How to secure jump rings without soldering?
I try to be as precise in my bead craft as much as possible. But I really don’t have the money to buy the tools for soldering. So is there some kind of substance or glue that I can use to secure jumprings?
Please and thank you!
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You might just need to buy stronger jump rings (there are different thicknesses, strengths, sizes, metals, and colors of jump rings). Once opened then closed properly (and completely) they shouldn’t allow things to fall off. Glues aren’t usually used.
Sometimes wireworkers will make their own “wrapped loops” at the ends of pieces of wire or at the free end of a head pin or eye pin, etc., though which creates a closed loop with no option for opening it:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/wire.htm (click on *Basic Wire Shapes*… then scroll down a bit to the section on “Wrapped Loops” for more info/lessons/etc).
And there are other kinds of attachers (findings or make your own) that can make connections more secure too.