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How To: Open and Close a Jump Ring

Published: November 5, 2007
Hold the jump ring with two pairs of chainnose pliers or a pair of chainnose and roundnose pliers.
To open the ring, bring one pair of pliers toward you and push the other away in a rotating motion. Reverse the steps to close the ring.
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