Thanks for the new camera angle. I like this project. It's perfect for a man. The mandrel idea is so true. I need one too. Awww, the top of your head is beautiful. Thank you again Chad.
A simple larger ring mandrel is to buy an aluminum baseball bat at a local good will store and saw it in half. One end makes a great ring mandrel. The other end works as a bracelet mandrel
Hi Chad, the camera angle was great. Yep, we missed seeing top of your head :). Thank you for the video, I also realized that pennies, in Canada are made of real copper only till 1997, so I learned .... watch the date if I am going to solder.
Glad you like it Kim. I’ve been a coin collector all my life, so I’ve often used them in jewelry. There are so many interesting coins! I make a lot of coin earrings. Thanks for watching Kim!
I don't collect coins so much anymore (although, I'll certainly never pass up an interesting looking coin!) but I too have always been bothered and very dismayed when I've seen a coin pendant with a hole drilled through it. Like, it's your coin so do what you want with it I guess, but it always seemed odd to me that someone would essentially destroy something they'd like to wear/display. Anyway, fantastic video and having a closer angle really helps with following the details. Thank you so much for all the time you take to share your knowledge with the world!
When I was younger (now 72) I had a farthing where an ancestor had left the outer writing in, and the robin and filed everything else out, being a kid I was fascinated as they would have done it by hand filing.
That was a very interesting tutorial. I have two small coins that I would like to make into a pair of earrings so am very grateful for your tutorials thank you. 😊
Thanks so much for this video! I’ve got a Cornish half penny that I’ve always wanted to wear but never knew how, and now I know! I’ll be practicing this on a few lesser loved coins first.
Hi Chad love this example as I'm trying to find a good way to bezel a double cabbed (front and back) stone for a pendant, could you offer an example. Love your tutorials keep them coming. Cheers
I have used a belt sander in the past. Just wear a good respirator if you do that. They are cheap enough that it might be worth just periodically getting new ones.
Hello Rebecca. If you are interested in an actual live class, contact me through my website, and I can fill you in on the details. www.cvpsilver.com. Thanks.
Thanks! Probably the best I can do is share this video about making a bezel for a coin. Hope this helps! ua-cam.com/video/-WeV4feoYqU/v-deo.htmlsi=YVCgKjuDE2I1ouao
@@chadssilversmithing thank you Yea reason I ask is you go look you will not find one at all I had to buy a bar and pendant Problem is the bezel is 14k My chain and bar is 24k so want all 24k Not one video shows how to make one
Thanks for the suggestion Glowtron8:). I’ve never actually tried a traditional locket, but was considering doing that to see if I could come up with a good design. As far as a concealing locket for a coin, I will think about some ideas for that. It may be a while before I try that one though:)
Hello Mitchell. I get most of my raw materials from Rio Grande out of Albuquerque NM. They have a good selection and comparable prices to most other supply companies.
Hello Russ! You are thinking irregular flan or split edges from crude striking I imagine. I will do a video pretty soon doing a Byzantine bronze I have that has a weird shape. My thinking is that a modified prong setting might be best for this sort of coin. This video shows how to make a setting that will fit all sorts of strangely shaped things: ua-cam.com/video/UsgXO2pFmco/v-deo.htmlsi=8s1h6CRdCPCz-kuj.
Good old two shilling, they were also used as a 10 pence coin when we went decimal. One of my sons collects coins, so I see myself making one of these at some point. Thanks for sharing Chad and enjoy the rest of your sunday.
@@chadssilversmithing It changed in 1972, which is the year I was born. I don't really know how it worked but, I have memories of my Nan talking about it from time to time.
Thanks for the new camera angle. I like this project. It's perfect for a man. The mandrel idea is so true. I need one too. Awww, the top of your head is beautiful. Thank you again Chad.
Thanks Kristi:)
A simple larger ring mandrel is to buy an aluminum baseball bat at a local good will store and saw it in half. One end makes a great ring mandrel. The other end works as a bracelet mandrel
Thanks for sharing that tip Larry!
Ideia daora de fazer pingente! Acho que vou furar uma moeda e usar tbm
Thanks Sayuri! That is kind of you to say. Good luck!
Just found your chanel - brilliant - as an absolute beginner looking to start doing things with silver jewellery- this is what i need 😊
That's awesome! I'm happy I can be a part of your silversmithing journey:)
Какие у вас сильные руки, продолжайте делать такие же монетные кулоны.
Спасибо! С возрастом я начал терять силы. Ювелирные изделия из монет действительно кажутся популярными!
Hi Chad, the camera angle was great. Yep, we missed seeing top of your head :). Thank you for the video, I also realized that pennies, in Canada are made of real copper only till 1997, so I learned .... watch the date if I am going to solder.
Thanks KS G! I think they switched to zinc in 1982 here.
Cool design. Thank you for sneaking that math lesson in on us. The camera angle looks good.👍🏻
Hehe, you’re welcome!
Chad, this is too cool!
Glad you like it Kim. I’ve been a coin collector all my life, so I’ve often used them in jewelry. There are so many interesting coins! I make a lot of coin earrings. Thanks for watching Kim!
I don't collect coins so much anymore (although, I'll certainly never pass up an interesting looking coin!) but I too have always been bothered and very dismayed when I've seen a coin pendant with a hole drilled through it. Like, it's your coin so do what you want with it I guess, but it always seemed odd to me that someone would essentially destroy something they'd like to wear/display.
Anyway, fantastic video and having a closer angle really helps with following the details. Thank you so much for all the time you take to share your knowledge with the world!
No problem Cody. Thanks for watching!
