Welding Connector Bar Necklace | Unleash Your Creativity with Micro Welding - Lesson EP7

In this episode, I demonstrate fine wire welding technique and show how to make stone connecter bars, and connecter bar necklaces, using wire and beads.

I am using the Orion mPulse 30 Micro welder, but any of the Sunstone micro welders, and welders that have low power setting capabilities, will work. Any metal wire that conducts electricity can be welded with these welders. However, plated metal is not recommended because the plating finish can get distorted with welding.

You will need a flush cutter to cut wire so that one edge is completely flush; round nose pliers are recommended, but not absolutely necessary.

Wire that is 20 to 22 gauge is the easiest to weld. As you get thinner, it is slightly trickier to weld, but not impossible. Here I am using 24 gauge half hard wire.

The technique that needs to be practised is to cut the wire (after making the loop) in such a way that the wire ends on top of itself by just a little bit (almost mid point over the other side of the wire). So that, when you press down on it, the end is rubbing tightly against itself as it settles into a loop, with no spacing/gap.

In the video, I made the mistake of pulling on the beads when I was doing my final weld. In this way, I broke it and discovered that it was caused by the force of pulling things apart, while the metal was hot. If you hold the bar simply supported against the electrode, this will not happen.

Being able to weld loops with fine wires is an excellent skill to master. Micro welding makes this possible, and much more efficiently than soldering with flame and flux. With traditional soldering, you risk the flame's heat cracking the stone beads and melting the fine wires. With welding, it takes seconds, and with the use of argon gas, there is little to no fire scale to clean.

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Jewelry components used in this video (all available online | with product code):

24ga Round Wire (0.51mm) Half Hard Sterling Silver .925 By-the-Meter | FW10S
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2.5mm Chrysocolla Blue Ombré Micro Faceted Round | SQ3FO
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16 inches Fine Cable Oval Finished Chain Sterling Silver .925 | CF0LS
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Orion Grounded Precision Pliers | TX041
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Fiberglass Brush for Cleaning Weld Spots | BRUSH
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Orion mPulse 30 Permanent Jewelry Welder
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⛓ If you want to make the chain from scratch, you can use: ⛓
1.4mm x 1.8mm Fine Cable Oval Chain By-the-Meter Sterling Silver .925 | CO0CS
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3mm 24ga-0.50mm Round Open Jump Rings (ID:1.99mm) Sterling Silver .925 | FJ12S
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5mm Round Spring Lock Clasps- Open Ring Sterling Silver .925 | FKB9S
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Start
00:10 Intro
00:27 Components
02:13 First loop
03:20 Adjusting the first loop
05:48 First weld
07:44 Making the second loop
11:14 Welding all together
12:09 Hack to round the loop
13:42 Making the necklace
22:41 Finished necklace
23:34 End
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