Craft timeless jewelry pieces with our 1.40mm Tiny Flat Bubble Heart Chain in sterling silver .925
If you wish to purchase samples of this chain please click this linkTarnish Resistant Coating:This chain has been treated with a hypoallergenic molecular bonding process that will help your pieces resist tarnishing. It protects against in stock oxidation – UV rays while on display, while in storage and from customers trying on the pieces. This treatment will keep your pieces bright longer but still allow you to solder or chemically oxidize the chain.
Link Measurement:
- OD: LxW 2.05mm x 1.35mm
- ID: 0.58mm
- Wire Thickness: 0.18mm, 33ga
- Wire Width: 0.40mm, 26ga
Recommended Jump Rings:
For the End Link and the Links Within of this chain:
- What gauge wire to use: Up to 24ga, 0.51mm
- Recommended open jump ring/ wire: Link is very small. Best to wire wrap if not soldering. Wire wrap with 24ga Round Wire By-the-Meter
- If soldering / welding: 2.5mm 26ga, or 3mm 24ga
Recommended Findings 1.40mm Heart:
- Clasps – 5mm Spring, 3x8mm Rectangle Lobster or 5x9mm Rounded Lobster
- Soldered Ring (closed) – 5mm 20ga, or 5mm 22ga
How Dapped Chains Are Made:
Dapped chains begin as standard machine-made chains, such as cable or curb styles. These chains pass through precision steel rolling stamps called dapping tools, which mechanically flatten—or “dap”—one or both sides of each individual link. This process adds a mirror-like shine or a delicate faceted texture, all without using cutting tools to shape the metal. Because dapping reshapes rather than removes metal, it preserves the surface integrity, an essential benefit for materials like gold filled.
During production, the chain’s link dimensions may vary slightly, usually within ±5% to account for compression, stretching, or normal wire gauge differences. For instance, a 2.00 mm link may measure between 1.90 mm and 2.10 mm. As a result, some recommended jump rings may fit more tightly than others. However, the end link will always accommodate a 26ga jump ring.
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