Quite new to jewellery making and Cookson Gold's silver cable wire
Hello. I am a new member and as you can probably tell from my question am also quite new to jewellery making. I just discovered the wonderful Cookson Gold 0.8mm sterling silver cable wire together with the end caps to fit. I have made two necklaces with this and have a problem cutting this wire to size. I have a more expensive pair of cutters but maybe they are not right for this wire as the tiny filaments separate and then don't fit into the end caps. Do l need a special cutter or do l need to do something with the rough ends first. I would love to go on using this wire so would really appreciate any advice you can give. With thanks.
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Dennis
Hi Linda,
You have had the answers above, but in my book It is also a matter of being prepared, so as to minimise the tendency to unravel in the first place.
Mark where the cable is to be cut, hold it very close to the mark, cut it and have the end cap close by so that you can slip it on with a twisting action as described by Kwant. Personally I just use a sharp side cutter, such as the Cookson 999 705 or 6.
How are you attaching your cable to the end caps? I find bought ones a bit short and so make my own from tubing and jump rings. Then I use two part epoxy such as Devcon to glue in the cable. This avoids heating it by soldering, which is bad news. Should it later get kinked in use, which is unfortunately quite common with silver cable, it can easily be removed by heating it under tension.
All this was discussed here recently and you might find more information by using the search box, top right. Regards, Dennis.
Thank you so much for replying so quickly. I was relieved to discover that it wasn't just me. Phew. I had thought of using glue to bind the ends together but thought i'd wait and see what the experts suggestions were. Thank you for the hint of the cutter you use. I will get one from Cookson. If you use it, it should be good. I will let you know how l get on as l am determined to beat this and make some lovely jewellery with this cable.