Thank you so much for this video!! I wore a promise ring my father gave to me before he died, and made a passing comment to my 6-month boyfriend, saying that he better come up with something super special to replace it. 6 months later, I moved in with him in Virginia. However, I desperately missed my home in Colorado. We went through a phase where both of us had lost our jobs, and were very tight on cash, but we pulled through. Since we were finally stable, he went on youtube, and found this video. A week before our two year date, we splurged and went on a Colorado snowboarding trip to Copper mountian, where we met. At the top of the mountian, he proposed. It was a quarter from Colorado, fashioned into a ring. He told me that it could be a constant reminder of home, and of the hardships we had struggled and made through together. I knew then my father would be proud to know I had married such a loving and thoughtful man. It truly was special enough. So thank you, thank you, for giving me a wonderful eternity with the man I love.
You can get even smaller by hitting it in the doming block like you were, but once you've shrunk the O. D. from the first bowl then place it in the next size down that it wouldn't fit in before and continue to strike it moving the smaller dap around in a circle motion striking all sides of the coin.
This is a very helpful video! I just wanted to let you know that if you want to soften the metal you need to heat it as you did but instead of quenching it you must let it air cool. Quenching it causes the metal to flash harden from its soft, red hot state. If the metal air cools it will be much softer, and make cold working the ring much easier.
Now if only I had a workshop, where I could try this out. Living in an apartment complex, I don't think my neighbours would be to happy with all the hammering, but it definitely looks like cool rings.
I've been watching your videos for a wile now and I've learned a lot from your channel about coin rings. Whenever I need to know something about making a coin ring I go to your channel first. I've noticed your rings have gotten a lot better from your first video on making them and I was wondering if you could do an updated video on half dollars and quarters. It would help a lot thanks
I wasn't looking for something like this on TH-cam, but I'm really glad I saw your video. Now I know what to do with the European coins I kept for awhile now since visiting Germany. Got to get the tools first though...You're a good teacher with a calm voice:) thank you!
Stephanie Penglase Well thank You! The eyes, hair and tongue partaking in what appears to be a homemade smoothie go together perfectly. And now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I want a smoothie! heh heh heh. I'm all over it
Hey FenceKid.. I watched a few of your videos today. Man you are top Notch. I watched a couple other guys that looked like they had just got out of the pen with the way theirs looked. i cant see pounding a coin for a couple of hours using a spoon or a hammer although i knwo that way works although it's a bit primitive and then drilling a hole in the ring hoping it turns out right. Now i fully grasp what you were talking about getting the ring centered. you make it look so damn easy.. But like you said .. its all in the tools and making a few mistakes at first in learning as you go along. you're right, you really do need to get the correct tools to do this. I have been wanting to learn this Art Craft from someone that is really good at it and so far i have yet to see anyone that compares to you.. you really have this down pat dont you.. I frequent harbor Freight a lot and i definitely will be buying those tool kits in the next couple weeks.. I thank you for giving me something to do now that i am not working. I quit my job to stay home and take care of my wife who is very ill and i have been doing this for about 18 months now.. its worth it believe me. But i need something to do to take the idle time away instead of watching TV all day. now i can do something productive.. You have just given me the inspiration and for that, I thank you. I hope you wont mind me messaging you occasionally to ask questions as i learn.. do you sell your rings or just do them for family members and friends. just curious.. i would like to get good enough to give each of my family members a ring.. Again thanks dude. and God bless.
Thanks Fencekid my rings have turned out awsome. I've gotten fantastic comments on them.Have only made 3 so far and waiting for my dapping block. I wear 2 rings together and it looks so cool. Combined Alaska quarter with the Denali quarter cuz I've been to both places.Thanks again.
I just made a quarter ring tonight and it turned out awesome! I stumbled across your videos randomly in the depths of TH-cam (probably 2 videos away from the creepy north Korean kids playing guitars) now I'm completely addicted! Haha thanks for the great vids!
just had to say how much I enjoyed your video. I'm a few yrs off retirement and was looking for a hobby and a way of generating some pocket money that would compliment My background in engineering I think this is it. Fantastic work keep it up. Thanks again keith.
I love the two vids of yours that I watched tonight. Nice and clear with your directions, and you are a joy to listen to, as you let your personality shine. Keep up the great work.
is not only a great tutorial, this guy is the kind of person you enjoy watching work or explaining something because even when they know what they are doing they are humble and is not just a bullet follow this tutorial, reminds me of a great teacher i had. greetings from Nicaragua.
This is awesome. In high school I was in a jewelry class. We made rings lost wax casting way. I also made silver pendants with coral and turquoise inlays. It was fun using silver solder and flux too. Using the mandrel was awesome to size rings. That ring you made looks awesome. A "BIG" thumbs up. I just subscribed your channel. ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!
