TIP OF THE DAY - 8 January 2012 - Opening Jump Rings

People often make the classic mistake of opening jump rings simply by pulling the two ends apart. This however simply distorts the ring.

Instead use two pliers and twist the two ends of the jump rings apart as shown in the picture on the left.

After adding your finding twist the two ends back together






Jump rings are available in many sizes. If you need a firmer ring choose the heavy jump ring as opposed to a standard one. Heavy jump rings typically have a wire diameter of 1mm as opposed to 0.7mm for standard jump rings.