DIY coin ring for Valentine's Day

In the life of every married couple there are moments that warm them in difficult moments, which they tell their children about years later. These are unforgettable minutes of acquaintance, first dates, first hugs. And the day when lovers exchange rings is always covered with some kind of romance. Especially if the rings are made by hand. And it is not at all necessary that the rings be gold or silver.

You can make a ring for a wedding or Valentine's Day with your own hands. Today we will talk about the technology of making a beautiful exclusive coin ring.

For the first test, it is better to take a coin like a Russian two-ruble note.

The first stage is the most responsible. It is necessary to make a hole in the coin, which should be located strictly in the center. You can do this with a small board. Drill a hole in the board to help you center the hole in the coin correctly.

After placing the coin on the hole in the board and fixing it, it is necessary to drill through the coin with a metal drill with a diameter of 10-13 mm, making sure that the hole in the coin runs exactly in the center. Otherwise, all your efforts may come to naught. To prevent the drill from jumping off the center of the coin, it is better to mark it with a core.

In order to make it easier to work with a coin, it must be heated to a red state and cooled slowly, thus achieving plasticity of the coin.

If you get a blank that resembles a nut, then you are on the right track.

Putting the resulting workpiece on a metal rod, begin to process it with a hammer. To do this, strike methodically around the entire circumference of the workpiece with a hammer.

In order not to disturb the inscriptions on the coin, it is better to take a metal hammer with a rubber pad.

The longest and most tedious stage of work on the ring begins.

It may be that the desired result will not work the first time and you will have to spend a few coins before the product satisfies the author. Your efforts will not be in vain. Soon the workpiece will take the form of a ring.

You don't have to stop there. By heating the product and continuing to work with a hammer, you will get a draft version of the ring.

Now comes the next tedious step. Now it is necessary to polish the ring so that the smallest details of the inscriptions appear. To facilitate polishing, it is better to use a special paste. Before polishing, it is better to heat the workpiece again and lower it into cold water so that the scale comes off. Then the polishing process will go more fun.

If you did not stop halfway and went through all the stages of making a ring, then you have an exclusive copy for your loved one.

The article was prepared specifically for knigorez.ru.

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