Hey ya Fencekid, I use a smaller sized tapered punch to make the smaller holes larger to fit on the mandrel, hardware stores sell them i believe, likely for $10 or so, I have had my set for years as i was a auto mechanic now retired.
Kool, I am one of your subscribers, I usually have good luck on small rings by heating with the ring on the mandrel, the mandrel stays warm and makes the ring easier to fold over
This is EXACTLY the kind of cool thing they could be making in shop class. It would take several hours to make one, but then those high school kids come out of school with a ring they made by their own hands! Maybe some of those kids will become jewelers, or develop an interest in the malleability of metals. I could totally see mechanics or motorcycle enthusiasts having a ring coin, something patriotic which says "liberty" on it. Kick ass!!!!
I went and got the doming block and was able to get it to a size 10 and I'm going to my friends shop to use his hydraulic press. This video helped me make a great walking liberty half dollar ring thank you.
Excellent craftsmanship. I also checked out the website and I'm surprised at how reasonably priced his rings are considering how much work goes into them. I thought they would be at least two or three times that amount.
Hey Fencekid.. Great videos.. Each new one you put out is even better.... I have a tip that no one has mentioned. Once you punch out a quarter with the 7/16 punch, use that quarter as a template. Then put each subsequent quarter under the punched quarter and draw a circle around the inside of the punched hole. No more caliper/drawing 20 straight lines to form a circle... Do it for 7/16 and 1/2 for the a quarter and then the 50 cent piece, dollar.. I do have ONE problem though, my Harbor Freight punch has a hard time whacking a 1/2 hole. Maybe my hammer is not heavy enough... Anyway I have officially made TWO and several rejects.
I made a template to drop in the quarter, slide it into the punch and it is aligned.... I have also drilled holes of various sized into hard wood and use that in conjunction with the PVC. Then, I tried adding oil to the mandrel to see it it would help slide down while smacking it... The jury is still out on the oil. Seems like it would eliminate friction and slide better when whacked. Any replies on my two comments. I have a few more good tips
"im not too hardcore with this" bro you got a tool for every damn step, and its exact purpose LOL no but seriously this is badass my friend, keep it up
Here is a tip that really works. I was having a lot of trouble lining up the center of my coin (determined using fencekid's technique) with the proper hole in the punch block. My solution was to put the coin on a piece of tape (I used Frog tape, but any thin tape will work). Then slide the tape and coin combination into the slit in the punch block and use the ends of the tape to maneuver the coin until the coin and hole are aligned. Normally I just get it very close to alignment then I fold up one end of the tape to stick to the side of the punch block. I then use the other end of the tape to finalize the alignment and then I fold up the other end of the tape to stick to the punch block. Not only does this align the coin and the hole, the tape also keeps the coin from moving during the punch out process if you need to take more than one whack at it (which I always need to do!)
Thanks Fencekid for the tutorials! I've already made 5 (4 regular and 1 silver) of the hammered coins and in the past couple of days made 4 of the double sided ones. Without a doubt it looks easier than it is and since all my rings are size 11.5 to 12 I started to freak out until I saw the link to make them smaller. I was on the right track trying to figure it out, but you definitely provide the little extra tips I needed to figure it out!!! My biggest problem is centering the punch on the coins. Getting better at it though. Many thanks again!!!
I really enjoyed this tutorial! I'll dig up a quarter but I live in AUSTRALIA so I'll try with a 20c piece when I can and try and link you maybe! thank you again! BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks for posting ....Great video ......made a few for the grandkids, and kept me out of trouble for a while.....even made one from a penny....thanks again !!!!
Not to poke holes (pun 100% intended) but annealing is actually heating a metal and letting it cool slowly making it mailable. Your process is actually hardening the metal. Annealing is slowly cooling to form the ring while it's hot and mailable. Then heat again and cooling quickly will harden the ring making it stronger. The more times you heat and cool heat and cool the harder and more brittle the metal will become. Will be able to form the ring much quicker and easier if you do it while it's hot. Then hardening it afterwards.
JKtimms1 and you'd be right if we were talking about steel coins. We're not. These are silver or copper coins, and no. Quenching does not make them harder. You're not going to take my word for it, so try it for yourself and see. Take two quarters out of your pocket. With two sets of pliers, bend one and see how stiff it is. Now heat and quench the other, and you will find it to be much softer than the first. but thanx anyway for yer input
100% right, only most ferrous metals need to be cooled slowly to be annealed otherwise JKtimms1 you are right they will be hardened due to the change in the crystal structure. Annealing increases ductility, re-aligns the molecular structure and improves cold working applications. I am a mechanical engineer so fencekid great video and I'm going to try our your ring making method.
