Many people have long been made from commemorative coins rings for themselves and loved ones. Just like the collection of coin money from all countries where you had the opportunity to visit, you can ride rings that will remind you of happy vacation days. Such rings will not be oxidized as an ordinary jewelry, and long serve you. You can make a drawing of engraving on the outer side of the ring, or on its face. There is at least two ways to make a ring from ordinary coins: to take it with special tools or to do with subright facilities, namely a spoon and a drill. Visual examples you will see in this article.
How to make a ring from the coin: Method number 1
Here you will need special tools:
- burner to soften the metal coins and give it faster to it;
- jewelry Rigel, of course, can use any steel shape, the diameter of which is similar to the finger;
- hammer, the masters recommend hammers from plastic so that the drawing remains as relief;
- dremel for grinding and cutting a circle, you can do the drill with homemade nozzles for grinding.
In addition to this list, stock rags, cleaning agents and patience, since the first experience is not possible.
- The most difficult thing: Select the ring cutting area. Under the example below, it is clearly shown that some side of the coins are completely not suitable for rings. Screw it and see what kind of side will look beautiful, just then make a mark. Take the marker and mark the size of the future prugm.
- Remove the small hole so that the ring can be put on the jewelry rigl. Be careful, immediately drown the diameter of the finger is not necessary, since the metal in the forging process is very far away.
- Heat the coin torch until the metal takes the kind of reddish, the ring will darken a little. Try to do it evenly so that all parts are fragrances, otherwise you risk do not proportional to the ring in which one part will break better than the other.
- Put on the coin on the workpiece and start hit by the hammer. This is a fairly tedious and long-term lesson. As soon as the coin is cooling and sufficiently succumbed - remove and heat it again. Note that the bad blank will not stand the heating of the coin right on it, so do not be lazy to remove the future ring, heat, only then put on again.
- Gradually, the coin will take the rings shape. Do not stop until it is proportional and equally circular on all sides.
- You can only polish the ring accessible to you: Whether it is hand polished with a rough cloth, dremel or homemade drill nozzles.
- Cover the ring from the inside with a transparent varnish to eliminate copper residues on your fingers. Such a decoration will last long and bring a lot of pleasant memories.
How to make a ring from the coin: Method number 2
Curious way to create a ring. To do this, you will need even more patience and an ordinary spoon. At the same time heated the product does not even need.
- It is necessary to put the coin on the edge and knock on it with a steel spoon until it starts to deform. The work is this time consuming and long, but but toned tools. Take a spoon until the rib width becomes acceptable.
- As soon as the width arranges you, drill the entire metal from the middle and start grinding the coin. Use wool or other coarse materials that you have at hand.
- As a result, you will get beautiful rings from a five-book coin.
The minus of this method is that you cannot adjust the size of the ring, they are only suitable for a wide finger.
Do not despair if the first time your ring did not work. Try again and take it very soon.
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