/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1524932
Metal and a metal lathe. Leave the chuck in when you start it up for extra torque.

>>1524932

I spent hours using a spoon to beat an old silver dime into a ring for my gf. It was very nice up until I told her how I made it, and I could see her thinking "a fucking dime. he gave me a ring that cost one fucking dime".

>>1524934
Thankfully my boyfriend isn't much of a diamonds guy. I would love to have a ring made of currency

>>1524934
Because women are shallow whores

>>1524932
Make sure to use a stainless steel nut, otherwise he will perpetually have a rust ring on his finger.

As for making it, a vise, a few files and some wet dry sand paper are all you need. Learning to file something round takes some practice, but nuts are cheap.

>>1524934
But did you tell her it was a "DIME-AND-RING"?

>>1524971
Use aluminum and get a /diy anodizing kit!

>>1524977
ZIIIIIING!

>>1524983
That would look like shit within a year.

>>1524971
I'm already aware on how to go about it, I'm just curious on what experiences you have in ring making beyond using steel

promise rings
who thinks of this crap?
>I promise to commit to you.
isn't that an engagement ring

>>1525004
So what do you want to know? How to work non ferrous metals? How to cast versus smith a ring? Or do you want to know how to present them to someone for maximum head?

>>1524934
>Silver
>Dime

>>1524932
>Has /diy/ made rings
several
>out of what material
the one that would interest you most was a stainless steel hex nut
>for whom?
the stainless nut was for myself
I used a round file for the inside
and various grade flat files for the outside

>also made gold and silver via lost wax casting

>>1525080

With the passage of the Coinage Act of 1965, the composition of the dime changed from 90% silver and 10% copper to a clad "sandwich" of pure copper inner layer between two outer layers of cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) alloy[22] giving a total composition of 91.67% Cu and 8.33% Ni.

I was grandpa posting. dimes used to be mostly silver, son.

t.actually 63 years old, kill me now.

>>1525080
>doesn't know about pre-1965 silver dimes
The absolute state of zoomerdom.

>>1525049
I'm not asking for a tutorial, just on what you have done for yourself or others, re-read the OP

>>1525080
Fucking mong.

>>1524932
I made mine and my wife's wedding bands out of silver coins. A 1943 Liberty Walking silver half dollar and a 1957 silver quarter. I hammered the edge, rotating as I went, until I had deformed the edges into my rings, then cut out the center. It gave plain silver bands outside, with the writing on the edges of the coins visible still inside.

5 yrs so far, we both still have them.

>>1525160
How about you re-read the sticky and post some of your work, instead of just taking a poll, which is what your OP calls for.

>>1525256
Some more, that is. Tell us what you did.

I have designed them, had them 3D printed and cast in silver and rhodium plated

Having a piece of 304 steel on your finger seems like a really bad idea because of the nickel. It isn't any kind of steel that can be work without getting allergies.

>>1525262
>that can be worn

why?

there is an unlimited supply of cheap jewelry on the internet, with just about any design imaginable

doing it yourself is counterproductive if it is not more time, effort, or cost effecient

>lost wax cast a silver ring years ago
>never wear it
>don't like rings

this would have been a great idea 30 years ago.

today men know how dangerous marriage is.
but good work regardless.

>my boyfriend
>my boyfriend

We get it you’re gay

>>1524934
>he gave me a ring that cost one fucking dime
Made this five carat diamond out of a lump of coal.
A lump of coal.

>>1525548
>being worried about someone elses spouse

>>1524932
made this out of a nickel suing a hammer and a punch, definitely not the way to go if you're making a ring, the dark spots are from the last annealing as I have yet to decide if it's worth sanding off

>>1525548
I like to think that just this once a woman exists on the internet

>>1525676

I like the rustic look. how hard was it to work nickel coin? silver coins are not hard to work.

>>1525676
>the dark spots are from the last annealing

annealing...
nickel...

>>1524971
Rust ring mark checking in. My wife likes the extra security of a permanent mark even if I were to lose my ring.

Made a shit ton of copper bands but the solder joints don't hold up like a weld does so I lost them.

This mild 16 ga plate has lasted longest

>>1525548
I'm female though, so hows it gay

>>1524934
>materials cost a dime
>big $$$ worth of labor

So how exactly does she think it's any "cheaper than a "real" ring? If anything yours is more objectively AND subjectively valuable than any of those disco ball atrocities pushed by Goyzberg or DeQueers or wherever.

>>1525882
>perm mark

Is it weird that I would refuse to wear a ring on my finger (on a chain/necklace etc would be fine) but I would gladly cut/burn/tattoo/otherwise permanently mark or scar the place the band would normally sit without question? I don't want a ring to get stuck on my finger, fucked up by some stuff I do or handle without gloves, or interfere with hands-on work but I understand the point of not taking it off and it being visible.

>>1525875
Nickel and copper work harden like a bitch. If you're doing extensive cold work, periodic annealing is important.

>>1525742
Modern nickels are an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel, it's pretty easy to work with as long as you anneal it periodically.
>>1525875
See above

>>1525909
TGTFO

>>1524932
btw im gay idk if that matters

I haven’t but I can definitely see myself making something like this when I do find someone I love. Thank you for the idea op

>>1524932
I have only made rings out of copper wire and silver, I ended up giving them to my sister. I have a friend who makes them out of Damascus steel and they sell faster than he can make them

>>1524977
underrated

Made some from silver, copper, brass, even Damascus steel.

>>1526053
Go back to /b/ you /b/tard

>>1524934
Nice woman you got there sonny

>>1524934
There's a weird sense of community I feel on /diy/ sometimes when I recognize regulars by their stories. You told this one twice before, at least - the first time a few years ago near the time the board's creation.

I'm not complaining, mind you, just making an observation. I like that story because it reinforces my belief that most people don't care / can't grasp the amount of work put into handmade objects and thus it's almost always a waste of time making something for someone by hand.

so how do i make a ring out of a coin?

>>1524932
There are plenty of youtube videos dealing with that.
Just buy him a lathe btw.

>>1527843
He's not into that stuff like I am, he goes to /mu/ instead

>>1527921
>/mu/
Get him one of those dick cages for cucks.

>>1525023
Nononono, a promise ring would be worn alongside an engagement ring if hevwas to eventually propose, and both would be replaced by the wedding band after marriage. If after the wedding day OP was to lose her virginity she would be able to stop wearing her chastity ring. At any point in the process if would be acceptable to start wearing a tacky "halved heart" pendant, and any number of yin-yang "eternity" bracelets shared with platonic friends.

Look, anon, this stuff just MATTERS to white women.

>>1525920
Its a little weird yeah. But I intimately understand why you wouldn't want to put a ring on. Pic related.

>>1525909
Did you just assume your gender?

>>1524932
faggot

>>1525909
show us ur dick already u faggot

>>1524932
You shouldn't worry about it. Gay marriage will be banned in a future.

My wife and I made each others wedding rings.

Spent the whole day in the workshop doing a white gold one each. Mine got heat treated to a gunmetal colour after rhodium plating and assay marking. It's really nice having something she made on my finger when shes not around.

10/10 would recommend.

ITT: cheap fucks
My man better buy me solid gold or his ass is being shown the door

>>1529326
Solid gold would be too malleable, jewess
I would show my lady the door for being greedy and stupid

>>1525271
You obviously don't know what sentimental value is

>>1528012
Make it from nickle
somethingsomethingnicholascage

>>1529527
sentimental value ain't worth shit

>>1528733
You know what, I think I like this better than "tits or gtfo".