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  • jetcycles

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    Finished turning raw silver flat wire into two bracelets for my girlfriend last night. Pressed a leopard pattern into one and a gator pattern into the other but it's really hard to photograph.

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    jetcycles

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    Very nice!
    Thank you very much! Almost any of you can make a one of a kind silver bracelet for less $$$ than you'd think. I can link you to the silver supplier for a piece of silver flat wire (6" to 7" is all you need at a cost of about $30, this was 10mm×2mm). For the example below, you'd need a ball peen hammer, a flat file or some sandpaper, a homemade bending jig (mines a 2x6 piece of wood with some 1" PVC screwed to it to bend the radius) and some metal polish and elbow grease to shine it up. The bracelet below was my first ever attempt, turned out nice in my humble opinion. My current girlfriend is independently wealthy, I'm a working class pipeliner...she can buy anything she wants, but one off jewelry is priceless if they appreciate your efforts. I "assembled" these ear rings for her as well, $20 worth of silver and black Swarovski crystals, not nearly as unique, but they took under a minute to assemble.

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    jrbfishn

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    Thank you very much! Almost any of you can make a one of a kind silver bracelet for less $$$ than you'd think. I can link you to the silver supplier for a piece of silver flat wire (6" to 7" is all you need at a cost of about $30, this was 10mm×2mm). For the example below, you'd need a ball peen hammer, a flat file or some sandpaper, a homemade bending jig (mines a 2x6 piece of wood with some 1" PVC screwed to it to bend the radius) and some metal polish and elbow grease to shine it up. The bracelet below was my first ever attempt, turned out nice in my humble opinion. My current girlfriend is independently wealthy, I'm a working class pipeliner...she can buy anything she wants, but one off jewelry is priceless if they appreciate your efforts. I "assembled" these ear rings for her as well, $20 worth of silver and black Swarovski crystals, not nearly as unique, but they took under a minute to assemble.

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    Something you could try if you have not.
    Tandy Leather has several different shaders that might work better than a ball peen hammer. A pear shader will give you a similar but different peened look.
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    avvidclif

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    Bought this yesterday. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/t-fence-post-puller

    $46 well spent. Zipped them out of the ground like they were nothing. I've used ad-hoc solutions like a jack and pipe wrench and this makes the job just that much simpler.

    Yep had one, until it broke. The dirt around here turn to concrete after a dry spell. POS. Short piece of chain and a drawbar on a tractor is easier as long as you have help.
     
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