Dead soft or Half hard?

[Terri H]

Hi, newbie here. Couple of questions. I’ve started making my own jump rings and I’m wondering which wire temper is best to use in sterling silver - dead soft or half hard? I’ve been using half hard, but on rings of 8 mm and larger I’m getting close to 1 mm of spring back and I don’t know if that is normal? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Karpeth]

Hi, newbie here. Couple of questions. I’ve started making my own jump rings and I’m wondering which wire temper is best to use in sterling silver - dead soft or half hard? I’ve been using half hard, but on rings of 8 mm and larger I’m getting close to 1 mm of spring back and I don’t know if that is normal? Any help would be appreciated.

For chainmaille, I would go for as hard a temper you can work with. Personally, I go for what my supplier sells as “hard temper”.

10% springback is expectedz