Brad Fewchuk You can quench any Non Ferrous Metals (which is what a quarter would be made of) during the annealing process. Some metals (I.E. silver) tend to crack from the sudden temperature shift and as such most jewelers will utilize a steel plate to rapidly cool it before working with it (takes about 1 - 2 minutes for something the size of a ring). Also that is not firescale which he is talking about (he calls it Jewelers Scale, Silver Scale) that is only the oxidization of the metal. Firescale is a discoloration of the metal that won't go away with merely buffing it out and it tends to look slightly yellow compared to the rest of the piece, that is typically from overheating it to the point where the copper in a material turns to cuperic oxide and turns a slightly red / yellow color. Either way this video is worth watching because it goes through the basics of a coin ring very well.
thanks for the update. I actually bought the mandrel and punch after watching your earlier video. They are a little more challenging than it looked but by taking time, they do get better. I already have the rounding dies so I'll try that tonight as well as annealing. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge! I have a bunch of silver so when I get proficient in the new quarters, I'll be doing a few silver ones.
Excellent;) Yer gonna love the silver ones, and if you don't know what I mean when I say "it takes balls to take that first swing and punch a hole in an expensive coin" yer gonna. There's no going back after that first swing, weather you nailed it, or not.
I'm pretty good with my hands and creativity from big Caterpillars on down. I'm also a risk taker and one thing about it, if I ruin one or two, I'll still have the silver. Now if was one of my old 1800's gold coins, it would make me ill, but I probably won't be doing one of those anyways. Thanks fella!
Yay! I'm glad this video exists! I was watching the other video and thought "None of my fingers are size eleven ): Do you have to do anything drastically different to get a smaller ring size? " Now my questions will be answered!
LOVE the tutorial - THANKS!!! I have not been able to see the link or name of the type of polish you put on to buff at the end process. Don't know that I'll ever try this but your tutorial actually makes me think that I MIGHT could do it LOL!!! Thanks again..... Beautiful work.
Thanks for sharing these videos! The first go I was able to get a pretty good end result. Going to try a couple more to correct a bit off center, and getting the coin folded over a bit faster. Don't have the polish yet, but a bit of steel wool and wax helped a lot. Curling the edges keeps going poorly, so going to practice a bit more.
Hiya very helpful vid I'm finding it hard to get the hole punch for making holes in the coins What is the correct name for what I'm looking for Many thanks
Made my first ring this afternoon out of an un-circulated 2005 California state clad quarter. Surprisingly it came out fairly well. I was slightly off center when I punch it out, it's not real bad, but I can see it. A bonus was it fit me (my pinky). I did not know how feminine looking quarter ring's were. But they are dainty. I have a clad Kennedy half that I will try tomorrow and see how that works out. My thanks to you "fencekid" for your video's and for sharing your experience.
I made 2 of these rings, one cut with a 5/8" punch, the other with a 7/16" punch. Both are lopsided! I chalk that up to being a beginner. Coloring the coin with a black magic marker was wonderful; I had no problem figuring out when the coin was red hot! The 7/16" ring started to split, so I stopped it at size 7, the other has a thinner band, but fits comfortably at size 7 1/2. Baking soda and water do a great job of shining up the rings!
Love it, very talented. Ive just purchased a Mandrel so will try this myself although cant find a punch and die set in the UK so will drill it out instead.
Hey can you round off clad coin rings in the vise ? I tried with no success. Is this only done with sliver or copper rings? I have a 4 inch vise and just couldn't get it to do a thing.
I would love for you to teach me in person, I'm a coin collector and I love these rings, I've made some using the hammer technique, but I've been buying the tools to try this, just need the punch and die, the dapping block and the nylon mallet
would this method work for a larger ring size? i was thinking of making an engagement ring from a silver 1 rand coin with is 31mm in diameter in a size 71/2 0r 8. any help will eb greatly appreciated great videos.
Hey fencekid. Just wanted to say thanks for the vids and i found a dapping block at joann fabrics made by bead buddy. This block has only two sizes of divot but the larger works perfectly with a quarter. The price on it was $20 but they have a 50% off coupon in the paper every week and in their website. I picked one up and have used it to make a few rings with the 7/16 punch and I can get the rung to size 11 without it splitting this giving a thicker band in the ring. Anyway just wanted to throw that out there. thanks for the vids!
I simply love this man its very sweet you may want to get a rotary tool from harbor freight they would help with the sanding and buffing process and make it quicker and a lot smoother polish also you could try rubbing compounds
I have started doing this too. I'm ok with quarters even though I can't seem to get the ridge off as good as you. I can't seem to make a half dollar without it turning out a size 13 or 14. What size pinch are you using and are you doing it the same as you do the quarters?
