I decided to forge my own ring instead of purchasing one. I

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>>1152976

>>1152976
the inside doesnt look particularly comfortable

>>1152976
your cock must be really small.

Not bad, OP, I'm getting married soon and want to make my own ring.

>>1152976

Looks good...tel the other fuckers to fuck off...

>>1152976

This is casting, not forging.

>>1153000
I'd look into centrifugal casting (YouTube has tons of videos) and give it another go.

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Jewelry general?

>>1152992
>Not bad, OP, I'm getting married soon and want to make my own ring.

Years ago I got my hands on an old silver dime and used the technique where you punch a tiny hole in the center and then spend countless hours tapping it with a spoon to create a beautiful silver ring.

I proudly gave it to my girlfriend and explained how I made it. I swear to god the expression on her face and her subsequent lack of interest in wearing it were simply "HE SPENT A FUCKING DIME ON A RING."

looks like you used a slice of cow bone as your model and then attacked it with a file because it turned out bad.

>>1152993
Autists get on a diy board and bitch about others' diy. This onons right. Haters eternally BTFO and suck ny 1 inch dick

>>1153135
FUCK U QUEER. go back to whatever shit anime board u dwell in cunt.

>>1152992
Don't. This here >>1153122 is going to happen 99% of the time.

I carved my girlfriend a Jade amulet with silver inlay for her birthday, which turned out magnificent and better than I ever hoped it to become.
I also gave it to her in a box with handmade veneer which spelled her name.

She thanked me and everything but when I gave her some random jewelery a year later the reaction was 10 times more grateful.
Really disappointed me.

>>1152976
this >>1152981

>>1153149
So we should only do this sort of thing for our boyfriends, got it.

How high temperature to melt old keys to make rings?? Is it possible to do with a basic fire?

>>1153122
>>1152992
>>1153149
http://www.online-literature.com/hawthorne/124/

>>1153180
Only do it for yourself or your mother. Everyone else doesent appreciate it.

>>1153207

That's not entirely true. If you make jewelry and sell it, then the women who it is bought for will appreciate it... not in any way that has any meaning to you of course, but she'll appreciate it more than if the person who bought it for her had made it for her themselves.

>>1152992
I made one out of a penny.

>>1153266
You could just lie and said you bought it from someone else who handmade it

probably want to grind out the inside edge to make it comfy, op.

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Did some more work on the ring, making it more symmetrical.
The contours seem to fit my finger suprisingly well.
Thanks to everyone who liked it.
Ill be making some gifs of the wave pattern in the ring and the casting processes I used.

shiny

>>1152976
>I carved out a wax ring
this is how you get bad results

start with wax sheets and the end result is much finer

>>1153187
Brass melts at like 1700 f a good hardwood fire can get up to 1600 so maybe...

>>1152976
That looks absolutely shithouse

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Here's my before and after with brass stock.

Will explain process if requested.

>>1153122
>>1153149
>>1153180
>>1153207
>>1153266
>>1153289

I am so glad i have a wife who would rather i spend my time making her something then money buying her something.

I made her a jewelry box 15 years ago for our wedding. Yes i could have gone to the store and bought one that looked better but would ware out in a few years.

Instead i spent like $50 in materials and more hours then i can remember in the garage making it. lots of wood inlay using contrasting colors of wood. and special attention payed to the facing of the grain of the wood.

I would post pics but im a paranoid nut job and dont want people scouring the internet to find that box in the reflection of a mirror that is reflecting off a window in a pic she has on facebook then get robbed.

Also made her a "special toy" on my wood lathe one year around her birthday as a joke... then found it in "the drawer" when i was helping with the laundry.

>>1154052

Ron Swanson is that you?

>>1154046

Please do...

