your mistakes! :)
Ever done a video on flux, pickling, as well as heating the ring? That’s where things start to come across a foreign language for me. Lol. You made that look easy!
I do have some videos on those topics.
Here are two that show how to make a simple ring:
ua-cam.com/video/7Z0fC8-ETJw/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/5J_FmytCzp8/v-deo.html
An this video is about pickling, I will need to make a new updated video on this soon:
ua-cam.com/video/uCjiOmua09M/v-deo.html
If you have any more questions please feel free to ask.
Like the way you explain everything in detail 👍🏼👌🏼
Excellent! Thank you!
Thank you. That was a great vid!
I like both rings , but for my taste I prefer this 2nd one you made. You are awesome!
Outstanding , and great teaching method !!! I'm a retired Tool Maker and still learned things and was captivated through the entire video!!! Thanks for sharing these techniques and lessons !!!
Well thank you! What tools did you make?
Thank you so so much for sharing your mistakes! It's so helpful!
No problem at all. A lot of people think of mistakes as only a negative but I see them more as a learning experience 😀
I like the second one better! Thanks for sharing - can't wait to try it.
What do you mean by second one? 😀
Such a great tutorial!! I made one yesterday and I'll send you a picture now. Thank you so much.
I saw your picture and I like how it came out, great job!
Amazing Work! Thank you for taking the time doing this tutorial and sharing your knowledge .
Thanks Randy, this is great!
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This is so much more fascinating than I thought it was going to be, seriously. Thank you so much for this video.
Thanks and I'm happy to hear that you liked the video. 😊👍
Nice Video. Thanks you for sharing your techniques!
Thank you for watching 😁👍
Thank you for a great tutorial. Excellent description including the oops 😊
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When I make cuffs or rings like this I roll the coiled wire through my rolling mill. Leaves the pattern nicely.
Cool! Thank you for sharing!
Great work! ❤️
I really like your work and teaching style. Thanks for sharing your experience.
So cool
I like the most
I love this, I need to start learning a lost trade
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you
Thank you for watching it ⚒️
Very cool
Excellent video!
What a great job you did here. You are a terrific teacher...
Thank you very much! 😀
Nice! Thank you! Love your videos!
Thank you! I'm always happy to hear that people like my videos! 👍😀
Nice! Thanks!
No problem and thank you for watching 😁
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I don't like perfect videos, I prefer those where you can see how you troubleshoot, they are so much more rewarding! thank you for sharing, wonderful patterns! :)
I do try to show common problems or at least talk about problems I have had in the past making the piece to help people out seeing that I know that problems happen.
Love your videos!
Thank you!
Great job👍
Learned a lot
Thank you awsome video
Thank you for watching it 😀
Precioso.
Nice job. Thnx for sharing.
Thanks 😊
nice work
Love it
I needed this math in my life. I didn't know that if you add the thickness of the material before multiplying by 3.14 that you could get such an exact measurement. It's gonna make life much easier.
Yeah, when I first started I had the hardest time making rings the right size on my first try. I had a book that had some default measurements for different ring sizes but it didn't always match the thickness of the metal I was using. I came a crossed this little bit of math on a very poor quality video that, if I'm remembering right it wasn't even in English(I don't speak any other languages other than English) but I saw them use this simple math problem to make circle for the work that they made. Seeing that rings are just fancy circles, I took this bit of math and now I use it all the time. (Diameter+Thickness)*3.14 👍
Actually, it can be even more precise. The formula you're using is 2*pi*r, with r being the radius, or pi*d, with d being the diameter. However, the thickness of the metal gets added on both sides of the ring, since it's part of the radius, not the diameter. So to be completely correct, you can use (diameter+2*thickness)*3.14. Why it's been working out for you is probably because the extra 0.8mm in this case rounds gets lost in the actual inaccuracies of the ringmaking, filing here and hammering it out a little bit more, but especially when using thicker material, it starts to play a more important role. Just so you know! :)
Thanks for the info, I will definitely give that a try. :)
The (diameter + thickness)*pi for the length of the wire comes from the assumption that if you draw an imaginary curve through the center of the wire and then bend it, the length of this curve does not change. This is a reasonable assumption given that there is going to be compression on the inside of the curve and extension on the outside. I'm sure its not perfect, but certainly better than neglecting the thickness all together. What you give, (diameter + 2*thickness)*pi, would follow from assuming that whatever imaginary curve becomes the outside of the circle upon bending it, this length is the same as that of the unbent wire. Surely thats not very good though as you know it will expand a little. Id say, without any knowledge of the material being bent, it is best to assume the path along its center remains the same in length which leads to the formula given previously: length = (diameter + thickness)*pi.
