I make a lot of these. Consider putting one end of the 4 strands of wire in the vice and the other end of the 4 strands in a variable speed drill. Slowly turn the drill in the desired direction while pulling back on the drill. You will find your wire will twist much neater and tighter. ;)
It'll fall off the first time you stop thinking about it. That's what cuffs do. They fall off. And that bracelet looks like it would come apart if leaned on. I thought you'd put tips on the ends to add a bit of length and definition.
To really clean copper, dip it into a shallow dish of Worcestershire sauce. Swish it around (maybe use a soft art brush or soft toothbrush to get into any grooves). Wash in soapy water, rinse clear, dry. Will look bright shiny and brand new. (If you prefer the weathered antique look, avoid this method 🙂)
Haha worcestershire sauce? But worcestershire sauce is more expensive than cheap vinegar or even citric acid. Some people use cola because of the phosphoric acid content and it's definitely better for your teeth not to drink it.
@@happydillpickle I was shown this trick by a manufacturing gold jeweller. Someone who creates jewellery using the various precious metals, diamonds etc. I suppose if you can afford to buy metres of (for example),14 gauge gold wire to create fine jewellery, worcestershire sauce would seem cheap. I wouldn't use cola because I suspect it would cause "pitting" in the metal, and copper isn't cheap anymore. one would be quite upset if the intended piece ended up with tiny little holes. Copper is used to practice metalsmithing techniques (which is where I learnt about the sauce hack); though copper strips and wire is often also used as a stand alone metal to make pieces of jewellery too. I'm fairly sure if cheap vinegar had the same effect he would have recommended that instead? but who knows.
@@Kayenne54 There are so many varieties of worcestershire sauce available (I have 3 different types currently for some mysterious reason!) so I'm looking at the ingredients now to try to figure out the reason. The posh variety seems to have several types of vinegar (balsamic, red wine, plus grape juice concentrate. The generic supermarket variety has malt vinegar; the "chippa" variety has spirit vinegar and lemon juice. All contain molasses and salt. I heard some people "pickle" copper after annealing, with a mixture of salt and vinegar, but I have yet to learn the reason for this. I've used cola for treating very rusty mild steel, which was already very pitted. I'm going to have an experiment with a few flattened copper wires and see what happens.
@@happydillpickle Maybe it's the combination of ingredients, rather than just vinegar of whatever sort, that makes the difference? You'd think he'd mention vinegar as a quick, cheap substitute, though - that seems to be the common ingredient? I've tried the worcestershire sauce (just Newmans or Holbrooks) and they both work brilliantly and quickly. Particularly useful for copper chain link, or anything with intricate weaving, which I've done with copper. I don't use a huge amount btw. Just about enough to almost cover the copper piece; maybe a few teaspoons in a shallow plastic container; swish it around so that it gets in everything. Rinse, gentle wash with dishwashing detergent, shiny and new looking. He also said that the "green" people get from wearing copper jewellery eventually stops happening as the person's body absorbs or gets used to the copper against the skin. At one point I couldn't work with copper anymore; I'd feel icky in the tummy, as though I'd reached saturation levels. So I wouldn't wear my own copper jewellery against the skin lol. But if I did, I'd stopped getting that greenish deposit. Reason for "pickling": "In jewelry making, pickling is used to remove the copper oxide layer that results from heating copper and sterling silver during soldering and annealing. A diluted sulfuric acid pickling bath is traditionally used, but may be replaced with citric acid."
Good easy work! I like your twisting idea of the bench vise and the hand tool. I normally use my 3/8 cordless drill, but I can see in a pinch when my drill's battery is charging, I can use your method. Well done!
Nice, I’ve never been able to find out even though I haven’t really tried hard, but I would like to know what the solution is that you dip the wire and when you’re done firing it
for the uneven spots (like the couple of spots in the twist that weren't uniform) is there a jewelers lubricant that can be used to keep things sliding so it stays even or do you just have to deal with them individually?
Nice work with minimal tools, but you really should put the metal in a picking solution after annealing in order to remove the firescale. Twisting up all that dirty metal is going to make it hard to clean it up.
Just plain water to quench. But for pickling you cam use citric acid or salt and vinegar or buy Sparex which is sulfuric acid powder that you add to water. That is for cleaning the black fire scale after you heat.
