Made this just to see what it would be like working with aluminum. Came out pretty well, not so thrilled with how aluminum takes a finish.
Tag: aluminum
Aluminum Galactus Head Badge
I made this from a piece of an old computer power supply. It is Galactus, Eater of worlds!
Chain Examples
Previously I talked about how to make jump rings for chains (part 1 and 2), below are a couple more examples of chain patterns.
14g copper on the left 18g aluminum on the right
double double pattern on the top, Inca Puno pattern on the bottom
The type of chain you make is basically dependent on two features the thickness of the wire, and the size of the thing you wrap it around (mandrel). If your wire is too thick, or your mandrel too small you wouldn’t be able to do a complicated pattern (like the aluminum chain above), similarly if your wire is too thin, or mandrel too big your chain will be all floppy and not look good.