If you're looking to purchase tools for coin ring making, I have links to all the tools in this video here: www.joshuathejeweler.com/post/new-video-making-a-ring-from-a-quarter
Used to make these 60 years ago when I was a kid using a hammer on a steel workbench then drilling out the center. Used the old all silver quarters. Made very nice rings. Gave some away and sold some for 50 cents each. A hammer, drill and rat tail file were my only tools.
Sorry to hear you're having trouble with coin ring making. Half dollars are a bit tougher to move than quarters, so they take more patience and slightly different tools. The older silver one's can crack easily too so they need to be annealed frequently. I typically use an arbor press, and swedish wrap dies for those coins. I'm happy to help if there's a specific part of the process you're hung up on.
Nice to see he uses appropriate tools such as brass and plastic-faced hammers. Not steel on steel. And he doesn't tink-tink; he hits strongly. Thanks for showing it done right, Joshua
slight tipp here from a blacksmith. always hammer your piece supported, otherwise the energy is lost and the vibrations go right into your hands causing lots of little problems. so I advise you to lay a piece of wood on the anvil and then tap the ring on the mandrel flat on that. quicker and safer. and never put your thumb on the top! again your trapping vibrations sending them into your body/finger.
I made a ring from a quarter of my birth year. It was silver. I used a steel soup spoon to mushroom out the fluted edge until it was the correct size and then drilled out the center. I wore it off and on for years until the date nearly wore off from my finger.
Same here. Did five silver bands and gave them to my sister and my niece for gifts with memorial dates of my dad and sister who passed. Also made one for myself as a wedding band
Nice brass mallet. Wow!?! Copper washers the size of a penny for only a penny!! And quarter sized washers for only a quarter! That mallet and mandrel combo is just the ticket. Ive got to get me one of those discs. I never knew it was so easy to go from a disc to a cylindrical ring. Thanks for sharing about this!
Man the technique has changed from the sixties hasn't it. We used to beat on the edges with a spoon till it gets wide enough and then drill out the center and then take a rasp and bore it out to size sand it down polish it look like a real silver ring except for one thing your shows the whole thing ours didn't great job master
This is a great demonstration! I can figure everything out myself from watching but I think seeing the steps as a basic text narration would do wonders for your audience.
I know people like videos without talking, but this one, with step by step of what you are doing would have been golden. The first parts were obvious but when yiu got to a certain point, no idea from there what/why yiu were doing it, thanks
I love blacksmithing, we're i did my apprenticeship as a fitter machinist tool maker, we had the last smith's shop in the city, im getting an anvil 😂 😅 ❤❤ thanks great video, 😊cheers 🍻 from Australia 😊
My late Pop's use to make with a spoon....I have one he made me and the last one he making....He always used silver coin easier to hammer into shape with the spoon...
This was really helpful knowledge for me, I'm hoping one day to be a bladesmith, making and selling rings like this is a great way for me to get started, to earn the money I need for the tools and knowledge for bladesmithing!
I've found with newer quarters (less than 25 years old) I can generally size them to about a size 9 ring without annealing. They will crack if over-worked and for larger sizes or older coins I will anneal them. When stretching the coin only stretch a little bit at a time and turn the coin about 1/8 of a turn with every stretch so you aren't overworking one area of the coin.
@Joshuathejeweler do you make those and sell them if you do how much and also can you make one for a specific year like 1977 not the bicentennial quarter but the 1977 straight up quarter you do awesome work Joshua!!
Yes I do make an sell them and can source specific coins or work with a coin you send. You can contact me on my website Joshuathejeweler.com to chat about a custom order.
Yes, check out my latest video on making a ring from a Walking Liberty half-dollar, I’ve linked all the necessary tools in the description of that video
It’s the reduction die from a ring stretcher. Or possibly you’re referring to the flat punch which I honestly just found in a parking lot one day, no idea what it is.
First buy an anvil, cutting jig, deburring tool, hammer, ring sizing jig... Will you have a nickel left to make in to a ring after spending a thousand dollars?
could the coin be pierced and rolled rather than taking a plug out of it so that a gold or silver coin retains its weight? i like the idea of the ring weighing its face value.