>>1154060

>started with 4mm brass stock
>coat with 1:1 boric acid and denatured alcohol to reduce firescale and preserve color
>anneal with torch
>pickle in hot citric acid pickle solution
>roll in square wire press .2mm at a time between annealing down to 2mm square wire (wire work hardens relatively quickly in the rolling mill)
>anneal and roll in half round wire mill down to 2mm half round wire (lots of anneal, pickle, roll, repeat)
>measure length to approximate desired size
>shape into crude ring using nylon jaw bow bending pliers
>butt joint ends
>check size on ring mandrel
>cut down to correct size
>anneal
>pound round on ring mandrel with rawhide hammer
>run 4/0 jewelers saw through gap until flush
>heat protect with boric acid alcohol solution
>flux joint
>solder joint with 10k yellow gold hard solder to match brass color
>pickle
>file inner surface clean with halfround file
>pound round with hammer and mandrel
>confirm size
>emery inside with high speed sanding cylinder
>emery exterior with slit spool and wetdry sandpaper on polishing lathe
>polish with tripoli and ring buff/stiff muslin buff
>2 mins in ultrasonic cleaner
>high polish with rouge
>ultrasonic
>touchup polish with endbrush
>gaze proudly at finished product
>place head in hands
>cry sorrowfully about all the time spent making a ring worth all of $0.50

>>1154077

Yet it's a good looking ring...well done!

Thanks for the info too...

>>1154052

I'm happy for you man, you're lucky. Far too many people, both men and women tie jewelry's worth to the amount of money spent on it, and when the effort you've put into something is spurned for something bought from a shop you get cynical.

>>1153805
That actually looks pretty good, OP. Interested in if it's "real" jewelry, or if it'll just turn your finger green after a day or two, but I like it.

>>1153187
I know coal with a blower will do it, and I'm 99% sure charcoal with a blower will. Can be cheap briquettes and your gfs hair dryer, if that makes it easier.

>>1153205
this is either the greatest cuckold story, or the greatest tale of enlightenment

>>1153187
What do you mean by "basic fire"?
You'll probably run into problems with wood, but cheap charcoal with a blower(e.g. hairdryer) will work just fine.
Search around on youtube for people building mini diy forges.
If it gets steel glowing hot, it'll also melt brass.

>>1153187
Dont smelt the old keys, sell them on ebay and buy brass with the money you made.
Im pretty sure some DIY people would love some old keys

>>1153122
>>1153149
This makes me so angry
Why don't people appreciate how much time and work goes into handmade stuff?

>>1154052
>splinters.
Please no

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Thinking about engraving something on the inside.

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>>1155592

>>1153803
that looks fucking cool

>>1153803
Thats a noticeable improvement over the first photos.

>>1153122
Dimes aren't made out of silver.

>>1155600
Some were at one time.

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>>1155600

>>1155611
well shit, should I sort all my dimes and nickels out like I did with my pennies older than 1982?

>>1155613
You're kinda late. Peeps been sorting out the silver for so long there's hardly any left.

>>1155613
If you can find them, 64 Kennedy halves are worth $32.

>>1155615
I just found 2 nickels in this bowl of change nearby before I even posted that.

>>1155620
READ >>1155611

Notice how nickels aren't mentioned?
IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE NICKEL!

>>1155623
ah, damn

>>1152976
how did you cure the plaster of paris??

i am also taking on this endeavor, i have bought files, wax tubes, just got a wax max pen for melting, i'm hoping i can melt silver scraps with a propane torch i recently bought, i still need a curcible, but the curing of the plaster seems like the only thing i haven't figured out yet.

>>1155657
>curing of the plaster
bake it at low temp after is sets

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>>1155657
Going for a more liquid ratio for the plaster so the cure picks up maximum detail.
After the plaster solidifies pour off the excess water. I cure first with a microwave to seperate from plastic container and to remove wax then bake in a normal kitchen oven.
The top tupperware container was my ring cast the lower container was a shell to contain heat when melting. I lack a proper furnace so I have to create a new shell every other melt. Plaster of paris has low durability and therfore low reusability.

