Cone for pulling rings from mannets. How to make a ring out of a coin. DIY coin ring. For the ring you will need

Hello people with hands from the right places and just sympathizers.

I would like to tell you how I learned how to make super cool coin rings. But no. Super-cool did not learn.
In any case, so far I have not reached the level of “well, everything, now you can rest,” so let's just call them ordinary coin rings.

Under the cut, the path through thorns, garage workshops and the suffering of numismatists.

It all started four years ago, when the post “how to make it easy and simple” began to actively go on VKontakte. There were 9 photographs, in two of which a coin was beaten with an iron hammer, and then it was all so beautiful and unharmed. They used US quarters (25 cents) and I had a bunch of quarters from a recent trip on my desk. This is a sign, I thought, and forgot about this post for two months, leaving the quarters covered in dust.

According to the laws of the genre, this post caught my eye regularly enough that at one moment I realized that I hadn’t had any new hobby for a long time and wondered how it was actually done. I took a few five-ruble coins, a couple of cans of beer and went to the garage to experiment. Now I understand the importance of the accident that I came across coins before 2009, copper-nickel, and not modern steel.

A couple of hours of experiments have shown that a garage of the “we don’t throw anything away” type is good, but even this is not enough for comfortable work with unfamiliar material and some specific tools are required. For example, cutting out disks, because when drilling with a drill, terrible influxes remained and the coin bent from heat and pressure. Or a jewelry bolt, which at first I tried to replace with some random, rusty, barely conical piece of iron. Before the appearance of the video of the lawyer Egorov, where he turned the crossbar with a grinder from the armature in a lathe, about six months remained.

I googled YouTube, first ours, then foreign. I found out that a) no one does this in Russia, b) in the states it is already almost on stream and is in demand, c) there is almost no initial investment required and everything is done quite simply (three times ha-ha). The only conclusion was made - it is necessary to jump. Gutted the stash, went to Jewelry Tools, left the stash. In fact, the basic jewelry equipment (cutting, crossbar, plastic hammer) took only about 5 thousand rubles. If I ordered all this on Ali, it would have turned out much cheaper, but I needed it here and now. You know how it is.

In fact, the manufacturing process itself is quite simple, although somewhat specific in terms of the tool used and more like instructions for a lathe. Everything seems to be clear, but not clear.

Of the tools you will need:

Jewelry tool:
- Cutting discs, such as this. It is possible with a drill, but long and inconvenient. On Ali, of course, there is also a cutting:

Rigel, this is such a metal cone, without it there’s nowhere, you can carve it out of the armature like Advocate Egorov or, again, on Ali, you just need to make sure that it is steel (not plastic) and smooth, without steps:

Usual tool: caliper, vise (you can do without them, but it’s more convenient with them), a regular hammer, a plastic (or textolite) hammer to save the pattern on the coin, a 20 cm piece of PVC pipe (preferably different inner diameters ± according to the size of the desired rings), file, fine-grained sandpaper, polishing (goyi paste, for example).

The algorithm is the following:

We find the center of the coin, cut a hole about 10 mm in diameter. Punch or drill

We put the resulting washer on the crossbar and tap it with a plastic hammer so that the edges of the coin begin to bend down.

Having bent the washer at least 45 degrees, we turn the crossbar horizontally, resting the coin on some plank. We continue to knock on the coin so that it continues to cling to the crossbar.

Turn the coin over on the crossbar with the wide part up. We put a piece of plastic pipe on the crossbar, resting the end against the coin and knocking on the pipe from above with an ordinary hammer, upsetting the coin below. The point is to remove the taper of the ring by making its walls parallel. We try not to overdo it with stretching, because. without a jewelry anch and a vise, you will not be able to reduce the size of the ring.

We remove the ring, with a file or a large sandpaper we clean the edges, then fine, then polish.

Done, you are amazing! But I warned you that it looks like a manual for a lathe.

According to this algorithm, I made rings for the first six months. Now the process has become much more complicated (but faster), and new tools have appeared in the equipment park, from a ring stretcher (Pinocchio) to special cones ordered from a lathe.

