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Post by akansan on Jan 5, 2008 22:42:33 GMT -5
I've had a request for a lapel pin. I have the body made, but how do you sharpen the wire to create an actual PIN? I know how it'll be attached, and I've created the components, but now I'm a little stuck. Is there a tool that I need to get the end pointy enough to go through fabric without ruining the fabric?
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Post by Cher on Jan 6, 2008 0:31:27 GMT -5
I just read one of Nancy's tutorials and she mentioned cutting the wire at an angle to give it a good point.
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Sparky
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Post by Sparky on Jan 7, 2008 1:26:48 GMT -5
I use a pair of sharp flush wire cutters and cut at a sharp angle, then use a fine jeweler's file to deburr it since I don't have a grinder or cab machine.
I haven't had any complaints yet. lol
Rus
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nancyf
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Post by nancyf on Jan 8, 2008 11:26:38 GMT -5
Yep...just cut the wire at an angle and file. Works like a charm. You can even use a fingernail file!
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Post by LCARS on Jan 9, 2008 1:19:19 GMT -5
Don't you also need a groove near the end of the pin for the butterfly clutch to grab onto so it doesn't just pop off?
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Post by akansan on Jan 9, 2008 9:30:10 GMT -5
LCARS - I've fashioned a, well I guess it looks like an inverteted capital J for the base catch. The pin part wraps around a base a few times, leaving a tail on the back side that both stops the stone from hitting the tail back and applies pressure against where the J catches the pin. There's about 3/8" of the pin that sticks out the other side of the J as well. It's my first attempt, but it looks like it'll work.
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Post by docone31 on Jan 10, 2008 22:38:24 GMT -5
Use a cup burr the exact size as the wire. Of course they do not sell cup burrs by guage so this is another example of not going by guage. Dip the burr into beeswax and make the end round. Making a point on sterling or gold wire results in a bent tip. That pulls threads on clothing. The cupped end will pass through clothing with less bending of the wire.
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