Enjoy your videos. You’re a great teacher!
Well thank you very much 😊
GomeowCreations You’re welcome 😉
Thanks for this..............
No problem and thank you for watching.😀
Beautiful ring, definitely gonna be making on of these! I need the practice and like a challenge 😁
Let me know how it turns out. 😊👍
Me encantó
This is a really cool video!!! Thanks you for this! :)
Thank for watching it 😄
Very nice
Ineed to learn this
that would be nice around a silver mate straw, used to drink a south american type of tea
I had to look up what a silver mate straw was lol, those are designed in a very interesting way.
Thank you for the video it helped me learn a lot!
No problem 😊👍
Great tutorial mate!
Thanks 😊 I'm uploading a new video as I type this haha
Not too sure about the math but love to watch the product at the end. ❤ the work.
Well thank you and the math is very simple after you use it a bit
It is at least a bit of a relief to me to see I'm not the only one who solder hates lol. It is such a pain in the ass!
Haha yeah, soldering can be a pain at times
The rings look awesome man! I've been meaning to try make a channel ring with silver so I can inlay wood into it :)
Thank you very much! I'm working on a video how showing how to make a silver ring with a stone inlay. I would be interested to see your silver and wood ring once you get it done.
If you ever find that copper (or copper alloys such as brass) turn your finger green, try adding silver for the part that comes in contact with your hand. Even 0.2 mm should stand the test of time. Great ring by the way, I should like to make a similar one in yellow and rose gold. When a I can afford it off course :)
You're right, copper can turn your skin green, a lacquer paint or resin coating would keep that from happening but using silver in the first place would be the easiest do it though. Thank you and I'm sure your could make one just like it with no problem. Haha 😀👍⚒️
No coating will last long for a ring that's worn everyday. 1 mm is probably more than enough
Haha, that is also why I made a video showing how to make a simpler ring out of silver, brass and copper. ua-cam.com/video/qPrXRBLAbZE/v-deo.html
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Thank you for the video, it's very helpful for a beginner like me.
Can I ask what do you call the measurement you used at first in the video please ? Thank you!
Are you talking about the 6mm measurement for the band width?
Hello mate! I must say that I appreciate your work! What marerial do you use to welding? Thanks
Well thank you and I use silver solder. It's about 75% silver if I'm remembering right.
not bad.
I liked it even with the raised center before you filed it down.
Does the solder leave a silver color on the ring ?
Do you have to buff that off ?
You will see silver on it but you can clean it up and you wouldn't see it unless you are looking for it
I enjoyed the video, so I have subscribed and liked your channel 👍
Glen 👍
thanks for the detailed lesson
what do you use to pickle the metal? vinegar?, muriatic acid?, lye?
Thanks for watching!
I used a pickling compound that you can find here amzn.to/2IZp4H9
I also sometimes use salt and vinegar at times. 😀
you da man!
Haha, thanks 😄👍
You can also put it on a drill and hold the file wile you spin the ring
Yeah you can do that too. You would have to make something that would hold the ring and fit into the drill.
Nice job
Thank you 😀
That was amazing! It is so much fun watching you create. I've been wire wrapping pendants but I want to learn how to set bezel, so I've been watching lots of your videos! Is it a lot harder to set bezel in copper than silver? I like working with copper but one of my friend said that it is harder to solder with copper. Thank you for the amazing video!
I have been hearing a lot lately that copper is harder to solder compared to silver but I really don't feel that it's that different. I did learn how to solder and metal work with copper first so I might just be use to it though. As for the bezel setting, silver is easier to work with seeing that most bezel wires your get are made from fine silver and is a lot easier to bend and mold with hand tools. That being said it's not impossible to do the same with copper and brass as long as you use thin metal. 😎
GomeowCreations ahh ok! I'll definitely give it a go and see! Thank you so much for your response!
Nice ring enjoyed the video
I'm happy to hear that you liked my video. 😄👍
I want a rolling mill damn it!
It was hard parting with the money to buy this roller mill but it has helped me save a lot of money using it to take my old silver and turn it into wire or sheet metal.
You can also deal with the buffing heat problem with a little container of water next to you and dipping a lot. Buffing compounds are in wax so the water doesn't affect the buffing. No need to dry.
Well thank you, I have been using silicon finger guards as of late that have been very helpful.
