The cambering die is a block, usually made of steel, with various semi-circular grooves of varying sizes. These grooves enable jewelers to form perfect arcs in metals, a crucial step in the creation of many types of jewelry, such as bracelets, rings or necklaces. On our cambering thimble, you'll find grooves in different shapes: triangles and squares. This is very useful when making parts with 45° angles, or when making square or round tubes.
The cambering die is very often used to make tubes. First, we select the appropriate groove on the die, according to the desired tube diameter. Then we position our pre-cut and pre-prepared metal in this groove.
Using a hammer, we work the metal by striking it, bending it little by little, until the edges meet. The two parts are then welded together.
This rather "crushed" tube is then inserted into a die to give it a perfectly circular shape.
Whether forging a tube or creating a curve, annealing the part several times is essential to restore the metal's malleability.
Repeated hammering hardens the metal, making annealing necessary. Depending on the thickness of the metal, this operation may have to be repeated many times.
In this video, we present our cambering set, which consists of 16 brads and a grooved thimble. And we show you how to use it and what creations are possible when you don't have the dies to create a tube.
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The cambering die is often used to make tubes. Here's how it's done: First, we select the appropriate groove on the die, according to the desired tube diameter. Then we position our metal, previously cut and prepared, in this groove.
A hammer is used to strike the metal, bending it little by little until the edges meet. The two parts are then welded together.
This tube is then "crushed" and inserted into a die to give it a perfectly circular shape.
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