Owen Ward First off.... he is talking about the coin 5 cent nickel. Secondly... Nickel isn't that toxic in small quantity. The salt you eat daily is much more damaging. But I guess nickel does do permanent damage.... if you're stupid enough to ingest it. You would need years of skin contact to nickel to do any real damage. INFACT this applies to ALL heavy metal. Gold including! Absorbing large amount of heavy metal is toxic.
Blue Firstly: I know he was talking about the nickel coin because I can read. Secondly: Modern nickel coins contain 25% nickel. Metals can be absorbed through the skin, especially if worn daily. Nickel also causes contact allergies with many people.
Thanx fencekid. Got the tools and plan to work some rings out with my cub scout den this week. You said near the end of the video that you'd share your link for polishing. I didn't see that. Can you add?
Nicely done video... If you want to avoid that black coating take a black sharpie-like permanent ink marker and coat the coin before you heat it...when you heat the coin at some point in time fairly quickly the marker ink will disappear ...when that happens stop heating.. No scorch and an anodized coin will be the result...thanks for the dapping lesson and PVC hints.
Can you give me a link for a Dapping block that is the perfect size for the quarter? I appreciate it, I have made 8 rings and love it..... Thanks FenceKid
Iowa Vulcan any coating I have tried eventually flakes or wears off. For the people who react hard to copper, wearing these rings sparingly is the only option. The reaction varies from person to person. Some react hardcore and quickly. Others hardly react at all.
+Iowa Vulcan The most common, quick fix, is clear nail polish. Higher up the ladder, is a product called Protecta Clear, which is baked on. I've used it, and it works for quite a while longer, but eventually it too, wears off. The best way to avoid skin discoloration is to stick with silver coins. Unless of course yer allergic to silver. Good luck
Thank you so much for this video!! I wore a promise ring my father gave to me before he died, and made a passing comment to my 6-month boyfriend, saying that he better come up with something super special to replace it. 6 months later, I moved in with him in Virginia. However, I desperately missed my home in Colorado. We went through a phase where both of us had lost our jobs, and were very tight on cash, but we pulled through. Since we were finally stable, he went on youtube, and found this video. A week before our two year date, we splurged and went on a Colorado snowboarding trip to Copper mountian, where we met. At the top of the mountian, he proposed. It was a quarter from Colorado, fashioned into a ring. He told me that it could be a constant reminder of home, and of the hardships we had struggled and made through together. I knew then my father would be proud to know I had married such a loving and thoughtful man. It truly was special enough. So thank you, thank you, for giving me a wonderful eternity with the man I love.
Jenna Judd , Now that's a man, get him to run for president!
men do, men don't sell you excuses!
This guy is like the Bob Ross of the jewelers! So soft spoken and informative.. I love it!
Thanks for the videos!
Came for the ring making. Stayed for this guy's humor! Great job all around!
I like how you show the mistakes so we can learn from them not to mention you are very entertainingly funny! Nice video!
I like how even though you sell these, you have very easy to follow guides on how to make one.
You can get even smaller by hitting it in the doming block like you were, but once you've shrunk the O. D. from the first bowl then place it in the next size down that it wouldn't fit in before and continue to strike it moving the smaller dap around in a circle motion striking all sides of the coin.
i made my first ring today using your tutorials, i used a british 10 pence coin, the final product turned out pretty good for a first try :)
This is a very helpful video! I just wanted to let you know that if you want to soften the metal you need to heat it as you did but instead of quenching it you must let it air cool. Quenching it causes the metal to flash harden from its soft, red hot state. If the metal air cools it will be much softer, and make cold working the ring much easier.
Now if only I had a workshop, where I could try this out. Living in an apartment complex, I don't think my neighbours would be to happy with all the hammering, but it definitely looks like cool rings.
I've been watching your videos for a wile now and I've learned a lot from your channel about coin rings. Whenever I need to know something about making a coin ring I go to your channel first. I've noticed your rings have gotten a lot better from your first video on making them and I was wondering if you could do an updated video on half dollars and quarters.
It would help a lot thanks
you are the Bob Ross of rings dude! You make me want to enjoy this!
I wasn't looking for something like this on TH-cam, but I'm really glad I saw your video. Now I know what to do with the European coins I kept for awhile now since visiting Germany. Got to get the tools first though...You're a good teacher with a calm voice:) thank you!
Your voice makes one want to just listen to whatever you have to say! You do beautiful work!
Oh, thanks.... Now I want a slurpee! lol
Stephanie Penglase Well thank You! The eyes, hair and tongue partaking in what appears to be a homemade smoothie go together perfectly. And now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I want a smoothie! heh heh heh. I'm all over it
fencekid Where can I buy it?
