Soft Touch wire ?

I bought some Soft Touch wire to use on my pearls and it's very fine
(.010 diameter). My question is, can I crimp on it, or is it too fine
to crimp on? I usually use the Soft Flex and use that to crimp, but
since I'm using pearls and crystals, I thought the Soft Touch would be good.

Valerie

Yes, you can crimp it, but you should use the smaller of the two sizes of
crimping pliers. OR just smoosh (technical term) the crimps tight with a
pair of flat pliers. I would recommend the small crimpers though.

Mj
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I bought some Soft Touch wire to use on my pearls and it's very fine
(.010 diameter). My question is, can I crimp on it, or is it too fine
to crimp on? I usually use the Soft Flex and use that to crimp, but
since I'm using pearls and crystals, I thought the Soft Touch would be
good.

Valerie

If you crimp it, use 1x1 crimp tubes with the micro-crimp pliers.


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"Valerie2" wrote in message
ink.net...
I bought some Soft Touch wire to use on my pearls and it's very fine
(.010 diameter). My question is, can I crimp on it, or is it too fine
to crimp on? I usually use the Soft Flex and use that to crimp, but
since I'm using pearls and crystals, I thought the Soft Touch would be
good.

Valerie

In article . net,
Valerie2 writes
I bought some Soft Touch wire to use on my pearls and it's very fine
(.010 diameter). My question is, can I crimp on it, or is it too fine
to crimp on? I usually use the Soft Flex and use that to crimp, but
since I'm using pearls and crystals, I thought the Soft Touch would be good.

Valerie

Yes you can crimp on that just fine, I use that all the time in my
jewellery. Most of my stuff uses 4 or 6mm beads, but occassionally I
use bigger, and then I double it, but I havent had any problems so far.
:-)
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Thanks. I tried using the regular crimps and crimping pliers, but the
wire pulled right out. I might try using a clam shell and smooshing the
crimp closed. I did knot the one end with a clam shell, so might try
the other technique on the other side.

Valerie

Mj wrote:

Yes, you can crimp it, but you should use the smaller of the two sizes of
crimping pliers. OR just smoosh (technical term) the crimps tight with a
pair of flat pliers. I would recommend the small crimpers though.

Mj

I decided to use Griffin so I could practice my knotting inside clam
shells...and needless to say, I'm getting *very good* at *removing*
knots!! *L*

Valerie

ally wrote:
In article . net,
Valerie2 writes

I bought some Soft Touch wire to use on my pearls and it's very fine
(.010 diameter). My question is, can I crimp on it, or is it too fine
to crimp on? I usually use the Soft Flex and use that to crimp, but
since I'm using pearls and crystals, I thought the Soft Touch would be good.

Valerie


Yes you can crimp on that just fine, I use that all the time in my
jewellery. Most of my stuff uses 4 or 6mm beads, but occassionally I
use bigger, and then I double it, but I havent had any problems so far.
:-)

In article . net,
says...

I decided to use Griffin so I could practice my knotting inside clam
shells...and needless to say, I'm getting *very good* at *removing*
knots!! *L*

FWIW, I've found Griffin to be entirely inferior to Beadalon for actual
crimping purposes. It just... pulls out. I can't speak to its suitability for
knotting. You might try getting some *tiny* seed beads (smaller than 11/0) and
tying one of them into the knot, then pushing the whole assembly into the bead
tip with an awl or similar tool as you tighten.

Celine

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I didn't use crimp beads with the Griffin, I just used knots inside the
clam shells. When I took the knotting class, the Griffin is what we
used for the knotting. I couldn't get the crimps I have to crimp on the
Soft Touch without it pulling out of the crimp.

Valerie

Lee S. Billings wrote:
In article . net,
says...

I decided to use Griffin so I could practice my knotting inside clam
shells...and needless to say, I'm getting *very good* at *removing*
knots!! *L*


FWIW, I've found Griffin to be entirely inferior to Beadalon for actual
crimping purposes. It just... pulls out. I can't speak to its suitability for
knotting. You might try getting some *tiny* seed beads (smaller than 11/0) and
tying one of them into the knot, then pushing the whole assembly into the bead
tip with an awl or similar tool as you tighten.

Celine

Yes - I use the 1mm tube crimps. Sterling silver holds up the best.

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Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

I bought some Soft Touch wire to use on my pearls and it's very fine
(.010 diameter). My question is, can I crimp on it, or is it too fine
to crimp on? I usually use the Soft Flex and use that to crimp, but
since I'm using pearls and crystals, I thought the Soft Touch would be
good.

Valerie

In article , says...

Yes - I use the 1mm tube crimps. Sterling silver holds up the best.

Maybe this is a silly question... When using 1mm crimps, do you leave a
slightly larger loop on the clasp end? Even my mini-crimp tool seems to be at
least 2mm wide, so I haven't been able to figure out how to use smaller crimps
yet.

Celine

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Handmade jewelry at http://www.rubylane.com/shops/starcat
"Only the powers of evil claim that doing good is boring."
-- Diane Duane, _Nightfall at Algemron_