Re: + (Maurizio Amadei)
It took a lot of digging but I got all the wire here:
www.artbeads.com
The wire you'll need is gauges 14, 12, and 10
Be sure to get them as full round, half hard (very stiff but still bendable but will keep its shape once bent).
Upon examining the photos of the chain on mindtrive (and other sites) you can see that the moebius rings drop down in size and gauge as you get closer to the wallet proper. More rings are thus of gauge 14 than 12 and 10 (10 being the least... probably like 3 rings).
The wire is pricey. I roughly determined that I need 8 feet in total to make two wallets with chains and that was about $100. Remember, since you're making rings out of the wire you'll need a bunch of other supplies as well:
- flux (to coat the hammered rings when you're going to solder them)
- solder
- clips and stands to hold the rings as you heat them
- acetylene torch
- various "pickling" chemicals needed to remove the burnt on flux
- and ideally a rawhide hammer (doesnt leave nicks or dents) and a ringmaker's stand & graded cone to hammer around
Unfortunately this project really can't be done right, or done well with just pliers at home and it's going to be time consuming... but fun!
I will start a DIY thread on the chain once I begin the process (either this weekend or early next week). I won't derail the thread any further and i'll cut and paste this part to start it off :)
It took a lot of digging but I got all the wire here:
www.artbeads.com
The wire you'll need is gauges 14, 12, and 10
Be sure to get them as full round, half hard (very stiff but still bendable but will keep its shape once bent).
Upon examining the photos of the chain on mindtrive (and other sites) you can see that the moebius rings drop down in size and gauge as you get closer to the wallet proper. More rings are thus of gauge 14 than 12 and 10 (10 being the least... probably like 3 rings).
The wire is pricey. I roughly determined that I need 8 feet in total to make two wallets with chains and that was about $100. Remember, since you're making rings out of the wire you'll need a bunch of other supplies as well:
- flux (to coat the hammered rings when you're going to solder them)
- solder
- clips and stands to hold the rings as you heat them
- acetylene torch
- various "pickling" chemicals needed to remove the burnt on flux
- and ideally a rawhide hammer (doesnt leave nicks or dents) and a ringmaker's stand & graded cone to hammer around
Unfortunately this project really can't be done right, or done well with just pliers at home and it's going to be time consuming... but fun!
I will start a DIY thread on the chain once I begin the process (either this weekend or early next week). I won't derail the thread any further and i'll cut and paste this part to start it off :)
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