I haven't seen anyone do this successfully. The challenge is the inner material would be spread so thin it would crack very easily making it difficult to form the ring. That being said the punched pieces make nice earrings, tie tacks and cuff links. With larger coins like Morgan dollars I can even make a second ring from the center piece.
maybe using the purest k and heating to some point below melt although you would probably end up with a plain gold ring. it bears experimentation. the plug could be pressed back into the ring perhaps.@@joshuathejeweler
The anvil is not required just a sturdy bench or even a stump. The remaining tools you should be able to find for around $200. Sell 20 quarter rings and you’ll make that money back pretty quickly.
I happened to find this one in a parking lot, some kind of car part I guess. Any piece of flat steel bar or even an old hammer head may work similarly. If you have a press or ring reducer however I do recommend that over the punch for coin rings as you will get better control.
It appears to be a railcar brake lever pin (41 years as a railroader). They are hardened steel, but I’ve never one that was that flat on the end. Great vid btw! I’ve been making coin rings, bells & cowboy hats for a couple years, and found your procedure variation interesting! More than one way to skin a cat (or ring a coin)! Ha! Merry Christmas!
Most brass, copper, nickel, gold and silver coins will work for ring making if you are careful. I avoid steel coins and zinc pennies however. Steel can mar my tools, and zinc pennies just aren't very malleable and the copper cladding separates from the zinc interior.
Thanks! believe it or not I paid $100 for that anvil. It's a 240lb Colonial period Mousehole style anvil that was dug up in the suburbs of Durham NC. I got a deal to say the least. Vevor has some decent starter anvils at affordable prices. You can get a mandrel from any number of online stores, Amazon or Otto Frei would be my first recommendations. Make sure it's steel not aluminum or plastic.
Newer coins are quite malleable, however they will crack if over worked. I find I can get most to between sizes 6 & 9 before they start to show signs of stress.
I had a sailor show me a ring he made from a silver dollar. They tapped them flat on the ships rail, then drilled out the center. I made one for my pop but used a light hammer to round. It took me a long time but was unique.
My dad made his wedding ring out of a silver half dollar or silver dollar, I don’t remember which one, in about 1950 using a spoon. I was born in 52 so wasn’t there but my mom said it about drove her crazy, all the tap, tap, tapping.
I don't coat my rings with anything. The green finger is minimal on clad coins, although noticeable. I know some makers use clear powder coat or uv resin but it's not worth the extra effort in my opinion for a simple quarter ring.
@@josh88113 I guess the quarter had an alloy with more of copper. And it's the oxidization that usually leaves the stain. Blue to green. And that's toxic. Silver coins would be better option.
@@josh88113 Great. My sister has somewhat similar problem. She's allergic to most metals (except gold) and has to wear resin strap wrist watch without metal buckle. I'll be happy to know how you fare with UV resin part. I'm in India and haven't come across the UV resin concept.
I made a quarter ring for my wife the old tryed and true way by holding it between thumb and finger and beat on the edge with a Navy tablespoon. Took a while, don't remember how i drilled hole but that was over 60 years ago. My wife's dad was in Navy during WW2 and he made her a ring out of a dime,she was born in 1943.😂 Of course these ring were made out of real silver coins not the wafer stuff we have now 😢 .
@Joshua The Jeweler I use clear nail polish on mine every 6mo or so, it works just fine. But I was just wondering if you had something better. Nice work, what is the silver coin cut off 1964?
There’s many suppliers out there that make coin ring tools and jewelry tools, you can find most of the tools used in this video on Amazon, Etsy or EBay. Jason’s Works is a great brand for coin ring specific tools but can be a little pricey for some. For Jewelry tools I recommend Otto Frei and Rio Grande if you’re in the US.
I do sell old silver coin rings. Online I have half dollar and Morgan dollar rings available, silver halves start at $127 for a ring. Feel free to send me an email, joshuathejeweler@gmail.com, with what coins you might be able to supply (I'll make a ring from your coin too if you so desire).
just about 2:24/2:26 I can see where the coin you started with split. You edited it out of the continuation and replaced it. Nice work in any case, I'm sure failures happen from time to time.
My camera is a little out of focus in those frames, but the ring shown at the end is actually the same one you see me working on from the beginning, no cracks. I don't exactly have a ton of 2017 Frederick Douglass quarters lying around :) Older coins are more prone to splitting, so I typically anneal those.
@@joshuathejeweler I looked again and what I saw was the edge of the ring you are wearing on your finger and it looked (I only saw it for a fraction of a second) as though the ring you are making split. I was wrong, thanks for replying and like I said, good work.😀😀😀
Actually no, not with a modern quarter. The nickel is very tough and doesn’t deform much and the only part of the coin in contact with the die is the very edge of the outside and inside rim. Silver coins are a different story however because they are softer.