>>1152976
ty for the thread op. instead of getting drunk i decided to make a signet ring. will post pics soon.

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>>1155708
my work station.

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>>1155716
started a really rough signet ring using purple wax.

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>>1155718
this was my first time using purple wax, i found it to be easier to work than the green tube. i was able to do this much with a pocket knife, with the green tube i was sanding for what seemed like hours.

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i'm still polishing this one up. the sandpaper ate teh shit out of it, so now i'm wiping it down with a piece of papertowel to try and smooth it out. i hear nylon works well.

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>>1155731
tomorrow i will have my wife help me with the signet, i always fuck that part up. [spoiler]why is it so hard to carve a swastika?[/spoiler] after that i'll file off a bit more, give it a very slim band and then this god willing, will be the first carving i cast.

>>1155342

sanded down to 600 grit while spinning on a lathe and several protective coats and polished to bejesus and back.

Im sure ill have to touch it up one day if she is really using it.

>>1152976
it looks like shit OP.
better luck next time.
I'm making my own titanium cock ring soon. have a smith little torch, some g2 titanium stock coming and a capacitive discharge welder. I know im being a faggot but I hope I can work it hot into a rough shape, weld it with the retard tier tig and polish it with a dremel. watching videos on youtube tho I see people claiming its impossible to work titanium but then again its because they're treating it like steel and doing the blacksmithing equivalent of tire kicking it below critical temperature then ragequitting while its a pile of oxide slag.

ITT: cucks

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vacuum your fucking work area.

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>>1155741
i didn't realize it would be so messy when i picked up the hobby. i've only carved about 6 rings and nearly all of them broke because i went too thin on the shank. i really should pick up a shop vac soon.

here is another look after some more polishing. from what i understand the smoother and more perfect i can make the wax model, the less work i'll have to do to the final product.

>>1155611
>64 or earlier
most are out of circulation you dumbshit

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>>1152976

>>1155759
silver is pretty cheap now a days. you can get a silver dime from the pawn shop for about $3

>>1153122
This. I turned my gf a set of big ass 7/16" stainless steel plugs with bezel set 11mm faceted fire opals for Christmas last year. Bitch wears her fucking 10 dollar plastic piece of shit fake opal shit all the fucking time. Zero fucks given. I don't think she even realizes those stones alone are worth more than all her other shitty jewelry combined. Not to mention the times I stayed late at work/fucked with them at home when she wasn't around. I should have just sold them on ebay to someone who gave a fuck.

>>1155788
>expecting a girl with plugs to have good taste
But seriously some women recognize the value of a piece and only wear it on special occasions for that reason.

>>1155735
A friend of mine who is a blacksmith did use titanium at some point. It was tricky and it had a tendency to crack.

Another friend of mine is a fireman. They had once to remove a cock ring that was basically the thingamajic ball bearings sit in. Made out of really tough steel. I heard it was a laugh for the firemen but the guy they were removing from the ring wasn't amused. Power tools just beside your dick.

anyway, you will fuck up the first tries. Don't be a faggot name-calling anon, really do it. Don't just talk and please post results.
I wont be holding my breath, though...

can you explain to me why people wear rings?

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>>1155809
They can have a variety of effects including feather falling and spell storing.

>>1155630
Plus side, those old nickels will stick to magnets, which is neat.

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>>1153122
>Years ago I got my hands on an old silver dime

>Years ago

>>1155615
>Peeps been sorting out the silver for so long there's hardly any left

>>1155759
>most are out of circulation you dumbshit

Here is a (You) for you Captain Obvious.
>fails at reading comprehension - calls others dumbshit

>>1154116
I have had okay exoeriense with wuality charcoal. Wood lump charcoal and cheap charcoal in my experience need soaked in deisle and are a pain. But u can.

>>1155615
This. Yiu can but thete are countless videis of people soending 10 grand on quarters to make 6 bucks. Sadly we missed the boat.

