The Magnetic Clasp Video

I spent a couple of months developing this design and I'm finally able to share it with you! Learn how to make this magnetic clasp for bracelets and necklaces. It's so easy to put on and take off yet, it's very strong. This is a challenging project!

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Materials List:

*Large, outer tubing. Create or purchase tubing that has an ID of at least 6.4 up to 6.5 millimeters. If you are making the tubing, create it from a 22 gauge blank. The width of the blank should be slightly less than 23 millimeters (the metal stretches a bit and is hard to get exact) and the length should be at least 5 centimeters or longer for ease in handling and to have enough to make several clasps. Note: I have not been able to source commercially made tubing that fits this criterion. (See my video below).
*Interior tubing. Create or purchase a telescoping piece of tubing that has an external diameter of no more than 6.4 millimeters. Rio Grande is the only place I've found, that carries a 6.35 mm external diameter tubing. Their item number is: 10090714.
*2, 20 gauge, 3-millimeter jump rings
*2, 16 gauge, 7.5-millimeter jump rings
*2, bead caps. If you have one that fits on the outer tubing, use that or make one (see my video, below).
*Gallery wire, 4-millimeter height, at least 4 centimeters long.
*Magnets. Either purchase 4, 1/4" X 1/16" neodymium magnets, or 1, 1/4" X 1/16" and 1, 3/16", OR 2, 1/4" X 1/16" and 1, 1/4" X 1/8" magnets.

K&J Magnetics:

D41-N52 for the 1/4" X 1/16": https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D41-N52.
D42 for the 1/4" X 1/8" magnet: https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D42
D43 for the 1/4" X 3/16" magnet: https://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=D43.

Video Links:
Jewelry Making Techniques: Easy to Make Tubing. https://youtu.be/XFH9WeTQfHA
Bali-Style Bead Caps. https://youtu.be/jfKMMKAi350

TOOLS

PepeTools

Best soldering pick, IMHO: PepeTool's Carbide Soldering Pick: https://pepetools.com/collections/soldering-joining/products/carbide-soldering-pick-with-staycool-aluminum-handle#?aff=5
Check out PepeTool's Bench Basics for the flux, sprayer, Blade Butter, and more, that I use - https://pepetools.com/collections/bench-basics?aff=5https://pepetools.com/collections/bench-basics?aff=5
Large Soldering Block, that I use (the only way to go!), at Pepetools - https://pepetools.com/products/hardened-charcoal-soldering-block-compressed-european?aff=5
PepeTools Jump Ring Maker: https://pepetools.com/products/jump-ring-maker-jrm2?aff=5
PepeTools Smart Pickle - https://pepetools.com/products/smart-pickle-for-non-ferrous-metals-3lb-jar-sodium-bisulfate?aff=5
PepeTools Jump Ring Maker: https://pepetools.com/collections/jump-ring-tools/products/jump-ring-maker-jrm2#?aff=5
Smith Little Torch, at PepeTools: https://pepetools.com/products/basic-smith-little-torch-all-fuels-system-with-five-tips-us-british-australian#?aff=5

Bergeon Tube Cutter (the one in the video) at Otto Frei: https://www.ottofrei.com/Bergeon-6677-Hand-Held-Sawing-Jig
Bergeon Tube Cutter at Rio Grande: https://www.riogrande.com/product/bergeon-tubing-cutters/113000
Generic Tube Cutter: https://amzn.to/2ZkRww1
Asic Miter Cutting Vise at Otto Frei: https://www.ottofrei.com/Asic-French-Made-Jig-Vise-Miter-Cutter (The one I have).
Generic Miter Cutting Vise: https://amzn.to/3joL3aj
Generic Jump Ring Makers: https://amzn.to/3C8tl27
Smith Little Torch at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3pq6E5S
Third Hand: https://amzn.to/3aZic7T
Magnesia Block at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3m1KYLi
Attack epoxy remover: https://amzn.to/3aX9dE3
Epoxy 330: https://amzn.to/3B4hot9

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00:31 Introduction
01:04 Brief discussion of materials and related videos
2:45 Prepping the outer tubing
3:12 Prepping for soldering the bead cap to the jump ring
3:37 Soldering the large jump ring closed and soldering to the bead cap
4:25 Removing jump ring seam
4:44 Back to soldering
5:50 Gallery wire collar
7:42 Soldering gallery wire
8:22 Soldering tube, gallery wire, & bead cap
9:24 Finishing bottom of clasp
10:02 Tip for sanding tubing
10:27 Filing burs
10:40 Measuring & cutting tubing
11:34 Da math
15:46 Marking the tubing
16:16 Sawing the tubing
17:01 Filing a "hair"
17:58 Checking the height
18:24 Step #1, checking the fit
19:48 Step #2, soldering the inner tube
21:36 Step #2A, filing the ball
22:25 Step #3, Soldering the jump rings
23:19 A trying tale
25:07 A brief interruption
25:22 Back to regularly scheduled programming
25:56 Step #4, epoxy
27:20 The final reveal
28:35 Fin...

Видео The Magnetic Clasp Video канала Nancy Hamilton