2. How To Weld A Permanent Bracelet - Free Permanent Jewelry Training

In this video, I show the process of welding a Forever Bracelet, also known as a Promise Bracelet, Sparks Bracelet or an Infinity Bracelet, using the Orion Micro Welder mPulse model.

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The premise of this style of bracelet is that it is permanent. Often friends get matching bracelets, or that there is meaning attached to the bracelet and that it is permanent - forever. There is no clasp and the chain is welded straight around the wrist.

Often they are made with 10k or 14k solid gold, 925 silver or gold filled. I would not suggest plated chains as the plating might flake off and won't last as long.

My daughter wanted one of these bracelets and we selected a trendy paperclip chain style in 14/20k gold filled.

I measured her wrist and used a 24 ga 3mm jump ring as connection. It is important to know that the wires of the jump ring opening must be completely flush - the ends must touch in order to weld together since there is no solder being used. If you're using wire or home made jump rings, file the ends flat so they meet with the maximum amount of contact.

Use a piece of leather to protect the skin from any sparks or possible fly aways. If you don't have leather, use a thick piece of canvas or jean material - do not use synthetics like nylon, which will burn or melt.

Then I clip the ground (the alligator clip) to one side of the jump ring (away from the connection) and touch the electrode right on the seam I am trying to weld. I failed my first attempt by dialing to 12.5 Watts of power - it was far too powerful. The jump ring ends melted and shrivelled backwards.

In my second attempt, I dialed down to 7.5 Watts of power and it worked very easily. I noticed it still melted the jump ring more than necessary. After this video, I tried it again with 5 Watts and it was perfect. The electrode I used was 1mm. I know that Orion makes thinner electrodes, but this one worked without any problems.

Fire scale happens when oxygen burns. You'll have the same in soldering with a flame. There is an argon gas connector that you can purchase for all models of the Orion Micro Welder. I own one and I found that the puff of argon gas minimized the fire scale because it blew away the oxygen during welding. However, it did not eliminate it completely. It is also expensive to keep refilling the argon gas.

Hack - I used an eraser on the back of the pencil to rub away any fire scale. If you're using a chain that has many crevices and texture, you may wish to use a brush or soft steel wool to remove the fire scale.

Components I used:
Paper Clip chain 2mmx5.5mm gold filled (online product code CE01G)
Jump Ring 3mm 24 ga (0.51mm) gold filled (online product code FJ12G)

About us: Stones And Findings is a wholesaler of premium jewellery components. We have created this video to share our passion for jewellery and because we believe knowledge should be shared freely. We wholesale a huge selection of fine metal chains and jewelry components.

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[yomsterstarts]

Thank you for not editing and keeping the original video. Your daughter is so cute with her suggestion. As you know in business, these "learning curves" are how people get better and learn how to fix mistakes. I have just started my research journey and exploring if this could be my "side hustle" as you put it in another video. Thank you again!!

[lindaluu]

❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you so much for sharing and for also, keeping your original footage trial and error really really helps the process and understanding the different medals. Thank you for being so helpful. Take good care.

[Tigergirl]

Love that you get to see how to use the Orion works for making a bracelet. So helpful thank you!

[Tibby]

Thank you for not editing out your mistake, & showing the correction ! Mistakes happen! ;)

[lorifrench]

This is spectacular! I would love to see a 12 month update on how it looks after long time wear.

[meganhinrichsen]

Do you know what type of portable generator works with this. I do markets where I do not have an outlet

[DowntimeArts]

Had that baby spooked 🤣. Very cute though 🥰

[Piglet_]

Have you tried to just weld the chain together? I am trying that and I feel its either not welding it or I'm missing it as it's tiny... but I think others do weld the chains.

[cakpcpp]

so hard to get the jump ring totally flushed touching, do they have to be 100% closed or touching without any gaps?

[nickycarreras]

I’m looking into starting my own business and doing this so this was so helpful! Do you have more videos on how to do all this?

[alexstoker]

Can you do a video adding wire using the orion mpulse?

[trbrig]

What size jump ring are you using? Would you recommend going smaller?

[AlysiaE]

What happens when you set the power too high?

[ashleykrommendyk]

Where did you get your chain from? It's beautiful!

[frankieadams]

What kind of chain do you use? Plated, stainless or sterling?

[jennagodinez]

Hi!! How do you attach the smaller chains that aren’t big enough to fit a jump ring?

[mollyjones]

Where do you find small enough jump rings ?

[peytonelizabeth]

What happens after wearing it in the water? Like showering and swimming?

[LynN-cykb]

I want to use your link to purchase the welder.

[gosiameyer]

Did you use gold-filled jump ring or it has to solid gold?