Another coin ring

[Detector]

I wanted to give copper a try so I did a 1952 one pice India coin I found last summer. I want to get more experience under my belt before I start working on my good silver ones. The India coin has some interesting design I thought would make a better ring than a clad penny. I did find the copper easier to work than the clad quarter I tried before. I'm thinking silver will be even easier.

Here are some pictures showing the bending process I missed on the first one. It's just a long process of tapping around the coin until it is flush against the mandrel. The dents and nicks I'm happy to say were already on the coin BEFORE I started. I do have some ideas to improve the final product I plan to try on this coin. I'll let you know the outcome.

Polished ring


The forming steps


Another picture

[sectshun8]

Detector, that one came out great. The design on the coin really made for a great canvas

[emdees]

That ring is gorgeous!!! You must be a natural!

emdees

[FXDiz]

WOW! Nice looking ring Detector!

[floridabill]

Once you have it flush are you taking it off and flipping it over to get rid of the cone shape

[booker]

Looks like you found a new gig Detector

[umn25]

I want one!

[mepot]

Nice job!!! Silver will definitely be easier to work than clad.

[Dusty Eagle]

Alright already.. I'm going to make me one!
but I would still like to know if there is a guide or idea on what size of hole.. would make what size of ring.
If I were to say.. use a half dollar size coin.. or even a dollar size, (I have a 1979 gaming token from Vegas that might make a nice ring) and wanted it about a size 11, what hole would I have to drill?
Any idea yet Detector?
Dusty Eagle

[FXDiz]

Hey Dusty! That's a good idea! Use token for practice! I think I have about 25 or 30 Chuck E. Cheese tokens.

[Detector]

Once you have it flush are you taking it off and flipping it over to get rid of the cone shape

Yes. The last picture in the series shows it turned over and I tap it down to flare out the other side.

Getting the right size has more to do with the coin than the hole. The size of the hole really determine the width of the band when done. To guess the size its more the diameter of the coin minus the thickness. You can vary the size, to a small degree, in the final working. You can always make it bigger by stretching, but you can't make it smaller, so you want to keep it smaller than you want until the end.

The way I understand it is a half for large mens(12-16), a quarter for smaller mens large womens(11-8) and a dime for smaller womens and kids.

[drsmithtft]

Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.

[RelicHound]

very cool! thats one of the nicest ones Ive seen!

[Milk Money]

That is really cool. Please let me know if you start selling these.

[Electro]

I don't know what it is about coin rings but they are uniquely beautiful. Wouldn't it be cool if they made them as currency? You could wear a 20.00$ ring and then pay dinner for it and get a $5.00 ring back in change lol

Very cool looking ring! A real art form....Keep posting the pics.

Thanks

[floridabill]

Yes. The last picture in the series shows it turned over and I tap it down to flare out the other side.

OK , this is where I am having all the trouble, are you banging down on the edge of the ring or just banging flat against it to get rid of the cone shape? Thanks for all the great tips....

[floridabill]

One of my tips for you get one of these to drill out the center

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91616

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=96275

[Detector]

Been thinking about one of those bits myself.

Flip the coin/ring over and tap it down on the mandrel so the bigger end resizes the smaller end of the cone shape to match the other end. At the same time tap down on the coins/rings bigger end, which is now on the smaller part of the mandrel, so it gets tighter/smaller, and the end that was smaller gets bigger from being forced farther down the mandrel.

Tap the coin/ring down the mandrel a little bit, then tap down on the back end(rim end) so it gets smaller. just keep doing that and eventually both sides will be the same size. I'm working on a jig or device that I can put in a vice to push both ends toward the center but still maintain the right size inside. This should push/bulk the center up just a tad to create a more uniform ring.

Even though both ends are the same size inside, because the rim of the coin is reeded and thicker and the center thiner, it will look a bit cone shaped. I'm thinking by bulking up the center it would offset this some.

[SeabeeRon]

Looks like ya got a new profession to add to detecting & guitar pick'n!!

[RickO]

That is a lot different than we used to do in the Navy. Soup spoon and the top of a foot locker or hatch... until it was the right size.. then had the machine shop drill out the center. Crude, but it worked. A lot of rings made out to sea... RickO