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So, I've made a number of jump-rings for my girlfriend to use on one of her projects. They are 1/8" inch stainless steel, with a little over 1.5" diameter.
She needs to slightly open the rings a little bit in order to snap them into places. The problem is there doesn't seem to be jewelry stores that sell tools for something this big. I have been looking around and the closest thing I can find that maybe can fit the job are reversible Snap Ring Pliers.
There are a few issues with them though.
If worse comes to worse, I can try to just invent my own method and perhaps use some round-bar with a pin in my Mill to make our own plier-type tool. But that would take some time and experimentation...
She needs to slightly open the rings a little bit in order to snap them into places. The problem is there doesn't seem to be jewelry stores that sell tools for something this big. I have been looking around and the closest thing I can find that maybe can fit the job are reversible Snap Ring Pliers.
There are a few issues with them though.
- Most can't be used for rings that need to expand up to 1.5" or more.
- A lot of the tips won't hold up against strong pressure
- Making sure her hands don't get sore trying to get leverage
If worse comes to worse, I can try to just invent my own method and perhaps use some round-bar with a pin in my Mill to make our own plier-type tool. But that would take some time and experimentation...