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How to Repair a Locket Hinge

Introduction

This guide provides instructions on how to repair a locket hinge. For many people, lockets often hold sentimental value. This guide focuses particularly on the broken hinge of a locket. Following this guide will allow you to repair the broken locket hinge while also, keeping the movement of the locket. It may be difficult to repair a locket for a user who has no prior jewelry experience; however, carefully following the instructions in this guide will ensure a functioning locket.

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    • Use pliers to carefully bend the damaged hinge back into place.

    • You want the hinge to be rounded and hollow, like a straw.

    • Test the hinge with some wire. If you can easily thread the wire through, then you can move on to Step 2. If not, keep bending.

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    • Hold both ends of the wire.

    • Place the middle of the wire against a hard edge. Hold the wire so that it is perpendicular to the edge.

    • Straighten the wire by pulling it against the edge.

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    • Bend the wire to match the contours of your locket.

    • If your locket is rounded, your wire will have to be curved. If your locket is straight, your wire will have to be straight.

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    • Cut the wire to a manageable length. We suggest the length of the hinges plus some excess.

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    • Match and align the front and back of the locket.

    • The holes of the hinge must be aligned, making a tunnel for the wire.

    • Line up the curved wire to match the locket shape.

    • Feed the wire through the hole of the hinge.

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    • Hold the locket closed.

    • Glue the top of the hinge.

    • Glue the bottom of the hinge.

    • Do not glue the center of the hinge.

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    • Hold the locket closed and hammer the side with the hinge and wire.

    • Tap firmly along the hinge and wire to secure.

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    • Cut the excess wire.

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    • The final product, the locket hinge is fixed and the locket can be used.

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