Making a small chain

[k0ua]

I will need a small piece of chain for a future project, and I did not feel like going to town to buy some, so I just made some.

First I took some hanger wire, originally intended to hang ceiling tile grid, and sanded off the coating.
Then I wound the wire around a piece of ground rod and cut it with a Dremel disk. As shown here
Here is what the rings look like when they come off of the ground rod.
I formed the links using a pair of Linemans pliers as shown here. Keep the ends lined up for the welding operation to follow.
Here is the completed chain now ready to TIG weld the ends of each flattened link together. Gas welding would work as well or better. and I imagine MIG would work well here also. Stick welding would really suck at this operation.

And here is the completed chain. Some links look better than others, but they all held when I tried to pull it apart, and it will not have much stress on it for what I intend to use it for as a pin keeper chain.

Thanks for Looking.

James K0UA

 

[Shield Arc]

Seems to me someone likes their Tig rig. :thumbsup:

 

[brin]

James...Geez, I did know you had Tig...that's pretty impressive...You are now a Chain Maker...beats buying it.

 

[groundcover]

wow,nice work ! good thing I didn't ask you what time it was, I'm sure you would have made a Grandfather clock !

 

[Zebrafive]

That one was practice, now make out of stainless steel safety wire!

 

[BukitCase]

James, lookin' good - now, I want you to make me a Samurai sword by welding 30 single-edged razor blades together end to end Steve

 

[k0ua]

That one was practice, now make out of stainless steel safety wire!

I bet I could. . Well maybe.

 

[k0ua]

I haven't had any luck at all with the razor blades

 

[kf4uda]

That looks factory :thumbsup: Great job

 

[k0ua]

Thanks for all the kind comments guys.

James K0UA