Making Sterling Silver Bangles A Tutorial 

Thank you Nancy that is very nice of you.

Thanks you

No that can not be true even if you are casting the wire I don't think that you would need 2x the weight, but I would not suggest casting it. Just buy sterling silver round wire. Determine in the length needed for a plain bangle at 6cm internal diameter the weight will be determined by the gauge of the wire used, then add about 2.5 to 5% more for cutting and filing the ends. I hope that helps

Thank you welcome aboard!

Thank you Rebeca

It is not that hard the hardest part is having all the tools necessary to make it easier.

@@patcahillmetalworks322 do you make custom pieces? I’d love a set of these bangles with all the different finishes 😍

How does one factor 1/2 dome wire? Just do the id ×3? Thank you.

thank you, as for size probably 2.5 inch internal diameter might be considered a regular.

Hello Natalie, I would suggest using cloth tape. Google cloth tape for hockey stick and you should find some suitable tapes for wrapping your mandrel. I will say that over time it too will get chewed up, but I think it is a best I have found. Good luck Pat

well thank you

Thank you

They are fun to wear!

I am not sure I understand your question, YIKES It would be very painful to solder a bangle while the person was wearing it, again I must not understand your question. Wait it just occurred to me that one can probably do this if they have a laser welder, but I have no experience with laser welders, would love to have one but alas I don't have the funds.

I use 10 gauge round wire.

After the soldering it is basically dead soft. It is easier to align the ends when it is dead soft but you can start with any hardness, and if you find it hard to align the ends anneal the silver.

Sorry I am not really sure what you are asking.

Either is fine, but dead soft makes aligning the ends a bit easier.

Pickle is a liquid compound used to remove oxidation and flux from newly soldered or annealed jewelry.

Thank you too!

It is quite simple: You want to determine the length of silver wire needed for your bangle. 1. First determined the size you need by measuring the distance from your first knuckle (pinky finger) to your knuckle on your index finger, for me it is 3 inches. 2. The formula needed is: Length of silver wire = the size (3 inches for me) plus the thickness of the wire (0.1 inch for 10 gauge sterling silver wire) times Pi ~3.14. 3. So length of wire needed is (3 +0.1) X 3.14 or 9.734 inches. I might of confused you by modifying this a slight bit because if you want a hammered bangle the hammering will increase the size a bit so I used ~9.5 inches instead of 9.732 inches and as I hammer I keep checking the internal diameter to make sure that it is stretches to 3 inches. I hope that helps.

@@patcahillmetalworks322 thanks ☺️