Wonderful!
Why you múltiply for 3.14???
easier to use half round wire for the outside, you can also go with a 3 wire twist, anneal, then hammer is flat slowly. doing these two steps saves a good bit of material and labor.
I have changed up the outer bands to square wire and that seems to fix all my problems 😁
Gosh you work fast. ;-) I was going to ask how you keep your fingers do clean, but then you started polishing.
Aww the power of speeding up the video haha. Yeah, polishing does make a mess and get on everything. 😅
Very nice work
Thank you very much.
Thanks for the vid. your voice reminds me of Kip from Napoleon Dynamite. ;o)
No problem and I don't know if I should be happy or sad that I sound like Kip haha.
That's easy small bolt nut and two flat washers round piece of rubber put it inside the ring and tighten the nut till the rubber expands into the ring .
That is a very good idea, I will have to give that a try when I'm doing an inlay
Eu quero
Very good 👑
Well thank you 😀
You should have a solidly mounted vice and pull on the drill when making twisted wire. It will remain more uniform and straight that way.
Haha yeah, I wish this video came out better...
Yeah being able to pull on the wire as you spin it is kinda a must to make it uniform like you said. I still haven't mounted that little vice but I found if I hold it and the drill and pull them it works about the same. I just don't have the room to mount stuff....😅
@@GomeowCreations Well, you seem to have room for quite a lot of fancy equipment, but whatever. I think I also noticed your rolling mill dancing around while you tried to use it. Still, I appreciate your efforts and videos. Cheers.
Watch out, we got a badass over here!
That look realy good mate. What did you mean by pickling them? Also do you put anything on your rings to stop them tarnishing over time? I tried a spray on Lacqur on a ring I made but it didn't work to well.
Thank you very much and pickling is the act of putting metal into an acid bath to remove the oxidation, fire scale and flux residue to make the metal clean. Solder will only flow on clean metal. This also makes it so you can polish and finish your work. As for the Lacquer I use Permalac Clearcoat amzn.to/2kxqute Also I'm working on a full video talking about what pickle is and how to work with it right now so keep an eye out for it in the very near future.
GomeowCreations cool thanks pal
Hello! Thank so you much for your in depth videos! I am learning so much. Could I ask what type of solder can i use (sorry that is such a newbie question) do I have to only use some jewelry specialty kind of solder?
Hello Lauren! Thank you for taking that time to watch my videos 😀👍
Don't worry about asking newbie questions, I'm more than happy to help.
So when it comes to solder a lot of people thing they can use the solder they made for electronics or plumbing. Well these should not be used at all for making jewelry. The solder you want you is silver solder, it comes in different type that melt at different temperatures. Even if you are making things using copper and brass you are going to want to use silver solder. Here is a link to a set that comes with easy, med and hard solder. amzn.to/2CQZ11J
Hard solder is used first on your work. It melts at the highest melting point so You want to use it for your first solder joints. As an example I used it on the center band and the outer bands for this video.
Med solder has a little lower melting point. I used this to put the out bands onto the ring. If I used hard solder for everything I would risk the fist solder joints flowing again or even coming apart.
Easy solder is used only on the last bit of you work if you need to add more solder points. Kinda like small details or if you need to add something and you have already use the other solders.
Oh and you can't use a soldering iron with this solder so you need a torch. One other thing you need is some kind of high temp flux like this amzn.to/2xczb2l
I need to make a video on solder and torches and I might work in that soon but if you have any more questions please feel free to ask.
I’m just starting out and I cannot thank you 🙏 enough for taking the time to write all of this down. This is exactly what I have been stuck on for the past 3 days. Thank you for explaining it all so clearly! I will be writing all this down. I look forward to your next video 😀
No problem 😁👍 oh and just a heads up I'm doing a live stream tomorrow showing how to do some piercing cutting and chatting with my views. So if you can I suggest checking it out if your interested. Well have a good night 😀
That sounds awesome 😀 thank you for the invite! I will definitely check it out. Thank you again for being so helpful! Have yourself a wonderful night as well.
Nice ring! Will you be able to see the seal?
Do you have to use different types of solder for different metals or is one type good for brass, copper, gold and silver? (Not talking about hardness). Thanks! Love your videos!!
