first stainless steel links

Stainless Steel Links!

Well it took me quite a darn while, but I've finally found a nearby dealer of stainless steel wire!  I got a pound (about 600 ft I think) of annealed 16 ga for $25, which is not bad at all.  The wire is not quite as shiny as what I can order from The Ring Lord, but it doesn't have to cross an international border to get to me.  And there's nothing that a little bit of friction won't do to polish up the links.  It's really very exciting for me to finally be able to make my own stainless steel links.
For information on making links, see my Beginners' Tutorial.

Rings:

16 ga 7/16 ID
Stainless Steel
Loose rings -- to be used for a E4:1 winedress