I’m going to show you how to fix a broken chain necklace, and you can do this at home.
Hi.
My name is San, and I run a jewellery store in Melbourne.
Considering if you have a necklace you really would like to wear for a night out, but you
just found out that it was broken in the morning.
How disappointing that could be!
Now, I’m going to show you how you can fix it by yourself if you can’t find a jeweller
around at the time.
Firstly, try to find a matching size jump ring for the broken chain.
If you use something too big, it doesn’t look right.
If you use something too small, it doesn’t look right, and also it is not strong enough
to hold a chain plus a pendant.
About the right diameter for the jump rings, I prefer something slightly thicker, so it
has got better strength.
Now, we use two pairs of pliers to open the jump ring.
Please watch my other video: how to open and close a jump ring easily.
So, I twist it open, then we slide both sides of the broken chain onto this open jump ring.
And then we twist back.
See, the jump ring’s fully closed.
Please still keep the opening upwards.
Then we use this other pair of pliers to squash the jump ring to make it slightly oval, like
this.
To do this, we try to match the links of the chain better.
The gap is on the side of the jump ring, so the links don’t slide out easily.
This is the trick I always use for fixing our customers’ chains, and it’s very important.
And as you can see, the chain looks perfect.
Now, you might ask me, “how am I going to do this if I don’t even have spare jump
rings at home?”
Never mind.
Now, I will show you what to do.
Firstly, find a pair of sharp cutting pliers; the sharper, the better, because you don’t
want to damage one more ring on your chain.
We use a pair of pliers to hold one side of this end jump ring.
Then cut the jump ring open using the other hand, like this.
And then, we use another pair of pliers to twist it open, like this.
We attach another end of the chain onto this jump ring.
So, still hold on with the left hand and use the other pair of pliers to twist it closed.
Don’t forget this 90 degree twist motion.
It is very important.
And then you squash it slightly to make sure there’s no gap.
Now, you can hardly see where it was repaired.
But if your chain is a heavy silver chain, a gold chain, or a platinum chain, I do advise
you to get it properly soldered later on by your local jeweller, because to attach a jump
ring on like this is really a temporary repair, and it can come undone if you catch on things
without soldering.
I hope you find this video helpful.
Please feel free to leave me a comment, if you have got any questions.
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Thank you very much.