No annealing on this one, why waste time am I right? Yes it increases the internal stress in the material, older coins (pre-2000) I typically anneal first.
If you're looking to purchase tools for coin ring making, I have links to all the tools in this video here: www.joshuathejeweler.com/post/new-video-making-a-ring-from-a-quarter
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Used to make these 60 years ago when I was a kid using a hammer on a steel workbench then drilling out the center. Used the old all silver quarters. Made very nice rings. Gave some away and sold some for 50 cents each. A hammer, drill and rat tail file were my only tools.
I Remember those days very well. We used to trade them in 5th grade among peers.
Like making anything, you just need the right tools and understanding
I love watching this. So far it's only been 3 times.
I've spent about $300 and still cannot make a ring out of a 50 cent piece
Sorry to hear you're having trouble with coin ring making. Half dollars are a bit tougher to move than quarters, so they take more patience and slightly different tools. The older silver one's can crack easily too so they need to be annealed frequently. I typically use an arbor press, and swedish wrap dies for those coins. I'm happy to help if there's a specific part of the process you're hung up on.
@@obiobiwan9268😂😂😂
Nice to see he uses appropriate tools such as brass and plastic-faced hammers. Not steel on steel.
And he doesn't tink-tink; he hits strongly. Thanks for showing it done right, Joshua
slight tipp here from a blacksmith. always hammer your piece supported, otherwise the energy is lost and the vibrations go right into your hands causing lots of little problems.
so I advise you to lay a piece of wood on the anvil and then tap the ring on the mandrel flat on that. quicker and safer.
and never put your thumb on the top! again your trapping vibrations sending them into your body/finger.
I was about to say that - I winced thinking about it
I think he knows what to do..without amateurs telling him what to do
Grazie per la diffusione di contenuti e informazioni. Buon lavoro
Morgoth-level! The customer gives you a ring then you give them one - perfect. Thoroughly enjoyed this vid.
10mins no sweat with right Tools & Mandrel &... err..a rather large Anvil not to mention some considerable Skill...
Great piece of work in the end...
Thanks, with even better tools I've done it under a minute. I've got a video of that too.
I made a ring from a quarter of my birth year. It was silver. I used a steel soup spoon to mushroom out the fluted edge until it was the correct size and then drilled out the center. I wore it off and on for years until the date nearly wore off from my finger.
Same here. Did five silver bands and gave them to my sister and my niece for gifts with memorial dates of my dad and sister who passed. Also made one for myself as a wedding band
Nice brass mallet. Wow!?! Copper washers the size of a penny for only a penny!! And quarter sized washers for only a quarter! That mallet and mandrel combo is just the ticket. Ive got to get me one of those discs. I never knew it was so easy to go from a disc to a cylindrical ring. Thanks for sharing about this!
Man the technique has changed from the sixties hasn't it. We used to beat on the edges with a spoon till it gets wide enough and then drill out the center and then take a rasp and bore it out to size sand it down polish it look like a real silver ring except for one thing your shows the whole thing ours didn't great job master
Yep that’s the old school way, it takes a bit more patience :)
My second time watching. YOU make it look so easy! Just amazing to watch you work...I subscribed.
This is a great demonstration! I can figure everything out myself from watching but I think seeing the steps as a basic text narration would do wonders for your audience.
So, you can figure it out, but others need words??? You're full of crap...hahahaha, get it? Crap...Mr. lover and studier of such stuff...hahahaha
I know people like videos without talking, but this one, with step by step of what you are doing would have been golden. The first parts were obvious but when yiu got to a certain point, no idea from there what/why yiu were doing it, thanks
Nice work nice ring and enjoyed the video Hope everyone here is having a good day through the most unbelievable time in the history of our lives 👍
Very impressive craftmanship sir!!!
Nice to see it done the right way. Hammer and mandrel.
As teens, we used a spoon to whack the coin edges flat, and a drill to make the center hole. Sand paper and buffer. Done.
The knuckle on my left thumb... took many whacks using this technique.
I love blacksmithing, we're i did my apprenticeship as a fitter machinist tool maker, we had the last smith's shop in the city, im getting an anvil 😂 😅 ❤❤ thanks great video, 😊cheers 🍻 from Australia 😊
Excellent 👍 he just increased the value of that quarter r by about 25,000 percent
I call it fighting inflation with common cents!
