A ring is one of the oldest jewelry that has been used by people since ancient times. Since ancient times, this accessory was given as a sign of eternal love and marital fidelity. Rings have a special sacred meaning. It is believed that a hand-made accessory carries bright energy, protects the owner from evil and helps him not to deviate from the path of life. Today we’ll talk about how to make a coin ring with your own hands at home.
How to make a coin ring using a spoon
Usually, a hammer is used to forge a product, but it is more difficult to damage the workpiece with a cutlery, even though they will have to work much longer. So, to make a ring from a coin you need to do the following:
- Drill or push a hole in the center of the product and drive a wedge into it. This can be any metal product, for example a bolt.
- Clamp the free part of the wedge in a vice so that it is convenient to handle the coin.
- Now you need to carefully tap the edge of the coin with a spoon, evenly distributing the load. Depending on the material, this stage can take from 1 to 4 hours.
- When the edge has curled and the workpiece has acquired the required size, you can begin grinding. The coin needs to be placed on the drill bit and gradually sanded with sandpaper of different grits.
- At this stage, you need to select the excess material from the center of the coin. You can also use a drill or hand tool for this.
At the end, it is necessary to treat all surfaces of the resulting product with GOI paste or other polishing materials.
Forging with a spoon is a long and labor-intensive process. But it allows you to save the design of the coin.
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Perhaps some of you have already seen master classes on creating such a unique accessory as rings from coins while preserving the design of the coin. This is an easy to make but very interesting product. The only problem is that the information in these master classes is usually quite scattered and incomplete, and after reading them you are left with many more questions than answers.
A few months ago we also saw such a master class and decided to try to make a similar ring. As usually happens, the first pancake, and several subsequent ones, came out lumpy. But over time, experimenting and improvising, we came to great results. At the moment, our workshop has made more than 100 rings from a wide variety of coins, from a 19th century silver mark to completely modern euros and dollars made of steel and nickel.
The more rings we made, the more questions we were asked about the intricacies of production. And now, we have prepared the most complete existing master class on the entire cycle of making a coin ring. We present it to your attention.
Let's start with a list of necessary tools. There are not many of them, but they are quite specific for people who have not dealt with jewelry. However, mastering them will not be difficult with due diligence.
And so, the list begins with the most important thing - cutting down. This is what we will use to remove the center of the coin so that during further processing we can unfold it into a ring.
The second important tool is a jewelry crossbar. It serves as the base on which we unroll the coin and turn it into a ring.
You will also need a hammer with plastic strikers so as not to damage the design of the coin when shaping it.
Well, for the final processing - grinding and polishing, you will need a Dremel. This is a mini-drill with a variety of attachments, from an abrasive stone to deer hair brushes.
You will also need a torch to anneal the metal of the coin. This will soften it and save a lot of time and a couple of hammers