I use silver solder on everything, copper, brass and silver. For gold you want to use gold solder if you are soldering gold to gold. There are yellow solders that you can use on brass so it will help hide the solder joint and the same with copper but for me they always look more silver in color so I just use the real silver solder. 😁👍
@@GomeowCreations thanks!!🙌
Should have soldered all the pieces together. With only usin 4 locations on the outsides of the rings, you also have 4 spots where it’s not connected which gives it an unfinished look. The ring itself looks badass, it’s just the fact that you didn’t fully connect the copper outside to the copper inside that makes it look choppy.
Yeah that was a problem and I have fixed that by using a lot more solder. 😁👍
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I’m just beginning to get into soldering, and am setting up a wide band silver ring. As it’s too thin a gauge to stand alone, I was going to add some red brass bands on either side. I have difficulty measuring the way you describe (you don’t say what your final measurement represents- I assume it’s millimeters?) anyway- is it possible to join the various bands of metal before bending the whole into a ring? (That was my approach.)
Yeah I do all of my work in millimeters. I guess you could solder the bands together before rounding them but it might end up being harder to get everything to work right but it would be worth a try.
GomeowCreations yeah, I can see lining things up is going to be a bear.
So after spending a week learning, ive come back and watched your video more thoroughly, and I’m really grateful for the time you took to make it, plus the sharing of your knowledge. At this point I’ve conceded that it’s better to do as you have done, and fit the metals together as rings rather than as flat pieces- I’ve had to scrub some of my details, but that’s ok; I’d rather create something that works.
Awesome work, and great tutorial! Thanks!
No problem and I was happy to help and that's for letting me know how it turned out . If you haven't already seen this video it might also help with some ring designs ua-cam.com/video/xXi6gbt7k_g/v-deo.html
Super cool! Will you be doing the pearl video next?
We will see haha
I think you wound the wire tighter then the first one, if that is the case it made it thicker and protruded more.
yeah it could be 😅
you've earned a sub mr :)
Thank you and I'm happy to have you as a subscriber 😀👍
I love your rings have you thought about making a spinner ring
I will be making a video on how to make a spinner ring soon. 😀
I recommend getting a draw plate it helps a lot
You're right, a draw plate would help a lot. I need to make room for that in the near future.😀
Its a nice piece though i do like it a lot, also an idea for when you get a draw plate pull the twisted wire through to make it more flush, just something extra to use if you wish to.
Thanks the funny thing is the wire I ordered for this video happened to come the day after I made it haha so I made another video making a similar ring but in silver, copper and brass.
Thanks for showing how to resolder when it did not go the way you wanted it to. Could you have soldered the rings separately?
Yeah you can just add one at a time of you wants to 😊
@@GomeowCreations Would you use medium solder and then easy solder or stay with the easy for each ring if done separately?
god video
What would you do so the interior braid/twist can spin freely?
I'm going to making a video on that soon 😀👍
That would be awsome.
For the gold what type of soldering you use?😮🤔
Gold solder of the same color of gold you are working with
So im a beginner in ring making and recently i made a ring with a material that was not steel but when i put it on it left a black residue I thought it was brass but im confused now. What was the material i used?
What color is the metal? Also copper and brass will leave marks in your skin over time, normally green if you don't seal the metals with some kind of clear coating
Hi Would you by any chance know how to make a spin ring I've always wanted to how to make one
I do and I will be making a video on it soon.
Ok cool thank you can't wait to see it
how do you keep the copper from turning your finger green?
The best way is not to use copper at all but if you must use copper I suggest using silver on the inside of the band. You can also coat the copper in a hard clear resin or clear coat.
I have made this ring only I used 1mm square wire for the sides instead of the round. When finished the base and sides blended in and no seems was visible. Just another option.
Looking back square wire is going to be a must to make sure the sides have no seems. 😄👍
what are the pliers called that you had in that third hand?
They are called cross-lock tweezers, here is were I got them amzn.to/2IbTNjx I would suggest getting a set the comes with the a base. I had to modify my set to fit with a different base, so I highly suggest getting the right one. 😀
I have the same caliper. ....best 12 bucks I spent....close enough
Yeah, they work perfectly for this kind of work. 😄👍⚒️
GomeowCreations I agree the ring came out great is that what you do for a living or just a hobby ? Like to try it myself. ....thanks for the inspiration! 😆
Thanks and I'm trying to turn this into my main income stream but right now I work a full time job and use all of my free to work on my channel or channel related things. 🙃
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I have a ring like this, except the centre wire is not soldered, leaving it to spin. My own private fidget spinner.
Nice, I made a video how to make this ring into a spinner ring. ua-cam.com/video/qbgAt05cePs/v-deo.html 😀