However, even then there was enough enthusiasm that even a broken finger of a friend did not prevent me from making it work. The plaster helped hold the dremel correctly.

About a year later, I finally learned how to work with silver. This was a really great achievement, because before that, silver coins were torn about half the time, which did not add optimism at all. It turned out that he simply annealed the silver incorrectly. That moment when a jewelry education WOULD come in handy, but Google really came in handy. From the same series, the moment when I cooled a steel coin red-hot during annealing in water and could not understand why the hammer then crumbles against it. Literally, "How steel was tempered."

But, of course, it could not do without a variety of first pancakes, and still does not do. The box with “Crooked Pinocchio” is regularly replenished, although more slowly than the “ready-made” box, which cannot but rejoice.

I worked then, three years ago, with a friend in my garage. There, of course, there is a warehouse of junk, as in any garage where the car is not parked. Well, a couple of free square meters for us. We don't need much. And once they call, they say, “We are here from local television, we found out about you, we want to come to the workshop, shoot a report.” We are a little shocked, a little starred and, for the joy of such nonsense, uttered such nonsense on the whole TV that it is still a shame to watch. And all this in a junk-filled garage.

On another occasion, a friend wrote to me. “I’m here,” he says, “I’m organizing a cosplay festival, can you sell your rings there?” This is how the era of handmade markets opened for me. First locals in Yekaterinburg, then to neighboring regions. I went to Moscow twice last year. Warm welcome, thank you.

With these markets, I had to activate the “make something from nothing” skill again and create a stand. I didn’t want typical jewelry, but I’m a creative person, so this miracle was born. Plexiglas figure eight, laser cut slots, end rgb tape and top illumination that has gone from “yes, it will do” to a 1600 lumen LED strip.

The year before last, due to circumstances, I had to leave my native warm garage and urgently find a replacement in a capital box. There my dream of a separate workbench came true. I built up the legs of an ordinary office table, pulled everything together with corners and tightly attached it with corners and anchors to the floor and wall. Of course, it’s not worth knocking on it with a hammer, the tabletop vibrates from blows, but the vise and Pinocchio hold confidently, nothing crawls anywhere and is generally pleasant.

Over time, in the manufacture of rings, I wanted more in the truest sense of the word. Large coins are always more attractive than small ones, and US craftsmen have long mastered them. Again, Google helped to find the terrible phrase swedish wrap method, which essentially means pressing the finished ring into a polished inner cone in order to reduce the size. Here, by the way, to protect the pattern of the coin, a sanitary teflon sealing tape came in handy. And pvc pipes. And ball bearings. And all sorts of different unknown garbage, which is beautifully laid out on a workbench in the previous pictures. I mean, it's a complicated method. But it works out well.

So I got to, in fact, the cherry on the cake. I went to her for a very long time - two years, almost. The first idea to make a GIF of creating a Morgan dollar ring came about when I made the very first animation from copper coins and immediately wanted to raise the bar. But then I still did not know how to work with silver. Then a second problem arose - the size of the coin. For the technologies existing at that time in my workshop, the coin was too big, 38 millimeters is no joke. But this was also decided (the largest coin I have worked with at the moment is the British krone of 1937, 38.6 mm). True, the GIF was still far away. It's one thing to learn how to make rings from such a coin, it's another thing to find the time, place and situation to film the creation process. I will not paint typical everyday problems, everyone knows them, but they took a few more months.

But, like everything in the world, it finally happened. Three hours of production and filming, five hours of editing and creation, for a total of 8 hours of work for a 15 second animation. Amazing efficiency. Tag sarcasm.

Do you want to give a girl a gift, but do not have enough money? It's okay, because you can make a very beautiful decoration from an ordinary coin using the simplest tools that everyone has at home - a drill and a tablespoon. True, the process is lengthy, it is advisable to choose a softer alloy coin.

It is better not to take coins containing nickel and copper, because they can cause allergies. Silver is the best.

There are different instructions online. There are several ways, the easiest is to tap on the edge (edge of the coin), gradually turning it.

