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Making Jingle Bell Charms
This free tutorial follows the same format as all my other free and premium tutorials. This gives you a good insight into the technical teaching methodology.
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I start with a plate of brass 0.7 mm thick.
I start doming it with a 17 mm ball punch.
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When the dome starts to form, the metal distorts on the sides.
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I use an old engine valve, that I turned flat at the front, to flatten the distorted sides.
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The bottom of the bell is finished being domed.
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The dome is quite deep.
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For this one I am going to make a silver top, just because.
I also make them with copper tops.
I cut out a circle of metal 0.7 mm thick anddome it to the 17 mm dome.
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The silver domed.
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I drill a hole in the center for expansion, and then solder the silver dome into the brass one.
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I cut two slots into the bottom done with a cutoff wheel and then drill a 2 mm hole at the bottom of each slot.
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For this bell I made a brass hanger out of a3 mm piece of rod.
Mostly, though, I just use a jump ring and solder it directly on the top dome.
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Then I finish this one off.
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For the 'clapper', I cut a 3 mm piece off a 3mm sacrificial Allen key with a cut-off wheel.
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I pry one of the vanes apart a bit and then slip the piece of Allen key in.
Then I press the vane carefully back.
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I make various different combinations of metals.
Each has a different ring, some lower in tone, some higher.
Different combinations of metals make for different sounds.
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Suggested follow up projects
Reflector Ring
Making a Bell
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