How to open jump rings with pliers Videos

• 1. Project DIY's How To Open jump rings using flat pliers
• 2. How to Open Jump Rings (chainmaille making tips)
• 3. Project DIY's How To Open jump rings with a flat plier and round tip plier
• 4. How to Make Jump Rings with Wubber Bail Making Jewelry Pliers
• 5. Product Spotlight: Beadaholique Jump Ring Assortment Finding Kit
• 6. How to open and close jump rings
• 7. How to Use Jump Lock Rings
• 8. How To Use Split Ring Pliers
• 9. How to Use a Jump Ring Opener - A Quick Tip Jewelry Making Technique

Project DIY's How To Open jump rings using flat pliers

How to Open Jump Rings (chainmaille making tips)

Project DIY's How To Open jump rings with a flat plier and round tip plier

How to Make Jump Rings with Wubber Bail Making Jewelry Pliers

User Comments

Beadaholique commented on 28 Dec 2012

You won't be able to make a jump ring out of 31 gauge wire. It's too thin to hold anything. Even if you were to solder it, it would lose it's shape. I wouldn't use wire less than 24 gauge, and even that would only be for very delicate work.

Noury19 commented on 27 Dec 2012

Hi, I havea question, what is the gauge of this wire? I am trying to do jump rings with 31 Gauge Wire and it opens very easily. Do i have to solder it?? any ideas??

Beadaholique commented on 28 Dec 2012

I would recommend using a glue on or crimping end like the ones designed for beading chain. They have a loop on the end that you can attach to the clasp.

Noury19 commented on 28 Dec 2012

Thanks for the info. I have 1 X 1.4 mm chain so non of the normal jump rings will go through :( do you know what can i use to connect it to the clasp?

RubyArwenDior commented on 28 Feb 2012

And if we don't have this sort of pliers you can use a knitting needle :) thank's for the video :)

PinkyLocodotcom commented on 28 Feb 2012

I love your videos! You make everything so easy!

Noury19 commented on 29 Dec 2012

Thank you very much :)

Beading4perfectionis commented on 06 Mar 2012

handy tool :-)

montrealstars60 commented on 01 Mar 2012

Awesome

Product Spotlight: Beadaholique Jump Ring Assortment Finding Kit

User Comments

Sandra Gallant-Crabtree commented on 09 Nov 2014

I recently made a necklace and the jump ring that attaches one side of the clasp allows the clasp to slip off. Not sure why I cant get it to completely close.

Beadaholique commented on 11 Nov 2014

+Sandra Gallant-Crabtree Hmmm... I am not sure why that is happening. I am sorry but without having the piece in front of me I really can't tell what is happening. How to Open and Close a Jump Ring//www.beadaholique.com/s-2051-how-to-open-and-close-a-jump-ring.aspx?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=default

How to open and close jump rings

How to Use Jump Lock Rings

How To Use Split Ring Pliers

User Comments

darkgardyner commented on 28 Dec 2010

Do the first split ring pliers (the one with the kinked tip) work for the really small jump rings, like the 2mm?

hairandmakeupme commented on 25 Oct 2011

The other pliers that the jump ring sits nicely in is it called a "jump ring plier?

leelarlou commented on 05 Apr 2013

I've heard them referred to as loop closing pliers hth

How to Use a Jump Ring Opener - A Quick Tip Jewelry Making Technique

User Comments

eclecticdesigns commented on 10 Dec 2012

Suzanne, Great question! For some things, I find this opener much easier--particularly for *opening* jump rings quickly! For more delicate projects, pliers are easier to use because the pliers can reach the jump rings in tight areas. Like if I were attaching several things on one jump ring, then there isn't much of the jump ring's surface for the opener to use and that's where pliers come in handy. I like to have both, but this opener isn't a necessity, but rather something nice to have!

Suzanne Crawford commented on 10 Dec 2012

Do you really find this more effective than using two pliers? BTW I adore your videos--you are teaching me how to make jewelry and really grow in a hobby I have discovered I love. Thank you!