How many do you want to buy I'll start making them tomorrow eagle
This is what my mom and dad did for their wedding rings!
I have tried different ways of making coin rings this is unique, great job.
Thanks I developed this method to do demonstrations while traveling at fairs and shows. I typically use a ring stretcher and press however.
Great Video !!! Thank You for NOT having Crap Background MUSIC
My late Pop's use to make with a spoon....I have one he made me and the last one he making....He always used silver coin easier to hammer into shape with the spoon...
Such fine tools and craftsmanship.
very nicely done
Excellent! But aren't you worried? That you'll scratch that gorgeous anvil!? LOL
A bit late for that I’m afraid haha. She’s lasted a couple hundred years already so I think she’ll survive.
QUIET ON THE SET !!! sweet vid ... neat ring !!!
Thats my type of coin ring making no 17 degree dies and cones or swedish wrapping lol
Excellent information thank you
Quick craft, great results!
This was really helpful knowledge for me, I'm hoping one day to be a bladesmith, making and selling rings like this is a great way for me to get started, to earn the money I need for the tools and knowledge for bladesmithing!
Dork 😂😂😂
Go for it! I actually got into jewelry because of bladesmithing. The jewelry side has been the more profitable endeavor in the long run.
@@beliedat2457 precisely 🤓🤓
You need a life@@beliedat2457
Why do you not heat them up and quench them?
Whenever I dont heat, they start to tear??
Great process btw !
I've found with newer quarters (less than 25 years old) I can generally size them to about a size 9 ring without annealing. They will crack if over-worked and for larger sizes or older coins I will anneal them. When stretching the coin only stretch a little bit at a time and turn the coin about 1/8 of a turn with every stretch so you aren't overworking one area of the coin.
Awesome technique truly a craftsmans handiwork. "He has sealed talents in their hand"
Silver spoon handles make nice men's rings 😎
They’re pretty popular with the ladies too :)
@Joshuathejeweler do you make those and sell them if you do how much and also can you make one for a specific year like 1977 not the bicentennial quarter but the 1977 straight up quarter you do awesome work Joshua!!
Yes I do make an sell them and can source specific coins or work with a coin you send. You can contact me on my website Joshuathejeweler.com to chat about a custom order.
I like that brass mallet
ONE RING to RULE them ALL
I’m interested in making this type of ring. Can you direct me to suppliers for necessary hardware please.
Yes, check out my latest video on making a ring from a Walking Liberty half-dollar, I’ve linked all the necessary tools in the description of that video
Cool technique! Thank you for sharing!
Is there a huge market for rings made from quarter's? I see tons of videos on the subject .. are they lucrative at all?
Very cool 😎
Seriously cool!
gret video,, what is the round tool called when you bang the rings in ? Thanks , i didnt see it on the list of tools :)
It’s the reduction die from a ring stretcher. Or possibly you’re referring to the flat punch which I honestly just found in a parking lot one day, no idea what it is.
First buy an anvil, cutting jig, deburring tool, hammer, ring sizing jig... Will you have a nickel left to make in to a ring after spending a thousand dollars?
could the coin be pierced and rolled rather than taking a plug out of it so that a gold or silver coin retains its weight? i like the idea of the ring weighing its face value.
I haven't seen anyone do this successfully. The challenge is the inner material would be spread so thin it would crack very easily making it difficult to form the ring. That being said the punched pieces make nice earrings, tie tacks and cuff links. With larger coins like Morgan dollars I can even make a second ring from the center piece.
maybe using the purest k and heating to some point below melt although you would probably end up with a plain gold ring. it bears experimentation. the plug could be pressed back into the ring perhaps.@@joshuathejeweler
I love that anvil
Tienes instageam? Haces un trabajo excelente
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO. 🇺🇸👍🏻
Please explain the process as you perform it.
I would love to go to a work shop and make one
Love it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻, what happens with the centre part of the coin?? 🤔
I’ve made some into earrings but I have quite a collection at this point.
@@joshuathejewelerscrap.
If you punch out about a 5/8 hole you can make a ring out of that. very small one I have made them out of pennies for practice eagle
Yes, nice video. I just subscribed. Thank you.
i need one of those brother
This is extremely interesting to me however the investment in the anvil another tool working items seem to be a big expense for
The anvil is not required just a sturdy bench or even a stump. The remaining tools you should be able to find for around $200. Sell 20 quarter rings and you’ll make that money back pretty quickly.
