How To Use A Ring Stick
Knowing your Jewelry Making Tools and Their Proper Usage will not only save you time, but will increase your profit as you’ll be in a position to work faster. The more that you become familiar with the tools of the trade the better you may become.
Have you tried weaving a bead ring? Getting the right ring size is a challenge if you have tried.You can adjust the dimensions of the ring band by adding beads or reducing beads on the band part of the ring. Remember, there are still small variations in size that when taken all together will affect the size of the band you are weaving even if they appear to be the same size in your eyes.
Are you having difficulties getting your desired band size? It’s quite frustrating, isn’t it? But you can avoid this sort of issue with the help of a Ring stick.
It is a stick, as the name suggest, that is slim at the top and gets gradually wider going down the stick. The size of the ring is determined through which part of the stick it stopped when you put it in the stick. The ring size is the same as the size of the width of the stick.
This is vital when you are weaving a ring because you need to figure out the size of the ring band before you finally finish the band. If you had initially connected the band to the opposite side of the ring, next thing you need to do is to put the ring on the ring stick to check its size.
If there is no problem with the size of the ring, you have nothing more to do than to finish the band. However, if the size is too large, try to disconnect the band and reduce the number of beads in the pattern. You must disconnect the band and increase the pattern to extend its size if it is too tiny.
You can see the great use of a ring stick in saving your time while weaving a ring band. It is strongly recommended to use a wooden ring stick instead of the metal one. The latter may cause scratches over the crystal beads.
As with all tools that you use it is vital to be safe when working with them and learning some basic safety tips in jewelry making is important to be certain that you do not hurt yourself or accidentally injure some other person. This is not just for when you are using high temperature torches when making Handmade Glass Beads, but all tools in the wrong hands or used badly can be dangerous.
Once you have finished working for the day make sure that you place your tools in a safe place, this will also make sure that when you start work the next day they are easy to find. There’s nothing more annoying than having to delay work because you have misplaced a tool.