I don't think your oven gets hot enough to red hot the metal. You can get a pretty cheap torch setup from most hardware stores as well if you are making smaller stuff you can get a jet lighter from just about any store.
For the annealing I use a propane or a mapp gas torch and if you want to heat it faster get the torch head with the swirl flame. The swirl torch I just bought cost me around $30 for the head and then a few dollars for a bottle of propane which has lasted me quite awhile. I bought a fill adapter so I can refill the propane bottles from the 20 lb tank on my barbecue grill which saves a lot in the long term. The torch head and bottles and fill adapter can be found at any hardware store or plumbing supply store.
Working the copper wire makes it hard and brittle so it is necessary to heat it to dull red and cool it to make it soft and easy to work again. You can do this many times without detriment to the wire. This also goes for silver and gold. This process is called Annealing.
One way is to seal the copper when you are finished. There are some good products out there for sealing copper jewelry which will not only keep your skin from turning green but it will prevent copper from tarnishing. I an experimenting with different substances but I have been told that a clear coat spray paint will work. I have not tried it yet myself though.
Wire can be purchased cheaply on Temu or any of the jewelry craft suppliers. Also hardware stores in the electrical department. You can also try scrap yards. Many will sell you the scrap wire they buy at spot price plus their premium.
I take a tape measure or ruler and measure my wrist across.You then measure the thickness of the metal and add the two together and multiply by Pi or 3.14. This gives you the proper circumference for going completely around the wrist. I then subtract about an inch and a half for the gap. It seems to work out good for me. Alternately I use a cloth tape measure like they use for sewing and measure around the wrist and then take off an inch and a half for the gap. Neither way is perfect but it gets you close enough and I usually have just enough left over for trimming and filing. After a few tries it gets easier to be more accurate.
It anneals so it’s softer. Also you can do fire art in metal which stays like red blue purple •ᵉᵗ.ͨ but this just makes it makes me enough to work with without snapping. The more you work with it using metal the more you need to change the atoms again by heat. To set/work harden is just to tap it
I have 2 questions: first it looks like it will fall of the moment you stop looking at it And second if used for a long time (assumed it doesnt fall off) is copper gonna lose its color and dye the skin in green because it oxidizes?
The First question i dont realy Anderstand The Second question yes when You Used that daily You See DARK cooler on your skin from the Cooper that is Not Bad but Looks not good I make Videos how You can make that from wir es You can find one eBay or Amazon a jewellery Wire or You can make from Silver Wire that.
As long as the wires have been work hardened, once he shaped the bracelet to fit his wrist, it is not going to fall off. Second question...copper when mixed with the acids of the skin can turn a person's skin green. Read up on the health properties of copper... ie...too much acid in your skin can be related to a kidney issue. However, putting all that aside, Renaissance wax or Midas Touch will coat the copper for a year or so ...and no green skin.
Доброго дня суток нет просто нравится иногда эксперименты проводить как что получается из материала который вы пошол в мусор В дальнейшем будет больше робота с серебром и более сложные украшение.
Good concept but you lack finishing in the execution. Your method of twisting the wires is inaccurate and that’s why the pattern is not uniform. But you have good collection of tools. Better try to make a braid of 6 or 9 wires and then flatten it. It will be more uniform and flexible.
Much less expensive! You have to learn how to strip wires if you don't know how already, and it can be a little tedious, but waaaaay cheaper than purchasing bare wire ✨
hello
where did you find the paste at 9:16 ?
www.amazon.de/Silverline-107879-Polierpaste-blau-500/dp/B002QRUGJK/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=silverline+blue&qid=1667753685&sr=8-3
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i found some on ebay.
I make a lot of these. Consider putting one end of the 4 strands of wire in the vice and the other end of the 4 strands in a variable speed drill. Slowly turn the drill in the desired direction while pulling back on the drill. You will find your wire will twist much neater and tighter. ;)
good tip
Thank you new to this and that is the problem I am having
As always an excellent job making the bracelet it turned out beautiful and a great video too. Nice!
