Secure your wired assemblies with these gold-plated 316L stainless steel protection rings, perfect for solid, neat finishes that will give your jewelry greater durability.
These smooth 5 mm gold-plated 316L stainless steel protection rings are essential for reinforcing and protecting your jewelry mountings made with 0.7 mm or less wire. Their rounded shape allows them to follow the passage of the wire, while preventing it from being damaged by contact with the clasp or a connecting ring. They ensure greater durability for your creations, while providing a clean, discreet finish. Gilded stainless steel blends easily with warm or golden jewels, and maintains visual harmony with other finishes. Sold in packs of 4, they're perfect for finishing off several necklaces or bracelets with a reliable, professional finish.
How to use these wire protection rings?
In your DIY creations, these rings are used to protect the wire at the jewelry's closing point, just like "classic" wire protectors. The principle is simple:
- Pass the wire through the bead to be crushed, then through one of the holes in the protection ring.
- Then pass the wire through the other hole in the ring, as shown in the second photo.
- Finally, pass the wire back through the bead to be crushed to secure the assembly.
This configuration allows the clasp or attachment ring to be positioned in the rounding of the metal part, avoiding direct friction on the wire. This small, discreet element therefore plays an important role in the strength and longevity of your jewelry, particularly for necklaces or bracelets made of pearls.
Whether you're new to jewelry-making or already familiar with assembly techniques, you'll find plenty of tutorials and data sheets on our site to help you. They'll help you discover the right gestures, learn how to use crushable beads and different primers, and produce reliable assemblies with clean finishes. These resources will help you progress easily and make a success of your DIY jewelry.
This product has been coated with PVD plating.
Features:
Diameter: 5 mm
Width of protective part: 2 mm
Width of closed ring wire: 1.1 mm
Internal diameter of holes: 0.7 mm
Internal ring diameter: approx. 3 mm
Sold in bags of 4
