Mandrel - Tapered Ring Mandrel - Steel

Mandrel - Tapered Ring Mandrel - Steel Indispensible tool for rounding or enlarging rings and also for forming metal clay rings. Use with a rawhide mallet or nylon hammer to avoid distorting your work. Sizes are marked on the mandrel. Case hardened tool steel.    Ring Making in Metal Clay  Making a ring from metal clay may seem a little intimidating at first, but it's actually very easy. Here are the essential tools you'll need and give you some good ring building fundamentals to get you started.Basic Metal Clay Ring Forming ToolsFinger Gauge – to measure for ring sizeRing Mandrel – to form a ringRing Pellets – to control the size of a ringWaterproof Mandrel Paper – to keep a formed ring from shrink-locking to the mandrel during dryingInvisible Tape – to make a mandrel sleeveFinger GaugeA finger gauge is used to determine ring size. There are several different types: ring-style finger gauges, paper gauges and strip gauges. Ring MandrelA ring mandrel is used to form a ring on. Mandrels