>>1155708
Good on you anon.

>>1155735
>tells op who was cool enough to make a thread his art looks like shit.
>wants to make a metal conckribg from titanium.

Maybe just buy a ring for your pinky finger and go back ti the basement anon. Use it for a cockring u ass.

>>1155735
>trying to "blacksmith" (forge) or cast Titanium instead of machining it.
>capacitive discharge welder to melt Ti
>using Oxy/Fuel on Ti
I wish I could afford the amount of argon needed for that.
And no, getting it hotter will not help with the oxidation and TiN formation.
Your oxy torch is gonna fuck you over bigtime.

>Using Ti for a cock-ring
This is more retarded than anything mentioned above.
Ti has none of the properties you would want in a good cock-ring.
It's light, harder to cut with normal shear tools, and harder to get a clean precise cut (i.e. not halfway into your dick) with abrasive tools when you do get it stuck.

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>>1155732
I would really like to see pics of the mold and casting when your done. So far looks super solid. Good design with plenty of room to work with on top as far as engraving or gems.

>>1155735
Titanium cock ring maker, I am more than sure that you did not scroll down and see the updated pictures so I took the liberty of putting together this .gif for you to view my rings fine and subtle, yet symmetrical curvature. I would also like to see pictures of your finished cock ring, as I hear titanium is extremely hard to work with.
I would prefer silver.

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And here's a video of my small setup that I use to melt gold and other metals. Space is limited at the moment so I work in a shed.

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>>1152976
Looks pretty good to me

Im wanting to do the same (i have the stuff for lost wax casting, but i want to try casting in clay first). What did you use to melt the silver?

Pic is my clay model, very thick but im scared to thin it more since it's clay and not perfectly round

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>>1155937
A top view so you have a better idea of the dimensions

>>1155937
In >>1155934
I use MAP gas ducktaped to a jackstand.
If you're casting in clay do you plan to use sand or plaster. I only ask because clay is not going to melt out of the mold so how do you plan on removing your investment.?

>>1155942
Since it's such a simple ring, ill do a half mold and just press it into more clay, then pull it out

For rings with depth like signet rings, ill do two halves pressed together and buffered by baby powder so they dont stick together. It's more or less how colonists make candlesticks ifbi understand correctly

The melting bit is interesting, did you add flux? If so, how much? I can only ever see "add some flux" with no real quantities mentioned

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OPs ring looks good to me, but fuck what I think, I'm not the one wearing it.

Here's a bent wood ring my wife made me for our 11year aniversery. It has many flaws but I love it anyways. Funny thing is I carved her a ring from maple as a gift also.
I'm sanding down the sides to fit my finger better. This is where things get odd to me. She said she will sand it to fit for me, but that's a job better left for me because it's my finger. I'll just keep sanding till it fits. And she Refuses to sand her ring to make it fit better, saying "I shouldn't have to work on my gift"
It fits, mind you, it's just not perfect. So she doesn't wear it....
I'll post a picture later.

>>1155913
Your finger nail looks too big, otherwise the ring is decent

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I made this in class, the sails are silver, the ship is copper, and it is soldered to a brass plate

>>1156173
how was this done? don't look like wax casting. please share

>>1156258
It isnt a wax casting, it is sheets of metal that have been soldered together. I cut out the ship from a sheet of copper and the sails from a sheet of silver. I then soldered it all together.

>>1153804
why did you think dead grass and twigs would be an aesthetic backdrop?

>>1153117
Dope

>>1152976
at least you tried.

>>1152976
It looks like a piece of shit, but one of those shits you're really proud of and others would be impressed by, you know?
I like it.

>>1155623
nickel is my favorite metal though

>>1156020
Women. Most interesting creatures on this planet.

