How to Put a Crimp Tube on a Bracelet
A crimp tube can help you give your jewelry projects a nice, clean look. A crimp tube is a metal jewelry finding that has two tubes within it. Once you have a crimp tube in place you can attach a jump ring for part of your clasp. Then you can move on and complete your bracelet.
Step
1
Feed your wire or chain into one tube of the jump ring. Make sure you push it through so that you give yourself a long enough tail to work with.
Step
2
Crimp the one chamber of the crimp tube closed using your crimping pliers. Make sure the chamber is closed tightly around your wire or chain.
Step
3
Take the tail end of your chain and feed it back into the open chamber on the crimp tube. Make sure you leave a small loop on the outside of your crimp tube.
Step
4
Open a jump ring and put it through the loop you just made. Once your jump ring is in place, close it back up. You can use your fingers or needle nosed pliers to open and close a jump ring.
Step
5
Use your crimping pliers to close the second chamber in the crimp tube. Once closed, you're ready to continue stringing your jewelry to make your finished bracelet.
Tips & Warnings
You can avoid scratching the precious metals in your jump ring or crimp tube by placing clear plastic tape over the threads of your pliers before handling your jewelry findings. This will allow you to grip the findings without leaving dents.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2191344_put-crimp-tube-bracelet.html
A crimp tube can help you give your jewelry projects a nice, clean look. A crimp tube is a metal jewelry finding that has two tubes within it. Once you have a crimp tube in place you can attach a jump ring for part of your clasp. Then you can move on and complete your bracelet.
Step
1
Feed your wire or chain into one tube of the jump ring. Make sure you push it through so that you give yourself a long enough tail to work with.
Step
2
Crimp the one chamber of the crimp tube closed using your crimping pliers. Make sure the chamber is closed tightly around your wire or chain.
Step
3
Take the tail end of your chain and feed it back into the open chamber on the crimp tube. Make sure you leave a small loop on the outside of your crimp tube.
Step
4
Open a jump ring and put it through the loop you just made. Once your jump ring is in place, close it back up. You can use your fingers or needle nosed pliers to open and close a jump ring.
Step
5
Use your crimping pliers to close the second chamber in the crimp tube. Once closed, you're ready to continue stringing your jewelry to make your finished bracelet.
Tips & Warnings
You can avoid scratching the precious metals in your jump ring or crimp tube by placing clear plastic tape over the threads of your pliers before handling your jewelry findings. This will allow you to grip the findings without leaving dents.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2191344_put-crimp-tube-bracelet.html
