Bright Aluminum Jump Rings — 14 SWG 9/32″ ID, AR 3.6 (1 lb)

Description

Bright aluminum jump rings in 14 SWG wire at 9/32 inch inner diameter, left uncolored.

Bright aluminum is the natural mill finish. It is the usual base people weave against anodized colors when they want the pattern to carry the design instead of the palette.

These rings run an aspect ratio of 3.6 — inner diameter divided by wire thickness. The tight European 4-in-1 range. This is what people mean by a proper maille sheet: the weave sits dense, holds its shape, and drapes without gaping.

Fourteen gauge is the heaviest wire in the rack. It holds its shape under its own weight, which is what armor panels and hauberk repairs need, and it wants a firm grip with two pairs of pliers to close flush.

The pack runs approximately 1,800 rings. At two rings per scale plus a ten percent spare buffer, that carries roughly 818 scales of scalemail.

Aluminum weighs roughly a third of what steel does ring for ring, which is why full shirts and long panels get built in it rather than in steel.

Shipping weight: 499.0 g (17.6 oz). Free US shipping, no minimum.