>>1154052
Same here.
I was skint for the first 5 years we were together but I had plenty of tools and exotic/quality woods. Made her a music box for our first wedding anniversary and I hear it pretty regularly when she's in the bedroom.
Some people just don't appreciate the time that goes into something like that I guess.

>>1153803
That's a huge improvement. It looks really good

>>1156173
What kind of class is it?

>>1157626
Jewelry creation. it's just an intro to maling basic jewelry, it's a great class. I'll post some of my stuff in the morning.

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>>1157917
Jewelry general confirmed?

Made a 4chan amulet so I can be the next CWC.

>>1157941
Beautiful! I would like to get into chainmail myself. I currently work with wire (started like a month ago I'm still not very good) but chainmail pendants like this are so beautiful. Do you have any tips for someone that wants to start?

>>1153805
Nice job OP .. looking very good!

>>1157917
Neat. I'm also in a bench jewelry course and that looks like something someone in the class would make.

>>1157987
Every ring size and aspect ratio has a number of ideal weaves or structures that only work with that exact size. Spend some time finding those and you'll come up with unique new designs. Don't fall into the rut of Euro 4-1, Half Persian 3, and Byzantine as your only weaves.

>>1157941
>>1157987
I want to know too, that looks awesome

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>>1158175
It's like any other art or science. Learn the basics then start experimenting.

Check out the weaves library at mailleartisans.org to get started.

lol at the amount of people in this thread who made jewelry that their wives didn't like.

it's not that they don't appreciate your efforts, it's that you made them something ugly.

>>1155333
it has to do with how people perceive value in things

in thier mind hand making something and spending less money means that you didn't want to go the extra mile and buy them something expensive and they fail to realize how much work goes into these things

blame consumerism

>>1156173
That's nice,well done

>>1155913
I think it's brill

>>1158478
many (certainly not all, probably not even most) women are just that materialistic

t. woman

>>1158478
Man spent hours out of his life to make something by hand to show how much he loves her.
>But its not pretty wah
Wow, thats cool too I mean but thats kinda shitty and shallow.

>>1158478
Should just make stuff for their moms instead.

I just made a wax model. Now I'm short of plaster, can I use cement to cast my copper/ iron in it or will it be too rough?

I plan on getting some Au-Solution to make it golden (reddish-gold just looks so nice).

>>1155809
Wedding rings are big panty dropper at the wrong type of bars.

>>1158671
>I plan on getting some Au-Solution to make it golden (reddish-gold just looks so nice).

Just found out that none of my available materials will survive 2000°C+ temperatures.

Thinking about forging instead of casting now.

>>1158671
Concrete will pretty much explode under heat. Yar dicked. Find fine bentonite gel (clay) and window screen sift sand and maybe add little water or dry it out depending on shit.

Or make oil bonded.

Youtube green sand casting or T least buy small amount of casting ceramic. Do same as plaster

>>1153149

Pics of said amulet? Always wanted to get into gem crafting since I get a lot of gems and gold for free.

>>1158647
No shit. Either bitch is shallow, doesnt love u, or she really does like it bit you overestimate how much she should.

Like christmas every year. Try not to over do it but give them the best i can.
Also, either feel bad if i get obvious shitty gifts because family members are poor or feel like ahit because i dont deserve what i got...

Fucming hell depression and anxiety is a cock

>>1158726
Inherited or???

Hell. Gonna hobby jewel craft myself. Made a few foundries and fully plan on getting a hobby tier $700 setup for casting silver and shit.

>>1154052

If a jewelry box take more that 5 hours from stat to finish not counting drying time on the stain/finish. And congrats on paying attention to the grain, I judge wood working made by literal third graders every summer and they have it figured out.

Please show the box, no one on /diy/ is going to hunt you down for it.

>>1158729

As autistic as it sounds, I spend almost every weekend in the warmer months sluicing for gold. I have collected and fair bit of fine gold and raw gems over the years but I can't bring myself to sell any because I pulled it out of the ground and that makes it worth more than market price to me.