I think you should try making another bracelet with silver gold and copper wires next time have a great weekend
It'll fall off the first time you stop thinking about it. That's what cuffs do. They fall off. And that bracelet looks like it would come apart if leaned on. I thought you'd put tips on the ends to add a bit of length and definition.
To really clean copper, dip it into a shallow dish of Worcestershire sauce. Swish it around (maybe use a soft art brush or soft toothbrush to get into any grooves). Wash in soapy water, rinse clear, dry. Will look bright shiny and brand new. (If you prefer the weathered antique look, avoid this method 🙂)
P.S. Rinse well, and dry.
Haha worcestershire sauce? But worcestershire sauce is more expensive than cheap vinegar or even citric acid. Some people use cola because of the phosphoric acid content and it's definitely better for your teeth not to drink it.
@@happydillpickle I was shown this trick by a manufacturing gold jeweller. Someone who creates jewellery using the various precious metals, diamonds etc. I suppose if you can afford to buy metres of (for example),14 gauge gold wire to create fine jewellery, worcestershire sauce would seem cheap. I wouldn't use cola because I suspect it would cause "pitting" in the metal, and copper isn't cheap anymore. one would be quite upset if the intended piece ended up with tiny little holes. Copper is used to practice metalsmithing techniques (which is where I learnt about the sauce hack); though copper strips and wire is often also used as a stand alone metal to make pieces of jewellery too. I'm fairly sure if cheap vinegar had the same effect he would have recommended that instead? but who knows.
@@Kayenne54 There are so many varieties of worcestershire sauce available (I have 3 different types currently for some mysterious reason!) so I'm looking at the ingredients now to try to figure out the reason.
The posh variety seems to have several types of vinegar (balsamic, red wine, plus grape juice concentrate. The generic supermarket variety has malt vinegar; the "chippa" variety has spirit vinegar and lemon juice. All contain molasses and salt. I heard some people "pickle" copper after annealing, with a mixture of salt and vinegar, but I have yet to learn the reason for this.
I've used cola for treating very rusty mild steel, which was already very pitted. I'm going to have an experiment with a few flattened copper wires and see what happens.
@@happydillpickle Maybe it's the combination of ingredients, rather than just vinegar of whatever sort, that makes the difference? You'd think he'd mention vinegar as a quick, cheap substitute, though - that seems to be the common ingredient? I've tried the worcestershire sauce (just Newmans or Holbrooks) and they both work brilliantly and quickly. Particularly useful for copper chain link, or anything with intricate weaving, which I've done with copper. I don't use a huge amount btw. Just about enough to almost cover the copper piece; maybe a few teaspoons in a shallow plastic container; swish it around so that it gets in everything. Rinse, gentle wash with dishwashing detergent, shiny and new looking. He also said that the "green" people get from wearing copper jewellery eventually stops happening as the person's body absorbs or gets used to the copper against the skin. At one point I couldn't work with copper anymore; I'd feel icky in the tummy, as though I'd reached saturation levels. So I wouldn't wear my own copper jewellery against the skin lol. But if I did, I'd stopped getting that greenish deposit. Reason for "pickling": "In jewelry making, pickling is used to remove the copper oxide layer that results from heating copper and sterling silver during soldering and annealing. A diluted sulfuric acid pickling bath is traditionally used, but may be replaced with citric acid."
Good easy work! I like your twisting idea of the bench vise and the hand tool. I normally use my 3/8 cordless drill, but I can see in a pinch when my drill's battery is charging, I can use your method. Well done!
what is the name of the bit you use with your dremel ?
thanks
great work
Looks like sanding bit, the 2nd one looks like a bit for putting polishing compound on, buffing I suppose
Nice, I’ve never been able to find out even though I haven’t really tried hard, but I would like to know what the solution is that you dip the wire and when you’re done firing it
Water to cool the metal after annealing.
This was so satisfying to watch
Excellent job. Seems doable for a novice. Thank you. 👍
where does one get the hand tool? Is that the proper name for it also?
for the uneven spots (like the couple of spots in the twist that weren't uniform) is there a jewelers lubricant that can be used to keep things sliding so it stays even or do you just have to deal with them individually?
Nice work with minimal tools, but you really should put the metal in a picking solution after annealing in order to remove the firescale. Twisting up all that dirty metal is going to make it hard to clean it up.
