Having caught the link-in-link fever, http://www.cooksongold.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8879 I went on to make a Roman link bracelet. For this the ends of the wire loop are formed around two different mandrels (I used the stems of drill bits)
The larger end was then beaten flat, before further forming and folding. Finally, the links, eighteen in all, were woven into a chain and a matching hook element added.
The ease of fusing was a revelation. Having cut the original jump rings, formed around the stem of a doming punch, I invited a number of colleagues to have a try, using a hand held mini torch. All fused at the first attempt and no one experienced any difficulty.
One did pop on stretching, but was quickly re-joined.
It’s strange to think that this might have been all the rage in ancient Rome, but not with Argentium.
Something old-something new.
Argentium Silver Round Wire 1.0mm
18 Jump rings formed around an 18.0mm mandrel and stretched
Ends shaped around the stems of 3.0mm and 5.0 mm twist drills
Ref: Classical Loop In Loop Chains, by Jean Reist Stark and Josephine Reist Stark. Dennis.
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