Usually, a hammer is used for such forging, but the American craftsman Shane Walton says that it is more accurate if instead of a hammer you tap on the edge with ... a tablespoon: he published step-by-step instructions on how to do this.

Production time: from 6 to 50 hours.

At the first stage, we need to drill a small hole in the center of the coin and insert a wedge there, with which we will hold the coin during forging.

Then for several hours we tap with a spoon all over the edge, turning the coin. The duration of the procedure depends on the softness of the metal. The ring gradually becomes thicker and smaller in diameter. We continue to forge until it reaches the desired size.

At this stage, it is convenient to grind the outside of the ring by placing it on the drill bit. We use sandpaper, rotating the ring on the drill.

After that, it remains to remove the material from the center of the coin, in any possible way: using a drill, grinder, file or other tools.

All the tools used in the process were photographed by Shane Walton. The blade of the ax was used as a lap stand during the forging process. To polish the product, he took a female nail file.

Some steps and little tricks in the manufacturing process are shown in from another craftsman who tried to film the process.

Well, for more professional products that retain the pattern of the original coin, you will have to use more technically sophisticated way.

A hand-made ring looks no worse than jewelry from a jewelry store, and for a girl such a gift will be even more pleasant, given how much time you spent on it.

Now in vogue different unusual jewelry. Things made with high quality by hand emphasize the unusualness of their owner. We offer you to get acquainted with the master class on how to make a ring from an ordinary coin.

When making a coin ring, it is very important to choose the right coin first.

When choosing a coin, pay attention to the following parameters:

security;
strength;
color;
size.

Coin rings made from materials such as silver, brass, steel, bronze are not dangerous. One must be careful with coins containing nickel and copper, as they can cause skin diseases, allergies and poisoning of the body.

According to the color scheme, the coins are bronze-yellow and silver-steel. Bronze-yellow coins include Russian 10 and 50 kopecks, 1, 5, 10 and 50 rubles and Ukrainian 25 and 50 kopecks, 1 and 2 hryvnias.

It is necessary to pay attention to the size of the coin, since it will not be possible to make a ring of large diameter from a small coin. Regardless of the year of issue in Russia, coins of the following sizes: small - with a face value of up to 1 ruble, medium - from 1 to 10 rubles; large - 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 and 100 rubles. In Ukraine, the size of coins in ascending order is as follows: the smallest - 1.2 and 10 kopecks, then 25 and 50 kopecks, the largest - 5 kopecks, 1, 2 and 5 hryvnias.

For example, 50 kopecks of the USSR until 1931 are made of silver, the American dollar of Sakagawea is made of a bronze alloy and it is good to make rings with a large diameter from it, some EU coins are made of bronze alloys and of various sizes.

DIY coin ring: master class

You will need:

coin;
vise;
power tools with nozzles for grinding and polishing;
drill;
steel spoon;
a metal platform that acts as an anvil;
fine-grained sandpaper.

We put the coin on the “anvil” with an edge, put a spoon on it with a convex part and with gentle blows we pass evenly along the entire edge of the coin. We periodically check the shape of the workpiece.

We stop when the edge of the coin becomes the right width for our ring.

Using a nail or pointed object, mark the center of the coin.
We drill a small hole in the center of the coin with a drill, stop the drill as soon as its end passes through the coin. The drill will jam in the metal, which will allow us to complete the next step. Be careful as the ring heats up when drilling and you can burn yourself.
We take coarse-grained sandpaper, and, turning on the drill so that the coin spins on the drill, we process the outer parts of the ring blank. Then we take fine-grained sandpaper and repeat the processing.
We carry out the final processing of the outer surface. To do this, take a cloth, apply an abrasive composition and polish the surface with it. To obtain a mirror shine, repeat this treatment several times.

We clamp the coin in a vise, using linings in the form of cardboard or paper to protect it from scratches and dents.

We increase the hole in the coin with a drill or other device. This is the most difficult and painstaking stage of work, as there is a chance of ruining the coin. Everything must be done carefully, slowly, periodically checking the fastening of the coin.