What is picking solution and where can I find it
@@mtrum79 *pickling solution. Search for “sparex” as an easy way.
My dad used to make copper wire bracelets. People swear they help their joint pain.
Where can I buy the tool you use to twist the wires and the name of it. Right now I'm using a Cresent wrench.
That is a 60 -70 jears old French Key Tool Show on Google or Amazon
@@Silverhand.., I got to find one.
I just found your channel. I love it. You do beautiful work. I will keep watching..
Hello, amazing work, why do you heat the copper,?
Make it softer
Cool, is there a way to twist it so it comes out even?
Yes ...take the slightest bit of care and pull on the wire when twisting this guy totally f d this up
I twist anodized wire for bracelets and use a drill and go to 12 gauge wire !
what is that hand vise tool you are using to grip the wire to twist? Where can I get one?
Muy buena simple pero artesanal ,soy artesano gracias por el taller
Come si chiama quella pasta blu che usi per lucidare? Grazie
Schönes Armband, danke für das Video. Wie dick ist der verwendete Draht?
2.5 mm
Thanks, nice work. I too prefer winding the wire with hand tools. I really like the little wrench you use. What is it called, I’d like to get one.
Beautiful piece
Que tiene el agua donde enfrias el cobre?
Just plain water to quench. But for pickling you cam use citric acid or salt and vinegar or buy Sparex which is sulfuric acid powder that you add to water. That is for cleaning the black fire scale after you heat.
Can we use the gas oven instead of the blow torch for those who do not have one pls?
I don't think your oven gets hot enough to red hot the metal. You can get a pretty cheap torch setup from most hardware stores as well if you are making smaller stuff you can get a jet lighter from just about any store.
For the annealing I use a propane or a mapp gas torch and if you want to heat it faster get the torch head with the swirl flame. The swirl torch I just bought cost me around $30 for the head and then a few dollars for a bottle of propane which has lasted me quite awhile. I bought a fill adapter so I can refill the propane bottles from the 20 lb tank on my barbecue grill which saves a lot in the long term. The torch head and bottles and fill adapter can be found at any hardware store or plumbing supply store.
nice work!
Why you heating up this wires and then cool down. What is the purpouse?
Working the copper wire makes it hard and brittle so it is necessary to heat it to dull red and cool it to make it soft and easy to work again. You can do this many times without detriment to the wire. This also goes for silver and gold. This process is called Annealing.
Love it! Well Done man!
muy bonita y entretenida de hacer. Yo uso pulseras de cobre que hago con argollas. Y no se me pone verde la piel como a muchos que leo por aquí.
Cómo logras que no se ponga verde?
One way is to seal the copper when you are finished. There are some good products out there for sealing copper jewelry which will not only keep your skin from turning green but it will prevent copper from tarnishing. I an experimenting with different substances but I have been told that a clear coat spray paint will work. I have not tried it yet myself though.
Hello, is it possible to know where you buy your wire, please? Thanks 🙏🌟🌞
Im not buy the Wire that is a Rest of electrical cables
Wire can be purchased cheaply on Temu or any of the jewelry craft suppliers. Also hardware stores in the electrical department. You can also try scrap yards. Many will sell you the scrap wire they buy at spot price plus their premium.
Beautiful work!
Why not hammer while it's still hot? Not criticizing just curious.
To soft
What kind of file are you using?
LOOKS GOOD. 🇺🇸✌️👍🏻
Красивый но коротковатый Спасибо за показ
About how long do you make yours ?
Sorry. I dont khnow
I take a tape measure or ruler and measure my wrist across.You then measure the thickness of the metal and add the two together and multiply by Pi or 3.14. This gives you the proper circumference for going completely around the wrist. I then subtract about an inch and a half for the gap. It seems to work out good for me. Alternately I use a cloth tape measure like they use for sewing and measure around the wrist and then take off an inch and a half for the gap. Neither way is perfect but it gets you close enough and I usually have just enough left over for trimming and filing. After a few tries it gets easier to be more accurate.
What is torching for?
Make softer
What gauge is the wire I'm sorry if I missed that?
2.5 mm
Awesome video ❤ Such talent ❤ Thank you for the video ❤ Can it be done with 18 gauge wire? ❤
Thanks and try that please
Магнит поставить будет помогать от давления.