Where can I find a flat punch like that sir? Ty! Great video!
I happened to find this one in a parking lot, some kind of car part I guess. Any piece of flat steel bar or even an old hammer head may work similarly. If you have a press or ring reducer however I do recommend that over the punch for coin rings as you will get better control.
It appears to be a railcar brake lever pin (41 years as a railroader). They are hardened steel, but I’ve never one that was that flat on the end. Great vid btw! I’ve been making coin rings, bells & cowboy hats for a couple years, and found your procedure variation interesting! More than one way to skin a cat (or ring a coin)! Ha! Merry Christmas!
How many beautiful silver rings could you buy for the cost of all those tools and dies!
And what would be the fun of that come on man
Yep, have to drop it at least once on the floor.
Was watching with headphones and thought someone came in at my house first few seconds 😂
That's quit good thanks
Can you only use certain coins, like not with a high zinc content
Most brass, copper, nickel, gold and silver coins will work for ring making if you are careful. I avoid steel coins and zinc pennies however. Steel can mar my tools, and zinc pennies just aren't very malleable and the copper cladding separates from the zinc interior.
One quarter of a ring to rule them all...
What if it is Canadian money?
That's cool
Very cool
Nice job, where can I get the mandrel, pretty much have everything else. Don't think I could afford that anvil, she's a beauty. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! believe it or not I paid $100 for that anvil. It's a 240lb Colonial period Mousehole style anvil that was dug up in the suburbs of Durham NC. I got a deal to say the least. Vevor has some decent starter anvils at affordable prices. You can get a mandrel from any number of online stores, Amazon or Otto Frei would be my first recommendations. Make sure it's steel not aluminum or plastic.
Do you sell coin rings you make ??
Yes I do on joshuathejeweler.com
I've seen these video's and most of them heat the coin before forming it. What keeps yours from splitting? Nice video.
Newer coins are quite malleable, however they will crack if over worked. I find I can get most to between sizes 6 & 9 before they start to show signs of stress.
@@joshuathejeweler Ok, thank you for the reply.
Yes I always had to anneal them but this will work you just have to be more careful and file out and it looks like a tear starting eagle
That is a great lesson, however explaining whe steps why he tapped the metal with different tools will remain a mystery.
It might nice if you described what you were doing?
I've heard of guys making rings out of silver coins in WW2 with just a spoon to round it with
yes and a drill to remove the center, that's the old school way. It takes some patience :)
I had a sailor show me a ring he made from a silver dollar. They tapped them flat on the ships rail, then drilled out the center. I made one for my pop but used a light hammer to round. It took me a long time but was unique.
That was my grandfather in WW2 in a Japanese POW camp. I have still have the quarter. Not a ring though.
My dad made a ring for my mother using a spoon. She still wears it and she’s 84.
My dad made his wedding ring out of a silver half dollar or silver dollar, I don’t remember which one, in about 1950 using a spoon. I was born in 52 so wasn’t there but my mom said it about drove her crazy, all the tap, tap, tapping.
Do you coat the inside with anything to keep it from turning your finger green
I don't coat my rings with anything. The green finger is minimal on clad coins, although noticeable. I know some makers use clear powder coat or uv resin but it's not worth the extra effort in my opinion for a simple quarter ring.
@@joshuathejeweler I think my wife is really sensitive to it or something. Her finger had some really bad staining from a modern quarter
@@josh88113 I guess the quarter had an alloy with more of copper. And it's the oxidization that usually leaves the stain. Blue to green. And that's toxic. Silver coins would be better option.
@@RajendraRajani I tried a 90% silver coin and she still got stains. She said it happens with sterling silver too. I’m gonna try some UV resin on it
@@josh88113 Great. My sister has somewhat similar problem. She's allergic to most metals (except gold) and has to wear resin strap wrist watch without metal buckle. I'll be happy to know how you fare with UV resin part. I'm in India and haven't come across the UV resin concept.
I made a quarter ring for my wife the old tryed and true way by holding it between thumb and finger and beat on the edge with a Navy tablespoon. Took a while, don't remember how i drilled hole but that was over 60 years ago. My wife's dad was in Navy during WW2 and he made her a ring out of a dime,she was born in 1943.😂 Of course these ring were made out of real silver coins not the wafer stuff we have now 😢
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What about smaller sizes? Looks like they all have to be size 10
for smaller sizes I simply press the coin into a smaller hole in the die. For larger I will use a ring stretcher.