Hey FenceKid.. I watched a few of your videos today. Man you are top Notch. I watched a couple other guys that looked like they had just got out of the pen with the way theirs looked. i cant see pounding a coin for a couple of hours using a spoon or a hammer although i knwo that way works although it's a bit primitive and then drilling a hole in the ring hoping it turns out right. Now i fully grasp what you were talking about getting the ring centered. you make it look so damn easy.. But like you said .. its all in the tools and making a few mistakes at first in learning as you go along. you're right, you really do need to get the correct tools to do this. I have been wanting to learn this Art Craft from someone that is really good at it and so far i have yet to see anyone that compares to you.. you really have this down pat dont you.. I frequent harbor Freight a lot and i definitely will be buying those tool kits in the next couple weeks.. I thank you for giving me something to do now that i am not working. I quit my job to stay home and take care of my wife who is very ill and i have been doing this for about 18 months now.. its worth it believe me. But i need something to do to take the idle time away instead of watching TV all day. now i can do something productive.. You have just given me the inspiration and for that, I thank you. I hope you wont mind me messaging you occasionally to ask questions as i learn.. do you sell your rings or just do them for family members and friends. just curious.. i would like to get good enough to give each of my family members a ring.. Again thanks dude. and God bless.
Thanks Fencekid my rings have turned out awsome. I've gotten fantastic comments on them.Have only made 3 so far and waiting for my dapping block. I wear 2 rings together and it looks so cool. Combined Alaska quarter with the Denali quarter cuz I've been to both places.Thanks again.
I just made a quarter ring tonight and it turned out awesome! I stumbled across your videos randomly in the depths of TH-cam (probably 2 videos away from the creepy north Korean kids playing guitars) now I'm completely addicted! Haha thanks for the great vids!
just had to say how much I enjoyed your video. I'm a few yrs off retirement and was looking for a hobby and a way of generating some pocket money that would compliment My background in engineering I think this is it. Fantastic work keep it up. Thanks again keith.
I love the two vids of yours that I watched tonight. Nice and clear with your directions, and you are a joy to listen to, as you let your personality shine. Keep up the great work.
is not only a great tutorial, this guy is the kind of person you enjoy watching work or explaining something because even when they know what they are doing they are humble and is not just a bullet follow this tutorial, reminds me of a great teacher i had. greetings from Nicaragua.
oh boy, i didnt watch this for the tutorial, i just love listening to the way you talk! thumbs up!
This is awesome. In high school I was in a jewelry class. We made rings lost wax casting way. I also made silver pendants with coral and turquoise inlays. It was fun using silver solder and flux too. Using the mandrel was awesome to size rings. That ring you made looks awesome. A "BIG" thumbs up. I just subscribed your channel. ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!
Hey ya Fencekid, I use a smaller sized tapered punch to make the smaller holes larger to fit on the mandrel, hardware stores sell them i believe, likely for $10 or so, I have had my set for years as i was a auto mechanic now retired.
Kool, I am one of your subscribers, I usually have good luck on small rings by heating with the ring on the mandrel, the mandrel stays warm and makes the ring easier to fold over
This is EXACTLY the kind of cool thing they could be making in shop class. It would take several hours to make one, but then those high school kids come out of school with a ring they made by their own hands! Maybe some of those kids will become jewelers, or develop an interest in the malleability of metals. I could totally see mechanics or motorcycle enthusiasts having a ring coin, something patriotic which says "liberty" on it. Kick ass!!!!
first one done. Pretty good. Wanted a 7 and 1/2 and it ended at 8 and 1/2. Good for a first one. THANKS FOR THIS WONDERFUL lesson. Just amazing.
I went and got the doming block and was able to get it to a size 10 and I'm going to my friends shop to use his hydraulic press. This video helped me make a great walking liberty half dollar ring thank you.
I've never seen anything like this before, and I must say, your video is very well made. You've inspired me, and I want to try it out myself!
You're a great instructor and... you know how to manage your camera so the images are sharp. Cool.
Thumbs up for just a guy learning as he goes =)
dude I am a huge fan of people who make things by working with their hands and I wanted you to know your awesome :)
thanx Man..
fencekid yes, you really are! :) great idea, I would like to try it myself - hope will not damage my hand forever :-D Good luck, you´re great!
You're an artist .the way you talk and what you said made me feel like if I'm making it with u.amazing thank you
Excellent craftsmanship. I also checked out the website and I'm surprised at how reasonably priced his rings are considering how much work goes into them. I thought they would be at least two or three times that amount.
Love the videos. Good to hear that you keep cost in mind when teaching. Hope to see some more soon
"You don't need a big old honkin flame" Love it!
Just outrageous man, hands down that is a cool thing to do with a quarter.
