Tips & Techniques
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Place up to 5 wires onto the disc of the Wire Twister, then attach the wires to a sturdy object. Pull the wires taut, turn the crank, and watch the wires twist. Use color combinations to create great looking Jump Rings. Multiple wires, once twisted, have more strength than single wires. Make creating Artistic Wire designs more interesting and fun. Use twisted wires in the Beadalon Jump Ring Maker to create different sizes of round or oval jump rings.
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Step 1: Place up to 5 wires onto the disc of the Wire Twister, then attach the wires to a sturdy object. |
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Step 2: Pull the wires taut, turn the crank and watch the wires twist. |
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Step 3: Multiple wires, once twisted, have more strength than single wires. |
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On Jun 22, 2012 at 6:44 pm #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:This answered a lot of questions I had about the tool. It’s a pretty interesting idea, but it seems that a lot of wire is wasted with this method. Surely there is a method available that is more frugal with the wire? Hope so!
On Aug 08, 2012 at 12:57 am #
M bennett says:love the idea but like Mary rather not have so much waste…maybe not twist till breaking would help with that..??
On Oct 21, 2012 at 11:24 am #
Flutterbug says:I was concerned about this (wire waste) at first as well, but I’ve found that the advantage of twisting til the wires break, is that the resulting wire is more stable (much less likely to unravel); and therefore easier to manage.
On Jan 18, 2013 at 12:44 pm #
Hill Country Gal says:I haven’t met a Beadalon product yet, that I didn’t like. I’m sure you can think of something to do with the left over piece. I’ getting one.
On Mar 15, 2013 at 5:21 pm #
Elaine aka Belly Chick says:This wire twister works great…no problems what so ever! I do find that it works best with 22 to 26 gauge wire…not so much with thicker gauges!
On Mar 20, 2013 at 11:27 am #
Kate says:Thanks for the feedback, Elaine! Wire gauge tip much appreciated
On Apr 26, 2013 at 9:14 am #
jdnr10 says:I love the tool and it’s a great video! Thanks for all the helpful videos!
Wire gauges would be greatly appreciated!
Seems like this would be a great tool for making the tree of life pendant.
Thanks again!
Jackie