Won't it just go black all the time?
Whats that matel cone shape thing called
It’s a ring mandrel
gone for supporting President Trump's...
😂😂😂😂
How do you keep it from turning your finger blue/green?
Don't get one so tight it cuts off the flow of blood ?
I don't do anything on these coins, nothing will prevent it long term and I fear some of the chemicals in coatings may be worse than the metal itself.
@Joshua The Jeweler I use clear nail polish on mine every 6mo or so, it works just fine. But I was just wondering if you had something better. Nice work, what is the silver coin cut off 1964?
@Don T. Ripfüller it's the metal content and not fitment
@@dont.ripfuller6587 has nothing to do with the size 😂😂😂😂😂
How could I get a couple of these made
Hey Jimmy, I’d be happy to make them for you. My contact info is on my website joshuathejeweler.com.
Excelente.
So where can we buy some ??
Like any of us have that equipment
Where can I get you tools to learn how to do it properly myself
There’s many suppliers out there that make coin ring tools and jewelry tools, you can find most of the tools used in this video on Amazon, Etsy or EBay. Jason’s Works is a great brand for coin ring specific tools but can be a little pricey for some. For Jewelry tools I recommend Otto Frei and Rio Grande if you’re in the US.
you took the detail off?
Do you make one's from old collectable silver quarters.
I could supply some.
Or how much are silver coin rings cost.
I do sell old silver coin rings. Online I have half dollar and Morgan dollar rings available, silver halves start at $127 for a ring. Feel free to send me an email, joshuathejeweler@gmail.com, with what coins you might be able to supply (I'll make a ring from your coin too if you so desire).
Is that anvil circa 1790s? Or circa 18-coolashell!?
Yeah, you know your anvils. Late 18th century Colonial for sure. About 240lbs. I bought it off a lady who dug it out of her yard in Durham, NC.
@@joshuathejeweler that's cool, brought back to life, looks amazing!
just about 2:24/2:26 I can see where the coin you started with split. You edited it out of the continuation and replaced it. Nice work in any case, I'm sure failures happen from time to time.
My camera is a little out of focus in those frames, but the ring shown at the end is actually the same one you see me working on from the beginning, no cracks. I don't exactly have a ton of 2017 Frederick Douglass quarters lying around :) Older coins are more prone to splitting, so I typically anneal those.
@@joshuathejeweler I looked again and what I saw was the edge of the ring you are wearing on your finger and it looked (I only saw it for a fraction of a second) as though the ring you are making split. I was wrong, thanks for replying and like I said, good work.😀😀😀
My dad reloaded ammo this seems like the same process as swedging the shells
Tools for that job and noing how hard to hit precision.
Do you shave the back of your hands?
All that metal to metal contact you have with your die, Don't you lose a lot of detail?
Actually no, not with a modern quarter. The nickel is very tough and doesn’t deform much and the only part of the coin in contact with the die is the very edge of the outside and inside rim. Silver coins are a different story however because they are softer.
@@joshuathejeweler ty, I have never seen it done that way, I think I'll try it.
eXCELENT JOB...!!!
Too cool
I want one
How do I get onplse plse
I sell coin rings on my website Joshuathejeweler.com. Contact me if you don’t see what you’re looking for.
Did you anneal the coin before?
Not usually for a standard quarter but I may for older coins as they tend to be more work hardened
Easy to make with the tools
Wait! No annealing ??? Doesn't that increase the chance of cracking?
No annealing on this one, why waste time am I right? Yes it increases the internal stress in the material, older coins (pre-2000) I typically anneal first.
Yep eagle but it still works
I have my grandfathers ring, Born in 1894. He said it was made from a coin. I wonder how they did it 90 to 100 years ago ???
Most likely he used the spoon tapping method, that's the old school way. Takes a bit of patience though.
Nice 🙏
Pretty cool , the punch doubles as a ring sizer . Did you make the tools also ? Almost forgot nice anvil :-)
Thanks, I don’t make these tools myself. Yea I like my colonial anvil :)
Great video! What tools does one need to make these rings? Best place to purchase the tools? Thank you in advance.
Tools are listed in the description. I’ve ordered tools off Amazon, Etsy, and Otto Frei.
nice