Bellissimo!!! Complimenti!!
very nice
Great video mate thanks for posting
Hi can anyone tell me what putting the flame to the copper does please?
Make the Copper softer
Repeated heating to redness and cooling down, what changes in the structure of copper ?😏
The Structure of Copper normalized
It anneals so it’s softer. Also you can do fire art in metal which stays like red blue purple •ᵉᵗ.ͨ but this just makes it makes me enough to work with without snapping. The more you work with it using metal the more you need to change the atoms again by heat. To set/work harden is just to tap it
Is the wire about 12g or more like 4mm thick?¿
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies, when you start to cut wire; huh? 🤕🤕🤕🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Why do you heat up the wire before twisting together
Make the Cooper softer
What is the point of heating it every time?
Youu feel it i have No Point
I have 2 questions: first it looks like it will fall of the moment you stop looking at it
And second if used for a long time (assumed it doesnt fall off) is copper gonna lose its color and dye the skin in green because it oxidizes?
The First question i dont realy Anderstand
The Second question yes when You Used that daily You See DARK cooler on your skin from the Cooper that is Not Bad but Looks not good
I make Videos how You can make that from wir es You can find one eBay or Amazon a jewellery Wire or You can make from Silver Wire that.
As long as the wires have been work hardened, once he shaped the bracelet to fit his wrist, it is not going to fall off. Second question...copper when mixed with the acids of the skin can turn a person's skin green. Read up on the health properties of copper... ie...too much acid in your skin can be related to a kidney issue. However, putting all that aside, Renaissance wax or Midas Touch will coat the copper for a year or so ...and no green skin.
yo uso pulseras de cobre, se me oscurecen, pero no se me pone la piel verde nunca . Eso depende de tu PH.
@@erikapaez9156 sorry there is no translation here.
@@Crimsonjewel1 tu te lo pierdes
Very nice work, loved the video thank you so much for sharing your amazing talent. 😊🤩🤯❤
Getcha A nice green wrist !
pues no a todo el mundo se le pone verde. A mi no, depende de su PH. y si a usted no le gusta, no las use.
MAKING GOLD silver disign very nice
Оригинальное исполнение. Это ваш стиль?
Доброго дня суток нет просто нравится иногда эксперименты проводить как что получается из материала который вы пошол в мусор
В дальнейшем будет больше робота с серебром и более сложные украшение.
Ficou linda!
Where did you get that stripper tool?
Show under the Video ⬇️
سلام كم قطر اسيخ نحاس اخي الكريم
2.5 mm
Нужно было ещё пропаять этот браслет, а потом только полировать.
Верно но не люблю поять медь
Very nice
Ложновитый браслет в древней Руси носили знахари и колдуны. У мастера золотые руки.
Turned out good
Nice!
greatt job
Buenísimo gracias x compartir
How much Money？
Your Time !
جميل جدا
কারখানা থেকে তামার ব্রেসলেট কোথায় পাব
Good concept but you lack finishing in the execution. Your method of twisting the wires is inaccurate and that’s why the pattern is not uniform. But you have good collection of tools. Better try to make a braid of 6 or 9 wires and then flatten it. It will be more uniform and flexible.
Is it less expensive to the sealed wires?
Much less expensive! You have to learn how to strip wires if you don't know how already, and it can be a little tedious, but waaaaay cheaper than purchasing bare wire ✨
@@noeljosee Thank you!!!!
Bravo ❤️❤️❤️
That is cool👍
Cool!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
В конце рука к солнцу потянулась
Благодарю!
Not a good job. Twisting of wires wasn't correct..
cc, merci ;)
Парнуха конечно,но на любителя,почему и нет.
Das wird nicht lange halten. Dein Draht ist im Vergleich zu seiner Stärke zu stark ausgehämmert. Ein paar Mal an - und abgesetzt und es wird brechen.
Ich zeige einfach nur eine Idee keine Ergebnisse für Perfektion werde ich nicht bezahlt 😋
😃😃😃
끝에는 때워야지
Ummm... What?
This was cringe
а что это такое?)))))
L’air petit
Turn your skin green in minutes!!!
It’s like watching, amateur hour🤣
Mmmmmm....
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