Hey Fencekid.. Great videos.. Each new one you put out is even better.... I have a tip that no one has mentioned. Once you punch out a quarter with the 7/16 punch, use that quarter as a template. Then put each subsequent quarter under the punched quarter and draw a circle around the inside of the punched hole. No more caliper/drawing 20 straight lines to form a circle... Do it for 7/16 and 1/2 for the a quarter and then the 50 cent piece, dollar.. I do have ONE problem though, my Harbor Freight punch has a hard time whacking a 1/2 hole. Maybe my hammer is not heavy enough... Anyway I have officially made TWO and several rejects.
I made a template to drop in the quarter, slide it into the punch and it is aligned.... I have also drilled holes of various sized into hard wood and use that in conjunction with the PVC. Then, I tried adding oil to the mandrel to see it it would help slide down while smacking it... The jury is still out on the oil. Seems like it would eliminate friction and slide better when whacked. Any replies on my two comments. I have a few more good tips
hi, love your ideas.
How do you do it so the finger does not turn green with a normal quarter?
Counting...counting...38.474 here. MORE than halfway to "the target", of which I was not aware of. GOOD LUCK! GREAT VIDS! Glad to subscribe.
I like the videos just for the way he talks.. plus it's nice to see people being constructive.
Love this! I just found a new hobby!! And this is GREAT for Christmas!
"im not too hardcore with this"
bro you got a tool for every damn step, and its exact purpose LOL
no but seriously this is badass my friend, keep it up
Here is a tip that really works. I was having a lot of trouble lining up the center of my coin (determined using fencekid's technique) with the proper hole in the punch block. My solution was to put the coin on a piece of tape (I used Frog tape, but any thin tape will work). Then slide the tape and coin combination into the slit in the punch block and use the ends of the tape to maneuver the coin until the coin and hole are aligned. Normally I just get it very close to alignment then I fold up one end of the tape to stick to the side of the punch block. I then use the other end of the tape to finalize the alignment and then I fold up the other end of the tape to stick to the punch block. Not only does this align the coin and the hole, the tape also keeps the coin from moving during the punch out process if you need to take more than one whack at it (which I always need to do!)
Amazing, sir if you have any other tips or tricks at all please share I love these and want to make them.. Hopefully one day as good as yourself
Is there a reason you don't use the PVC pipe like you do with the larger rings?
very cool !! dya think this method would work on the euro coins ?,they got two kinds of metal in em ..
"Here's a method some guys use... And even I use, fuck it..."
This guy is awesome
Thanks Fencekid for the tutorials! I've already made 5 (4 regular and 1 silver) of the hammered coins and in the past couple of days made 4 of the double sided ones. Without a doubt it looks easier than it is and since all my rings are size 11.5 to 12 I started to freak out until I saw the link to make them smaller. I was on the right track trying to figure it out, but you definitely provide the little extra tips I needed to figure it out!!! My biggest problem is centering the punch on the coins. Getting better at it though. Many thanks again!!!
You're like the Bob Ross of ring making.
I really enjoyed this tutorial! I'll dig up a quarter but I live in AUSTRALIA so I'll try with a 20c piece when I can and try and link you maybe!
thank you again! BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks for posting ....Great video ......made a few for the grandkids, and kept me out of trouble for a while.....even made one from a penny....thanks again !!!!
Not to poke holes (pun 100% intended) but annealing is actually heating a metal and letting it cool slowly making it mailable. Your process is actually hardening the metal. Annealing is slowly cooling to form the ring while it's hot and mailable. Then heat again and cooling quickly will harden the ring making it stronger. The more times you heat and cool heat and cool the harder and more brittle the metal will become. Will be able to form the ring much quicker and easier if you do it while it's hot. Then hardening it afterwards.
JKtimms1 and you'd be right if we were talking about steel coins. We're not. These are silver or copper coins, and no. Quenching does not make them harder. You're not going to take my word for it, so try it for yourself and see. Take two quarters out of your pocket. With two sets of pliers, bend one and see how stiff it is. Now heat and quench the other, and you will find it to be much softer than the first. but thanx anyway for yer input
100% right, only most ferrous metals need to be cooled slowly to be annealed otherwise JKtimms1 you are right they will be hardened due to the change in the crystal structure. Annealing increases ductility, re-aligns the molecular structure and improves cold working applications. I am a mechanical engineer so fencekid great video and I'm going to try our your ring making method.
