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BorealisMetalWorks In reply to erinightwind [2011-01-05 22:13:32 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I hate staring at my stuff in macro pictures, and the nature of the square rings just exaggerates it even more. The way they cut make them look like they all have a kerf gap even when flush.

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erinightwind In reply to BorealisMetalWorks [2011-01-06 17:08:42 +0000 UTC]

You can get good, tight closures with square rings, whether machine cut or saw cut, it just takes practice.

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BorealisMetalWorks In reply to erinightwind [2011-01-06 17:28:19 +0000 UTC]

No doubt. Yet I think we see two different things.

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erinightwind In reply to BorealisMetalWorks [2011-01-06 20:38:28 +0000 UTC]

*shrugs* I'm just going by experience. I know that sounds snooty, but I've been doing this for 9 years, 7 of those professionally. It's not an insult to say you need to work on your closures, it's encouragement.

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BorealisMetalWorks In reply to erinightwind [2011-01-06 20:51:39 +0000 UTC]

Not taken negatively at all. I can find many closures over lots of projects that I could always do better. That particular item though has beveled edges in the cut because of the way it was machined that exaggerates the closure. they are butted as tight as they could be, yet will always look that way. Perhaps I'll grab a chain and do a super close up, and a full shot to experiment.

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BorealisMetalWorks In reply to ArmoredKoi [2011-01-05 18:24:04 +0000 UTC]

Bought square rings from TRL, until I got some square wire as well for custom sizes.

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ArmoredKoi In reply to BorealisMetalWorks [2011-01-06 19:22:48 +0000 UTC]

Dang. I really don't want to make my own rings. I want stainless 20G 1/8" and 20G 3/16" for sure, and I can't find ANY at a good price.

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BorealisMetalWorks In reply to ArmoredKoi [2011-01-06 19:23:33 +0000 UTC]

TRL too expensive for you?

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ArmoredKoi In reply to BorealisMetalWorks [2011-01-06 19:32:24 +0000 UTC]

I didn't see any square wire in less than 16G on TRL..

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BorealisMetalWorks In reply to ArmoredKoi [2011-01-06 19:37:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh square wire, I was not thinking square. They will soon have some in the softer metals, but not stainless that I know of.

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ArmoredKoi In reply to BorealisMetalWorks [2011-01-06 19:51:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah...... Ah need stainless...

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BorealisMetalWorks In reply to Akai-Ink [2011-01-04 21:03:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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