Using a power tool with a grinding roller, level the inside of the ring. After this stage, the edges of the product will become quite sharp.

We pass with a file along the edges of the product from all sides at an angle of 45 degrees, until they become more rounded.

With a polishing nozzle with a small amount of abrasive material, we grind the inner surface of the product, removing all remaining roughness.

Our homemade coin ring is ready.

More and more often on the Internet there are photographs of rings made of coins, they look very beautiful and unusual, but it is not so easy to buy such a ring, so that it also fits on your finger and is not expensive. But if you get used to it, then a similar coin ring can be made at home with your own hands.

To make a ring from a coin, we need:

Coin;
Vise;
Drill with a set of drills;
Blowtorch;
Hammer or chisel (you can make a wooden ring with better quality, but the process will take longer);
Metal conical pins and metal-plastic pipes;
Sandpaper and GOI paste.

How to make a ring out of a coin with your own hands, step by step instructions:

First you need to mark the center of the coin with a center punch and a hammer. Then we will need to drill a hole, for this we need to carefully clamp the coin. This is done this way, two boards are taken (one thin the other of any thickness suitable for you) or plywood, a hole is drilled in one of them, then placed between these boards, so that the intended center of the coin is exactly in the center of the hole in the board and these two boards are compressed with clamps between themselves , all our coins are securely fixed and you can drill a small diameter hole in it. After that, the hole must be sanded so that it is smooth and ready for further action.

Next, you need to heat the coin to red with a blowtorch or gas burner, this will allow you to “release” the metal and the coin will not tear when it is further unfolded on the cone and will make it more plastic and pliable. Then we submerge it in water.

Now we put our coin on the conical pin and start to slowly hit the coin from above, unfolding it, it is better to use a wooden chisel for this, it will allow you to keep the coin pattern intact, also in order to unfold the coin, you can take a pipe that fits in diameter, which would climbed onto the pin and with careful blows on the base of the pipe, we put the coin further and further on the rod, increasing the hole to the diameter we need (for the desired finger thickness). We want to note that this is the most time-consuming and difficult part of the work, since at this stage it is easy to damage the coin and you have to start all over again with a new coin.

After all this, we should end up with something like this:

So that the ring does not turn out to be a conical shape, then during molding it must be removed and turned over from time to time. We bring it to such a state that the conical shape is removed and it becomes the required diameter.

If, after the work we have done, the ring began to meet our requests and the drawing remained intact, then we can proceed to the next final step - polishing. This can be done in many ways, for example, using a Dremel with the right brushes and polishing wheels with GOI paste. You can also manually polish it, the main thing is not to spoil the pattern. Before polishing, it is better to heat the ring again and throw it into the water, when the scale comes off, the pattern will show up better.

Thus, rings of various thicknesses (wide or thin) can be made from coins, those who are seriously involved in creating rings from coins buy collectible coins for their work, but if you are just a beginner, then it is better to make the first ring from a coin from more affordable coins, since there is a great risk of ruining it. This is far from the only way to make a coin ring, you can find others on the net, but this is perhaps the most affordable of them.

Examples of the work of rings from coins:

Today I want to give a master class on making a coin ring.

I myself have only recently learned to do this by watching videos and reading foreign authors.

Since I live in Israel, for example, let's take an Israeli coin with a face value of 10 agorot - a tenth of a shekel.

Before we start working with the coin, we must warm it up to red, this process releases the metal and it will be much easier to work with the coin. There is one important point - you need not to overdo it with heating, as the coin can be deformed and not all elements will be clearly visible on it.

When our coin has already turned red and turned a little white, you can stop the heating process and abruptly lower the coin into cold water. She will puff so terribly, but do not be afraid.

Everything, the first stage is completed, now we are moving on to the second stage

In the second step, we must make a hole exactly in the middle of the coin, this is very important because the ring may come out uneven. Also, an important aspect is the size of the hole in the coin, if it is large, then the final product (ring) will turn out to be very thin and may simply burst in the process of further actions.

