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Rings
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 10:00 am
by ctwo
Too much youtube inspired me...
Re: Rings
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 10:24 am
by GlennW
We used to make them in Jr. High School when quarters were still silver.
A quarter and using a spoon to tap on it yielded a ring.
Re: Rings
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:07 pm
by ctwo
I gather you don't mean a soup spoon. Do you still have the rings?
Re: Rings
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:53 pm
by spro
This subject rings with me too. I inherited a similar ring from my father. He wore it (when possible) from the 1940's through other service until he died. He told me how he made it about 30 years ago but he made it when he was as young as his great grandchildren now.
Re: Rings
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:34 am
by Kenng
Not too long ago I made a friend some dies and mandrels based on the you tube examples.
Re: Rings
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:27 pm
by ctwo
I actually used the bottom side of a machinist jack and a ball peen hammer in my press to turn the coin, and then a flat slug to get it to curve and reduce the size. Worked great!
Re: Rings
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:37 pm
by Kenng
I made them like this Guy's with a couple variations
http://jasons.works/