Interlocking bangles

[Caro]

Please don't anybody go straight ahead without testing it in copper first. Dennis.

Haha - yes wise advice. I was going to use some copper wire but sadly I missed the bangle die with my hammer and caught my thumb instead so that's the end of my metalsmithing for a day or two. Who knew thumbs were used so much!

[Ruedeleglise]

Should have gone to Specsavers! Ouch.
David


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[bruggen]

Please don't anybody go straight ahead without testing it in copper first. Dennis.

got my copper so just working out three lengths, and see how it turns out

[Caro]

I had a go.

I used 233mm and got an internal diameter of 70mm using 2mm round copper wire. I wasn't spot on with my measuring but close enough

[bruggen]

I did my calculation at pi x d+3t, where pi is 3.142, d is 65.5 and t is wire thickness of 1.9, that gave me three lengths of wire at 223.7, after making three copper bangles I cut and interlocked them and they were far too big, on that basis I discounted Josef1 calculation of 232.7 and instead took it down to pi multiplied by d+2t that gave me 216.39 and when the copper was done it gave me a triple interlocking band that was 64.5 by 67 oval, I made a silver one using pi d+2t and it came out perfectly, I now have another to make in slightly thicker metal

[bruggen]

I had a go.

I used 233mm and got an internal diameter of 70mm using 2mm round copper wire. I wasn't spot on with my measuring but close enough

I eventually found used 1.9 oval wire at 216.38 and it worked very well, I also now have a bangle die and a ring die 🫣 thanks for that.

[Caro]

I eventually found used 1.9 oval wire at 216.38 and it worked very well, I also now have a bangle die and a ring die �� thanks for that.

How are you getting on with the ring die? I bought one this week. I tried it with a hammer and ended up with a totally mangled ring as it moved between each hammer stroke. I was very unimpressed.

It works beautifully with the hydraulic press

[bruggen]

I’ve not tried it yet, I’m assuming I will have to use quite a thin wire, I will watch out for movement, maybe annealing the wire first will be a must, a hydraulic press would be by far the best way

[josef1]

glad you got it sorted !

[bruggen]

glad you got it sorted !

Thank you very much for your help too, made me think and made me make from copper first, your rendition should have worked, I did cut the copper to size too but after making mine at 10mm shorter and it being too big I realised yours would be too big too