For punching holes, I use such a machine made to order, but many have their own systems - a drill or a cutter disk, as it suits you.

The next step, we take the bolt (my bolt is slightly modified on top, as you can see, for my own needs (hahaha), we put our holey coin on it.

Now we take a plastic hammer, it is very important to take just such a hammer, if you use a metal one, then the elements of the coin will, as you understand, be destroyed and the ring will not have an effect.

Now, with even hammer blows, we begin to pull the ring down, very carefully, do not apply strong blows so as not to deform the ring. We bring the whole thing to the sizes we need, there is a markup on the crossbar and, accordingly, stop pulling the ring. Another small nuance, the ring needs to be removed and turned over from time to time so that it does not turn out to be such a strongly conical shape.

Our ring is already half ready, the next step is processing. It can be processed on sandpaper, and then polished on the appropriate equipment, right now I will show you the photos. Personally, I use Dremel and appropriate brushes (goyi paste).

Everything, our ring is ready, let's list the equipment used:

The first is the coin itself.

The second is the crossbar.

The third is a plastic hammer.

The fourth is a tool for making holes in a coin, a drill, or whatever it is convenient for you.

Fifth - sandpaper and everything for polishing.

In principle, this is all, if there are any comments, please write, if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer. If I remember something that I forgot to say, I will definitely write, do not judge strictly.

I can offer the idea of home production of rings from coins.

With a certain skill, you can master the almost mass production of rings. As you all know handmade, the so-called handmade is now appreciated and will allow you to have an additional source of income for the family.

Using the simple technology described below, you can make excellent rings of different sizes at home and even decorate them with patterns. Fortunately, in the markets and in various commission stores you can find plenty of material for the production of rings at low prices. For work, you can use both recommended and other tools that, in your opinion, will simplify the process. But this is not the point - the main thing is the process itself and its stages. I tell it, I do it, and you already decide - as it is more convenient for you, you can improve my technology

To begin with, you will need a small, solid metal platform that will act as an anvil substrate, a small hammer, an ordinary steel spoon and the coin itself. At first, it is recommended to choose coins minted from soft alloys.

Take a coin, put it on its edge, cover with a spoon, the spherical shape of which is ideal for the first stage.

With light blows of the hammer on the spoon, begin to flatten the edge of the coin. At this stage, do not rush and strike hard, be patient. Try to process the edge of the coin evenly, periodically look at the intermediate results.

Then take a drill and start drilling a hole in the center of the coin. At this stage, there is one very important point. It is necessary to make a hole "slightly not completely", i.e. stop the drill at that moment, as soon as it "pecks" from the back side. Thus, you will save yourself from the need to attach the coin to the axis of rotation for further processing. The drill will jam in the metal, allowing the process to continue.

Then take fine-grained sandpaper and start processing the outer part of the future ring. See photos - comments are most likely unnecessary.

Upon completion of this operation, it is necessary to carry out the final surface treatment. Take a piece of cloth and apply an abrasive compound. Polish the surface to a mirror finish. It may be necessary to repeat this operation several times to achieve the best result.

After that, prepare some kind of grip that can securely hold the coin. It is desirable that the gripping lips are not straight, but curved for a more secure hold. Use paper pads (cloth, rubber, felt, or other soft material) to protect the freshly polished surface from scratches and dents.

The next step will require accuracy and patience. It is necessary to increase the hole in the center of the coin. Make sure that the drill does not "play" to the sides and does not ruin your previous efforts. When performing this operation, you should not rush, feel like a jeweler doing painstaking work.

Then you need to smooth the inside of the ring with an emery roller.

Having achieved a good result, we proceed to the final stage of processing. We take a polishing wheel with an abrasive material applied to its surface and polish the inside of an almost finished ring, which no longer looks like a coin. Be neat, trim unnecessary elements, etc.

That's basically all - enjoy the result! If everything works out, you like it and your hands grow from where you need it, then you can earn money on the production of such rings. For serial production (even when working alone), I recommend performing all operations in stages. Those. first perform the first step on all the coins, then move on to drilling and grinding, then to reaming and finishing.

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