Brad Fewchuk You can quench any Non Ferrous Metals (which is what a quarter would be made of) during the annealing process. Some metals (I.E. silver) tend to crack from the sudden temperature shift and as such most jewelers will utilize a steel plate to rapidly cool it before working with it (takes about 1 - 2 minutes for something the size of a ring). Also that is not firescale which he is talking about (he calls it Jewelers Scale, Silver Scale) that is only the oxidization of the metal. Firescale is a discoloration of the metal that won't go away with merely buffing it out and it tends to look slightly yellow compared to the rest of the piece, that is typically from overheating it to the point where the copper in a material turns to cuperic oxide and turns a slightly red / yellow color. Either way this video is worth watching because it goes through the basics of a coin ring very well.
If the metal is mainly silver or gold, the process makes it softer to work with. I don't know about steel, etc.
You are right. Usually when hardening people will use oil (any kind) though
That's the beauty of hand made it will not look perfect it looks hand made. I already have ideas in my mind...thanks!!!
Love it. Question, can you (kneal) it to make a size 15?
thanks for the update. I actually bought the mandrel and punch after watching your earlier video. They are a little more challenging than it looked but by taking time, they do get better. I already have the rounding dies so I'll try that tonight as well as annealing. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge! I have a bunch of silver so when I get proficient in the new quarters, I'll be doing a few silver ones.
Excellent;) Yer gonna love the silver ones, and if you don't know what I mean when I say "it takes balls to take that first swing and punch a hole in an expensive coin" yer gonna. There's no going back after that first swing, weather you nailed it, or not.
I'm pretty good with my hands and creativity from big Caterpillars on down. I'm also a risk taker and one thing about it, if I ruin one or two, I'll still have the silver. Now if was one of my old 1800's gold coins, it would make me ill, but I probably won't be doing one of those anyways. Thanks fella!
Yay! I'm glad this video exists! I was watching the other video and thought "None of my fingers are size eleven ): Do you have to do anything drastically different to get a smaller ring size? "
Now my questions will be answered!
LOVE the tutorial - THANKS!!! I have not been able to see the link or name of the type of polish you put on to buff at the end process. Don't know that I'll ever try this but your tutorial actually makes me think that I MIGHT could do it LOL!!! Thanks again..... Beautiful work.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
I'm wearing that ring right now. xD
LORD OF THE RINGS QUOTE
Crafty Karina
Thanks for pointing that out, I would never have guessed
my dad is a huge fan
I've seen this comment on literally (not figuratively) every single video on how to make a ring.
Absolutely brilliant can't wait to get started
I'm from Scotland what piping do I go and find?¿
Thanks for sharing these videos! The first go I was able to get a pretty good end result. Going to try a couple more to correct a bit off center, and getting the coin folded over a bit faster. Don't have the polish yet, but a bit of steel wool and wax helped a lot. Curling the edges keeps going poorly, so going to practice a bit more.
Should you do both sides on the mandrel to make the ring even on both sides ?
Shat grit sanding blocks do you use.
hat grid sanding sponges are you using? could you specify? thanks!
best videos on making rings on the web.
So if I want to make a size 8 ring, do I use this method or the other video you posted? Thank you!
Hiya very helpful vid
I'm finding it hard to get the hole punch for making holes in the coins
What is the correct name for what I'm looking for
Many thanks
Made my first ring this afternoon out of an un-circulated 2005 California state clad quarter. Surprisingly it came out fairly well. I was slightly off center when I punch it out, it's not real bad, but I can see it. A bonus was it fit me (my pinky). I did not know how feminine looking quarter ring's were. But they are dainty. I have a clad Kennedy half that I will try tomorrow and see how that works out. My thanks to you "fencekid" for your video's and for sharing your experience.
What grit sand paper should i use to sand the side of the rings?
I made 2 of these rings, one cut with a 5/8" punch, the other with a 7/16" punch. Both are lopsided! I chalk that up to being a beginner. Coloring the coin with a black magic marker was wonderful; I had no problem figuring out when the coin was red hot! The 7/16" ring started to split, so I stopped it at size 7, the other has a thinner band, but fits comfortably at size 7 1/2. Baking soda and water do a great job of shining up the rings!
Love it, very talented. Ive just purchased a Mandrel so will try this myself although cant find a punch and die set in the UK so will drill it out instead.
Subscribed! Amazing work, better than most I've seen at stores lol. Good job!
dude thats great. i was wondering how they did the double sided rings. . thanks for the tips man. keep up the cool vids.
Is there a difference in how you Aneil a silver coin as opposed to a regular coin?
Hey can you round off clad coin rings in the vise ? I tried with no success. Is this only done with sliver or copper rings? I have a 4 inch vise and just couldn't get it to do a thing.
Can you do this with a 50cent piece as well? or would that make for a too thick of a ring?
How thick are these coins?I wonder if tis would work with Euro coins. as far as material and thickness go. They are all pretty thick...
