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minus-squaremods_are_assholes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoThat’s because the ends aren’t welded and microgaps can snag everything. If you can’t braise aluminum (and most people can’t) then you can use little dots of JBweld in the gaps. Time consuming but 100x more comfortable. Source: I used to be a Royal Chessman (Rook)
minus-squarepaholg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoHuh, my roommate makes chainmail and I’ve never had this issue. Maybe it’s a crafting quality issue, and he’s just really good at keeping the ends together?
minus-squaremods_are_assholes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoOver time even good annealed coiled chain will separate, and when you have to knit thousands of links sometimes you get sloppy.
That’s because the ends aren’t welded and microgaps can snag everything.
If you can’t braise aluminum (and most people can’t) then you can use little dots of JBweld in the gaps. Time consuming but 100x more comfortable.
Source: I used to be a Royal Chessman (Rook)
Huh, my roommate makes chainmail and I’ve never had this issue. Maybe it’s a crafting quality issue, and he’s just really good at keeping the ends together?
Over time even good annealed coiled chain will separate, and when you have to knit thousands of links sometimes you get sloppy.