How are the chains made?
For our ring chains we start by wrapping wire around a mandrel to form a coil of the correct inside diameter for the rings we need to make the chain. The coil is then cut perpendicular to the wrapped wire to form rings. Each ring is opened, inserted through other rings to form the interlocking chain pattern, and closed. The ring ends are butted together, although some rings that might be stressed, e.g., connecting to the clasp, will be soldered closed. Chains which involve multiple rings between links are not generally soldered unless there is an obvious structural weakness caused by not soldering the link.
