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Valued Member
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ive looked online and found some videos but I dont have the necessary equipment to do it myself otherwise I would
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It will be cheaper to buy a hammer, cordless drill and a dremel than it will be to have a jeweler do it....
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Valued Member
United States
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hmm, I might have something in the garage similar to a dremel, if I decide to try this on my own I'm gonna practice on a few escudos coins I have before I move onto real silver
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have 2 of them if you wanna make a trade
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Another idea would be to just buy a new ring, put the coins away for a rainy day.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am considering seeing if I could take a silver dime and have it melted to reinforce and widen the band on my fiancee's engagement ring. It's just a thin little thing made to fit my grandmother's finger, and it's definitely something we need to have reinforced and widened anyway.
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Canada
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I made a few of these for my nephews. I think they are pretty nifty.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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FYI US coin silver is not .999 pure
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Coin jewelry is completely unoriginal. If you're going to get your coin refined, it's not really worth it for just 1-3 coins. Really, just buy a ring - they're still affordable.
@Amida: Yeah, it might be cheaper to buy a dremel and such but a jeweler's expertise will speak for itself. If you're doing it yourself and you have no experience, then it will turn out like crap. DYI is asking for trouble, just hire a professional with a good reputation. It will turn out more precise in size, fit, and finish. Don't cut corners to save a buck.
Mulder: If you're going to practise on coppernickel first, just know that you're dealing with different alloys. Read a lot of books to get good knowledge in you before you attempt this at any level.
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Don't cut corners to save a buck.
Yeah but its not just about that. The joy and learning experience are the priceless part. Besides what is a better story when someone asks where you got that ring? I bought it at XYZ Jewelers or I made it myself!? |
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United States
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yeah, I wanted to do it just to try something new in my life, also, if I'm going to practice on coins, which ones do I really have to worry about staining skin, because doesn't fake silver turn skin green? or is that fake gold?
and kopper, I do know that american silver coins arent .999, thats why I wanted to get them refined or use a 90% silver half dollar or canadian if I can find one, because personally I didnt want to destroy american money doing this
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I would prefer both, Amida, but I don't mind the occasional "I bought it at XYZ - they're great, you should visit him/her". A good tradesperson is unexpendable.
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Pillar of the Community
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Here's how a jeweler makes a ring from coin silver. He uses his own silver and then sells the coins. Typical jewelers have the equipment to cast metal, but not refine it from 800 to 999.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Often it is more expensive to have a jeweller use your materials than to just buy a new item and keep your materials.
To make an item yourself without a set of mills, swayges and other specialised items is not ideal but is posible. One technique that could be done is "cuttlefish casting"
First you put some saw marks around the edge of a piece of cuttlefish before cutting it in half. Then an object can be squeezed between the two halfs to leave an impression (something like a wedding ring perhaps)
The object is removed and a channel is carved out from the impression to the edge in both halfs. Then the two halfs are put back together again (align the saw marks on the edge and tie together with steel wire)
Now you can melt your coins and pour into the hole that channels the material into the impression, you will need to get the metal very hot.
What will come out of the cuttlefish is a crude casting that will need to be cleaned up considerably with a file and emery papers but it can form a basic ring or crucifix or other simple designs.
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Posted 08/04/2012 12:42 am
