DIY Coin Ring (14 pics)

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How to make a nice ring out of a coin.

Find the coin you want to use. Quarters are probably the easiest to do.



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Find someway to make sure you get the hole perfectly centered. If it's off center, it makes for a difficult ring.


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Make your hole.


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Look good?


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Heat it up so it's easy to work with.


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It should look like this when it's cool.


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Begin the hammering.


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Hammering is the hardest and most tedious part of the process, it takes quite a few rings to get this technique just right.


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After awhile, you should end up with something like this.


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Continue to apply heat and hammer until you get a solid ring shape. The top edge in this one has already begun to be polished.


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Second hardest part of the process, polishing it without losing all the detail.


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The finished product.


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№1 Author: Jimmy Johnson (20 Nov 2013 09:05) Total user comments: 5518


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That's how you take a nickel and make it worth $100.
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№2 Author: verdecauncastravete (20 Nov 2013 19:01) Total user comments: 1239


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my new job...great idea!
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№3 Author: amcjau (20 Nov 2013 19:47) Total user comments: 885


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hey vern, i think they reposted the repost
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№4 Author: Lu (20 Nov 2013 22:32) Total user comments: 15132


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Nice job, but definitely not as easy as it looks.
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№5 Author: choochwhocharlie (20 Nov 2013 23:17) Total user comments: 2136


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don't burn your hand or hit your finget with the hammer like I would do fer sure
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№6 Author: mashie5 (21 Nov 2013 12:39) Total user comments: 1357


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how does the outside detail not ding up?
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