Post by Don on Apr 5, 2010 13:06:52 GMT -5
My name is Jim McIntosh and I am the Author of "Wirewrapping - The Basics and Beyond". In the past you posted a tutorial of the Mackintosh ring that is from my book - here is the link that I found it at Macintosh Ring Tutorial | Rock Tumbling Hobby. I would like to request that you revise your post and give me credit for the design. Please add my name, the title of the book that it is taken from (Wirewrapping - The Basics and Beyond), and a link to my website - www.wirearted.com.
Macintosh Ring Tutorial | Rock Tumbling Hobby
Please inform me when this information has been added.
Thank You,
Jim McIntosh
This is really a great ring wrap for those of us who can't figure out the pharaoh wrap, or just want to do something different. I'm not quite an expert yet at this wrap, but this tutorial should give you all the information that you need to successfully make a ring in this style.
1. Cut 6, 6" wires of 22 or 21 gauge SQ wire, HH or DS, and 2 x 4" lengths of 21ga HR HH. Form two bundles, 3 wires each out of the square wire, making sure that one end of each bundle is perfectly even.
2. Measure in 1 3/4" from the even end of each bundle and mark:
3. wrap each bundle outwards from the mark you made. make three wraps.
4. align bundles together as seen in the picture below, centered on the wraps. tape the bundles together. make sure the cut ends on each bundle are on the same side.
5. wrap the bundles together on each end, 4 wraps each.
6. Shape the wire around your cabochon to form a U shape. make sure the 3 wire wraps are straight and center on the bend.
7. Make the following calculation: Cab length (mm) - 5mm / 2. Use your result to determine where to mark the wire to make your bends for the ring frame.
8. Make your bends for the frame and then dry fit the stone. Adjust as necessary until it fits correctly....this may take some time. when you are satisfied, position and then set the side wraps as close to the bends as possible.
9. bend the back wires to secure the back of the stone.
9. push up the top wires to secure the top of the stone.
10. to reduce the shank size, you can pull up a short and long shank wire up and around your side wraps and then either do something decorative with them, or clip them short and file smooth.
11. Set the ring over the ring mandrel at the size you wish to make and then bend the long wires on each side under and over to the other side as shown in the pictures. the short wires should be on the inside, and the long wires should be on the out side.
12. once the long wires are wrapped around the ring mandrel, twist them together over the top of the stone to set the size and to keep the wires in place. be careful that the wires to not get twisted down the sides of the ring or you will have problems wrapping the shank.
13. begin to wrap the ring shank. you'll need a long, 24" or longer piece of HR wire. start in the middle of the shank, pulling the two long wires together and then wrap left or right until the long wires cannot be pulled together any more because of the short wires in the middle.
14. Cut through one set of short wires and long wires, being careful to cut evenly. Be sure not to cut through all of your wires!
15. continue wrapping up and over the cut ends to secure and then complete the wraps up that side of the ring shank.
16 repeat steps 14 and 15 for the other side of the ring.
17. if your ring shank is not perfectly straight, you can carefully reshape it round using the ring mandrel and a rawhide mallet.
18. Finished! (I re-wrapped this one with 8 wires afterward...didn't like how it turned out initially)
Macintosh Ring Tutorial | Rock Tumbling Hobby
Please inform me when this information has been added.
Thank You,
Jim McIntosh
This is really a great ring wrap for those of us who can't figure out the pharaoh wrap, or just want to do something different. I'm not quite an expert yet at this wrap, but this tutorial should give you all the information that you need to successfully make a ring in this style.
1. Cut 6, 6" wires of 22 or 21 gauge SQ wire, HH or DS, and 2 x 4" lengths of 21ga HR HH. Form two bundles, 3 wires each out of the square wire, making sure that one end of each bundle is perfectly even.
2. Measure in 1 3/4" from the even end of each bundle and mark:
3. wrap each bundle outwards from the mark you made. make three wraps.
4. align bundles together as seen in the picture below, centered on the wraps. tape the bundles together. make sure the cut ends on each bundle are on the same side.
5. wrap the bundles together on each end, 4 wraps each.
6. Shape the wire around your cabochon to form a U shape. make sure the 3 wire wraps are straight and center on the bend.
7. Make the following calculation: Cab length (mm) - 5mm / 2. Use your result to determine where to mark the wire to make your bends for the ring frame.
8. Make your bends for the frame and then dry fit the stone. Adjust as necessary until it fits correctly....this may take some time. when you are satisfied, position and then set the side wraps as close to the bends as possible.
9. bend the back wires to secure the back of the stone.
9. push up the top wires to secure the top of the stone.
10. to reduce the shank size, you can pull up a short and long shank wire up and around your side wraps and then either do something decorative with them, or clip them short and file smooth.
11. Set the ring over the ring mandrel at the size you wish to make and then bend the long wires on each side under and over to the other side as shown in the pictures. the short wires should be on the inside, and the long wires should be on the out side.
12. once the long wires are wrapped around the ring mandrel, twist them together over the top of the stone to set the size and to keep the wires in place. be careful that the wires to not get twisted down the sides of the ring or you will have problems wrapping the shank.
13. begin to wrap the ring shank. you'll need a long, 24" or longer piece of HR wire. start in the middle of the shank, pulling the two long wires together and then wrap left or right until the long wires cannot be pulled together any more because of the short wires in the middle.
14. Cut through one set of short wires and long wires, being careful to cut evenly. Be sure not to cut through all of your wires!
15. continue wrapping up and over the cut ends to secure and then complete the wraps up that side of the ring shank.
16 repeat steps 14 and 15 for the other side of the ring.
17. if your ring shank is not perfectly straight, you can carefully reshape it round using the ring mandrel and a rawhide mallet.
18. Finished! (I re-wrapped this one with 8 wires afterward...didn't like how it turned out initially)
X - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's rocks
- O Henry
