I made things!!!
A lip and ear cuff set, since I don't feel like getting full piercings right now. I didn't want to show my face, so you get a fun, quick, random character sketch to approximate what they look like on a face.
I got most of my supplies from Rio Grande. Unfortunately I don't have a link to the stainless steel chain I used, but I got the sheet metal for the cuffs from the link below.
https://www.riogrande.com/product/titanium-sheet-6-x-6-soft/135202GP?code=135202&objectID=135205&queryID=51e9c536eaed39f96bfdce74c84788bd?code=135202
I used titanium, as most of what I plan on making with it will be lip/face jewelry, and titanium is a lot less likely to poison me when making contain with my mouth than some aluminum alloy from home-despot. Titanium is generally very difficult to cut, so I also got 22 gauge. Depending on the tools you have, I would personally avoid getting anything below an 18 gauge, as it would be insanely difficult to cut with hand tools. If you have tools that are designed to cut titanium, or even a band saw... Go crazy? I was too lazy to try using a band saw.
After sketching out the shapes I wanted, I used a metal punch to add holes to my titanium, and snips to cut out 2.0-3.5 cm strips, which I then hand sanded with a metal file. I used a pair of needle nose pliers to bend the strips around a sharpie (again, I'm too lazy to go out and use actual tools for their intended purposes), and then I had a bunch of ear cuffs/lip cuffs. You may note that two cuffs don't have holes. That is because I didn't want holes in them. Free-will, baby.
I cut the chain to size, again, with needle nose pliers. With some random old jump rings I've had under my bed for the last ten years (which are probably loaded with cadmium and lead, but shhhhh), I fastened the chain to the cuffs on the main piece. Now I have three super cool, kinda lumpy pieces that I can mix and match when ever I want. :D
Any questions, just ask! Drink wate
A lip and ear cuff set, since I don't feel like getting full piercings right now. I didn't want to show my face, so you get a fun, quick, random character sketch to approximate what they look like on a face.
I got most of my supplies from Rio Grande. Unfortunately I don't have a link to the stainless steel chain I used, but I got the sheet metal for the cuffs from the link below.
https://www.riogrande.com/product/titanium-sheet-6-x-6-soft/135202GP?code=135202&objectID=135205&queryID=51e9c536eaed39f96bfdce74c84788bd?code=135202
I used titanium, as most of what I plan on making with it will be lip/face jewelry, and titanium is a lot less likely to poison me when making contain with my mouth than some aluminum alloy from home-despot. Titanium is generally very difficult to cut, so I also got 22 gauge. Depending on the tools you have, I would personally avoid getting anything below an 18 gauge, as it would be insanely difficult to cut with hand tools. If you have tools that are designed to cut titanium, or even a band saw... Go crazy? I was too lazy to try using a band saw.
After sketching out the shapes I wanted, I used a metal punch to add holes to my titanium, and snips to cut out 2.0-3.5 cm strips, which I then hand sanded with a metal file. I used a pair of needle nose pliers to bend the strips around a sharpie (again, I'm too lazy to go out and use actual tools for their intended purposes), and then I had a bunch of ear cuffs/lip cuffs. You may note that two cuffs don't have holes. That is because I didn't want holes in them. Free-will, baby.
I cut the chain to size, again, with needle nose pliers. With some random old jump rings I've had under my bed for the last ten years (which are probably loaded with cadmium and lead, but shhhhh), I fastened the chain to the cuffs on the main piece. Now I have three super cool, kinda lumpy pieces that I can mix and match when ever I want. :D
Any questions, just ask! Drink wate
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