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Aluminum Rings by ~DarkElf1651:iconDarkElf1651:

Categories Artisan Crafts > Metal Work

©2007-2009 ~DarkElf1651
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WOHOO!! I just received my package from The Ring Lord containing 20lbs of 14ga. aluminum wire, 2 lbs of 18ga. titanium wire and these awesome cobalt cutters. I had to go and make a pile of chainmaille rings in my excitement, and here they are. I'd say that stuff could put sterling silver to shame. Shiny, sexy, and very light.

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~XLonewolfX Feb 28, 2007, 4:55:29 PM
Those are good cutters indeed. But NOTHING puts sterling to shame lol. Sterling is my favorite metal to work in.

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There is too much blood in my caffeine system.
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~DarkElf1651 Feb 28, 2007, 7:51:15 PM
Ah, do you have the same cutters?

And you're probably right about the sterling silver. It kind of has its own shiny whitish color doesnt it? Still, I'd say as far as aluminum goes, you can't find much better than this. The Ring Lord has some great quality stuff indeed.

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Simmons: Grif, the one thing I have learned from working with you, is that there's always margin for error.

Grif: Ha! It's pronounced margarine dumbass!

-RvB
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~XLonewolfX Mar 1, 2007, 1:53:21 PM
I Have a pair of Knipex cobolts, and managed to break them. But I also find that the ring lord's brite aluminum, isn't quite the same shinyness that i can find locally. I only use 5356 for my "brite aluminum" and I'm not positive what he uses. Though I love his spring stainless. Thats some tough stuff

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There is too much blood in my caffeine system.
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~DarkElf1651 Mar 1, 2007, 6:32:11 PM
I'm using some of his regular stainless, 14 ga. for my next vest, and that's pretty nice stuff, but fairly mild compared to spring grade. And the bright aluminum he sells is the same, 5356, and i've been doing a bit of anodizing with it, with some great results.

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Simmons: Grif, the one thing I have learned from working with you, is that there's always margin for error.

Grif: Ha! It's pronounced margarine dumbass!

-RvB
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~DarkElf1651 Mar 1, 2007, 6:33:08 PM
I'm dumb, I didnt hit reply. Read the below comment.

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Simmons: Grif, the one thing I have learned from working with you, is that there's always margin for error.

Grif: Ha! It's pronounced margarine dumbass!

-RvB
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~XLonewolfX Mar 2, 2007, 9:39:37 PM
mhm. ya go for the spring steel, but don't get me wrong his normal 304 stainless is better than most of the crap you buy out of catalogs!

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There is too much blood in my caffeine system.
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~DarkElf1651 Mar 2, 2007, 10:36:06 PM
Oh, without a doubt

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Simmons: Grif, the one thing I have learned from working with you, is that there's always margin for error.

Grif: Ha! It's pronounced margarine dumbass!

-RvB
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~WrenchMonkey Mar 2, 2007, 11:29:14 PM
I like the rings. I used to use jaw cutters but found that a jewler's saw makes a nicer finish and reduces butted links from working apart along the "pinch" left by cutters. Slower, though...and with my attention span....

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huh....I think I need another liver transplant...
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~DarkElf1651 Mar 3, 2007, 1:00:05 AM
lol, yeah, I see your point though. However, with the small size of these rings, I don't think they'll work apart too easily. The saw definitely does create a nicer finish. For my stainless rings I tried a dremel, but the cutoff wheel was too thick, and the thinner ones were too brittle. The jeweler's saw makes a nice, thin cut though right?

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Simmons: Grif, the one thing I have learned from working with you, is that there's always margin for error.

Grif: Ha! It's pronounced margarine dumbass!

-RvB
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