>>1155333

Because you people overvalue your own work.

While it's great that you put the effort in, most people are making shitty nonsense like OP because in reality mass production makes much nicer looking, higher quality pieces most of the time.

I know a woman who makes really basic mens bangles and cufflinks, must cost her about £10/$13 max per item, and she sells them for about £100+

Honestly, if you think the stuff you make is only worth about a dollar, add a couple of zeros and people will think its priced like that for a reason. People want to pay for jewelry, they don't want a good deal.

>>1158774
Anyone have recommendations for a guide on how to learn how to do this kind of stuff for an absolute beginner?

Being able to craft something at home and sell it for a profit would be a dream for me. I'm not cut out for formal employment, and it would get my parents off my back about being NEET and not contributing even if I could just make a tiny bit of money.

>>1158724

Checked some tutorials. Looks like it's pretty doable.

Do you happen to know a smart way to melt copper or maybe even iron?
I have access to a welding device, however this would be highly improvised and maybe even dangerous. My favourite alternative would be a blowpipe. If it weren't so damn expensive.

>>1158744
While I agree that op's picture doesn't look that good, after more work he obtained a very nice looking ring. If we're talking about jewellery, most of the mass produced stuff is overpriced, even more than most ooak stuff you can buy from an artisan. I agree that sometimes, if you're not willing to put in the time it takes to actually learn something, mass produced stuff looks more polished, but anyone with an eye for details can obtain excellent results after enough tries.
I usually only take the time to make a gift if the person that will receive it said they like my work, or if they make stuff themselves because I know they know how much time it takes.

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>>1158807
Well said.
Give any project enough time and effort with a keen eye for detail excellent quality can be obtained.
>>1158744
>Everything is mass produced so you shouldn't hand craft anything.

>>1158744
>>1159035
One example is those awful the beauty and the beast dolls. Mass produced, ugly as sin, and when someone takes the time to re-do a faceup they can actually look decent, and even good. It's not an exception either, plenty of mass produced "collectors edition" dolls are ugly or badly painted. The best dolls I've seen are those made by hand by someone, usually one of a kind or in limited quantities

>>1159035

Build whatever the fuck you want, but stop pretending like the fact you did It personally makes your booger-ring any more valuable than a ring made by Chinese slaves and industrial machinery. You can cherry pick examples of poor factory made stuff all day long, but You would have to work hard to buy something as shitty as this ring. I hate this Reddit level sjw affirmation nonsense. It's not good, he needs to work on it.

>>1159159
You sound angry. No one said his ring is perfect, me and other posters just said that you can get very good results with enough time. You should try handcrafting something, instead of using your hands to type angry posts.

>>1155788
I realize this post is old, but do you have any pics?

It might be a while until they ship for people that weren't part of the initial crowd sourcing, but the ONO 3d printer is a resin&light printer for around $100 that has a castable resin formula so you don't need to butcher wax like op

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>>1152976
Not a bad job


I do cad/cam for a living, I love to see people's homemade rings.
>accidently left several thousand dollars in emeralds in my pocket last month
>no one even noticed until I pointed out I accidentally brought them home

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>>1159159
I dont need to work on it. It is finished.
I appreciate it's aesthetics on a personal level with no intention to sell it ever.
I would love to see something you've created.

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>>1159191

>>1159191
a well-finished and somewhat stylish ring made by a hobbyist who cares about his work, making up for lack of precision tools with design sense and creativity

>>1152976
a jagged piece of trash that belongs with scrap cuttings and floor sweepings. probably the result of some kind of spill

>>1153803
Amazing work! That's truly a beautiful ring.

>>1159161

I make all sorts of things for a living, and instead of seeking affirmations for crap work, I learn how to do things properly.

>>1153961
If you use smaller pellets with enough air going through you should be able to get up higher.

>>1154052
Heartwarming anon.

