Are crimp covers worth it?
If you’ve ever used a crimp bead, you’ll know that they don’t always close shut in the neatest possible manner. So, by covering them, you don’t have to worry. The cover will also help to protect your crimp bead from wear and tear, hopefully making your jewellery last longer.
How do you know what size crimp cover to get?
Crimp Covers and Accu-Guard Wire Protectors Choose the crimp covers in the metal and size that suits your design–3mm crimp covers work well at covering most 1x1mm-2x3mm crimps. However, if your design has 4mm metal beads in it then you may prefer to use 4mm crimp covers.
How do you secure beadalon wire?
Beadalon – Crimping Technique
- Select the appropriate flexibility, diameter, and color of Beadalon wire.
- Select either crimp beads or crimp tubes – then choose plating color, silver or gold.
- Insert the Beadalon wire into the crimp.
- Thread the wire through the clasp and back through the crimp.
What size crimp cover for 2mm crimp tubes?
for a 2mm crimp tube what size crimp cover do i need? Answer: Crimp Cover For What Size of Crimps. The 3mm size crimp cover works best over small crimp beads and tubes including 2x2mm.
What is the thinnest beadalon wire?
Beadalon Stringing Wires
- 0.25mm (0.10”) wire is extremely thin and good for stringing or weaving with seed beads, freshwater pearls and small semi-precious stones.
- 0.30mm (0.012”) and 0.33mm (0.013”) wire is very thin and good for crystals, seed beads and beads with smaller holes.
What is the difference between a crimp tube and a crimp bead?
Tubes may do a better job of gripping beading wire because they tend to have a larger interior surface area. Crimp tubes also allow you to use crimping pliers which make your crimps look less like tubes and more like beads that are part of your design. Crimp beads, however, are often more economical than tubes.