Hello thank you for the video. do you sell these? I would buy one or two
I would love for you to teach me in person, I'm a coin collector and I love these rings, I've made some using the hammer technique, but I've been buying the tools to try this, just need the punch and die, the dapping block and the nylon mallet
love this idea. What do you use to polish it afterward? Love your work.
Love your videos can I show how to make a ring for kids I would love that also is there a way to change the color ? Can I use nail polish
Very nice I've just started to make rings and your ideas will help me a lot cheers Paul from the UK
fencekid if you want the ring to be not as wide, but at a smaller size, would you just punch a bigger hole to start with?
would this method work for a larger ring size? i was thinking of making an engagement ring from a silver 1 rand coin with is 31mm in diameter in a size 71/2 0r 8. any help will eb greatly appreciated great videos.
If I sanded off all the words/designs on the outside of the ring and then polished it, would it look okay? would it be smooth and nice and shiny?
Holy cow dude what's with the color of that ring? You just roasted it!
+jukappa haha i cracked up when he said that, his commentary is awesome.
Hey fencekid. Just wanted to say thanks for the vids and i found a dapping block at joann fabrics made by bead buddy. This block has only two sizes of divot but the larger works perfectly with a quarter. The price on it was $20 but they have a 50% off coupon in the paper every week and in their website. I picked one up and have used it to make a few rings with the 7/16 punch and I can get the rung to size 11 without it splitting this giving a thicker band in the ring. Anyway just wanted to throw that out there. thanks for the vids!
Still has the tapered look on it from the mandrel. How do you get rid of that so it is even on both sides?
Curling the Edges of a Coin Ring without a Ring Press
I simply love this man its very sweet you may want to get a rotary tool from harbor freight they would help with the sanding and buffing process and make it quicker and a lot smoother polish also you could try rubbing compounds
Can I use a heat gun to anneal the coin or is the propane best/hotter?
You are the Bob Ross of ring making :)
thanks fencekid! you're a patient teacher!
I have started doing this too. I'm ok with quarters even though I can't seem to get the ridge off as good as you. I can't seem to make a half dollar without it turning out a size 13 or 14. What size pinch are you using and are you doing it the same as you do the quarters?
Would it be possible to make one in a size 3.5 or 4?
I am so inspired !!! Thank you : ) I have a nickel from the year I was born and I'm going to make a ring out of it for myself. : )
Thank you : )
Not a good idea IMO. Nickel is a toxic metal. Silver or gold are safe.
Owen Ward First off.... he is talking about the coin 5 cent nickel.
Secondly...
Nickel isn't that toxic in small quantity. The salt you eat daily is much more damaging. But I guess nickel does do permanent damage.... if you're stupid enough to ingest it. You would need years of skin contact to nickel to do any real damage. INFACT this applies to ALL heavy metal. Gold including!
Absorbing large amount of heavy metal is toxic.
Blue
Nickels were made of nickel years ago, so it depends on what year the nickel is.
Blue Firstly: I know he was talking about the nickel coin because I can read. Secondly: Modern nickel coins contain 25% nickel. Metals can be absorbed through the skin, especially if worn daily. Nickel also causes contact allergies with many people.
Thanx fencekid. Got the tools and plan to work some rings out with my cub scout den this week. You said near the end of the video that you'd share your link for polishing. I didn't see that. Can you add?
Added it bro. Spaced it. Thanx for the reminder. Here is the polishing vid. How to Mirror Finish Silver Rings
Nicely done video... If you want to avoid that black coating take a black sharpie-like permanent ink marker and coat the coin before you heat it...when you heat the coin at some point in time fairly quickly the marker ink will disappear ...when that happens stop heating.. No scorch and an anodized coin will be the result...thanks for the dapping lesson and PVC hints.
Can you use a regular hammer or does it have to be the nylon mallet???!
Can you give me a link for a Dapping block that is the perfect size for the quarter? I appreciate it, I have made 8 rings and love it..... Thanks FenceKid
Do you need the nylon hammer, and would just a metal hammer work? What is the advantage of nylon over metal, just wondering.
Very informative and top instructions all the way 100% the best in making rings on youtube
I have enjoyed your vids! thank you. My question is how do you get around the copper part of the ring turning fingers green? Do you coat them?
Iowa Vulcan any coating I have tried eventually flakes or wears off. For the people who react hard to copper, wearing these rings sparingly is the only option. The reaction varies from person to person. Some react hardcore and quickly. Others hardly react at all.
+Iowa Vulcan The most common, quick fix, is clear nail polish. Higher up the ladder, is a product called Protecta Clear, which is baked on. I've used it, and it works for quite a while longer, but eventually it too, wears off. The best way to avoid skin discoloration is to stick with silver coins. Unless of course yer allergic to silver. Good luck
Thanks for the 411
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