>>1158744
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayWWzp2WeFg

the beauty of mass production

>some mass production doesn´t mean things are not hand made, it means the production is focused on the cuantity of things

>>1155734
>bejesus and black

ftfy

>>1158141
Are you at slcc?

>>1152976
>>1152977
>>1153803
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>>1159191
>>1159192
It's beautiful.

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Finished this today. A bit unhappy with my piss-poor engraving in the leaves, but it's my first foray into hand engraving.

Have pics from the process if anyone wants to see them.

Is Jewelry really that hard to make? I want to make my wedding ring too, considering how much diamond companies are making off people who just want to get married. I don't want the girl to be disappointed about not getting a nice ring though.

Thankfully, I'm a chemist and I'm fairly confident I can just study diamond synthesis. The problem are all the other parts. Is cutting the diamond really hard? If I buy precious metals, how do I shape it to a ring?

>>1154052
Post pictures please.

>>1160492
>Is cutting the diamond really hard
Of course it's hard. Diamond is the hardest metal known to man.

> If I buy precious metals, how do I shape it to a ring?
>>1154077

>>1160492
>Is Jewelry really that hard to make?
You won't be making anything you want to give to someone on your first attempt, I can tell you that much. Especially not something as important as a wedding ring.

If you think you'll enjoy it try it as a hobby, but you're not gonna make it if your only goal is to create one good thing.

>>1160492
but diamonds are so boring, get some rutilated quartz instead. it is cheaper and has small golden hairs going through it.

>>1160492
I'm really not sure of this is satire or not.

What a great thread, awesome rings and things. It's really disappointing to hear the stories of the underappreciated handmade gifts, you guys deserve more recognition.

>>1159191
Nice glasses

>>1160319
seeeeick

>>1160484
It's lovely. It all looks fine.

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>>1155900
oh I mean i have a 6ga prince albert piercing already. its incredibly hard to find irregular length piercing hardware in large gauges. conventional 16mm bars are for cocklets and rings have too large a diameter to fit while still being able to roll my foreskin back up. its really annoying.

so i want to combine something like horse shoe circular bar with a straight bar sticking out through the centre. this way i get a ball on the top and bottom without needing to pierce it again and just get a Apadravya piercing. so i should get all the benefits of a PA and a dydoe in the one piece. difficulty will be in finding a drill press that can hold precision bits with minimal runout.

anyone know of a good drill press that's fairly precise? I've seen some pearl drilling rigs on aliexpress.

>>1158733
Autistic??
That sounds fucking awesome
I want to go try myself

>>1160321
This is a nice piece, simple yet beautiful

>>1153144
anime website

>>1159189
>accidently left several thousand dollars in emeralds in my pocket last month
>no one even noticed until I pointed out I accidentally brought them home
lol, I had a temp gig at a family owned jewelers doing work for their website, one day the owners brother pulled out a bag of platinum nuggets from a safe and put it in my hand then asked how much do I think it's worth.

Should've jumped out the window with it really.

>>1160828
Are you looking for a good drill press with tight tolerances to run a hole through your dick. I would think a cordless drill would suffice.

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I cast these rings yesterday, I need to clean them up and put stones in them. These are the first rings I have cast and I know one of them is hideous, I just wanted to test stone setting

>>1155759
Stupid fucking idiot, red-shirted ass

>>1164335
the far left one looks dwarvish and i like it

>>1160651
>diamond
>metal

Get a load of this goy.

>>1155333
Because handmade automatically make it good. Also you have to consider the recipients taste.

>>1165685
get a load of this newfag.

>>1153187
the fuel source can be just wood sure. but the most important things are forced air. you can use a shop vac to blow air on it. and insulation. clay mixed with fire place ash does a nice job. lot of air and lots of insulation are how you can get up to temp and stay there on the cheap. and use borax for flux to get the slag to clump.

>>1155611
Lol I must be kind of rich. I got 240 of these.