When I was younger (now 72) I had a farthing where an ancestor had left the outer writing in, and the robin and filed everything else out, being a kid I was fascinated as they would have done it by hand filing.
Great video. Plenty of old coins laying around. Thanks for a well thought out tutorial.
Hehe. With that user name and icon, I have no doubt you have some coins laying around. Thanks for the nice comment!
Very nice
Thanks Amanda:)
That was a very interesting tutorial. I have two small coins that I would like to make into a pair of earrings so am very grateful for your tutorials thank you. 😊
Hello Lydia:). I’m glad this was useful to you!
Awesome, I was looking for something like this earlier in the year for Buffalo nickels. Thanks!
I often use dateless Buffalo nickels for earring with this type of bezel. People love them! Thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching Sonja!
Thanks so much for this video! I’ve got a Cornish half penny that I’ve always wanted to wear but never knew how, and now I know! I’ll be practicing this on a few lesser loved coins first.
That’s great Mpaandaa! I’m glad this is useful for you. Thanks for watching:)
Just found your video, like the way that you have used alternative tools to execute a great piece.
Thank you Gareth!
Thank you for another great video 🌺🤙🏻🤗
Thanks for watching Paula!
Hi Chad love this example as
I'm trying to find a good way to bezel a double cabbed (front and back) stone for a pendant, could you offer an example. Love your tutorials keep them coming. Cheers
You might try a thinner gauge of wire for the ledge inside the bezel for something with a domed back so it sticks out the back a bit.
Great video, I wondered how this was accomplished. Thanks for sharing.
Of course Pat! Coin earrings sell pretty well for me. Thanks for the comment!
Hey! Pretty cool!!! I just found a mercury dime and thought about setting it!
Also...Is there a way to resurface those soldering boards?
Wow, I haven’t found one of those circulating in years!
I have used a belt sander in the past. Just wear a good respirator if you do that. They are cheap enough that it might be worth just periodically getting new ones.
@@chadssilversmithing It came with the house we bought😁
@@CherylAnn2222 Fun bonus!
Excellent video. When you spray during soldering, is that a flux material?
Thanks Dean. It is liquid flux from Rio Grande. The brand is My-T-Flux. Take care.
How do I get your classes? How much are the classes? Thank you Chad!
Hello Rebecca. If you are interested in an actual live class, contact me through my website, and I can fill you in on the details. www.cvpsilver.com. Thanks.
They do sell larger size mandrels if you decide not to make one.
I did end up making a hardwood one a while back.
Hi great video
Can you make a video on making a gold bar bezel pendant
1g to 5g gold bar
That would be interesting to see
Or a gold coin pendant
Thanks! Probably the best I can do is share this video about making a bezel for a coin. Hope this helps! ua-cam.com/video/-WeV4feoYqU/v-deo.htmlsi=YVCgKjuDE2I1ouao
@@chadssilversmithing thank you
Yea reason I ask is you go look you will not find one at all
I had to buy a bar and pendant
Problem is the bezel is 14k
My chain and bar is 24k so want all 24k
Not one video shows how to make one
@@chadssilversmithingalso the link you shared is for this video
Cool. Can you do a locket to hold/hide a gold coin securely?
Thanks for the suggestion Glowtron8:). I’ve never actually tried a traditional locket, but was considering doing that to see if I could come up with a good design. As far as a concealing locket for a coin, I will think about some ideas for that. It may be a while before I try that one though:)
What material you use for soldering? I want to make old voin into a pendant. I want to solder small copper ring.
Hello The Zhavanec. I use primarily hard silver solder.
Wheres the best place to get material? Wire and solder mostly. Would like to try my hand at this. Im not new to metalworkong.
Hello Mitchell. I get most of my raw materials from Rio Grande out of Albuquerque NM. They have a good selection and comparable prices to most other supply companies.
@@chadssilversmithing alright, thanks. I'll check them out.
5*****'s ...... Circumference is 3.14159 times the radius but a little bit extra will do.
Thanks Normanskie! I think circumference=Pi times diameter:)
How do I make a bezel for a coin that’s not round? Like the shipwreck coins? Thanks
Hello Russ! You are thinking irregular flan or split edges from crude striking I imagine. I will do a video pretty soon doing a Byzantine bronze I have that has a weird shape. My thinking is that a modified prong setting might be best for this sort of coin. This video shows how to make a setting that will fit all sorts of strangely shaped things: ua-cam.com/video/UsgXO2pFmco/v-deo.htmlsi=8s1h6CRdCPCz-kuj.
@@chadssilversmithing thanks, looking forward to it
Camera proximity is great, however you tend to work at the top of the camera view, and then we miss what you’re doing.
Sorry about that Sheran. Some of these earlier videos had some camera angle problems.
Take my money. Awesome, unfortunately I am not as talented.
Thanks Wild5ive:). You totally could be with a little practice!
i need abezel for a 2 oz coun 47mm
This method would work, although you might want to use 1/4” bezel for such a large coin.
If you need a mandrel bigger than a ring mandrel and smaller than a bracelet mandrel, they make EARRING mandrels
That’s a good thought Pippin! I actually made a mid size hardwood mandrel on my lathe that works pretty well:)
Good old two shilling, they were also used as a 10 pence coin when we went decimal. One of my sons collects coins, so I see myself making one of these at some point. Thanks for sharing Chad and enjoy the rest of your sunday.
How did the old system work Gazz, and what year did it change?
@@chadssilversmithing It changed in 1972, which is the year I was born. I don't really know how it worked but, I have memories of my Nan talking about it from time to time.