Source for ring-size pieces of stainless Damascus?

Good decision. There are two major things involved than the finished product does not always show......equipment being one and experience/expertise being the other.

I once had a person question why I wanted $20 to set their stone back in a ring. They said it only took a minute and I didn't provide any materials.
My response was that I would let them do it themselves with my $30,000 worth of tools for free. The person said, "I would probably ruin the ring and break the stone." To which I responded, " That's why I charge $20."
 
I just made this out of $3.75 in quarters it was really easy. it looks better in person it is really hard to get a good picture


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Nebulae said:
I just made this out of $3.75 in quarters it was really easy. it looks better in person it is really hard to get a good picture


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Looks sweet.....We need more info on this ring and the process that went into making it!!
 
Well this thread inspired me to try it. Really I wanted to weld some quarter Mokume, and the natural thing to do was make a ring out of it even though I dont wear Rings.

It was actually it was supper easy to make. What I did was drill a hole through 7 clean* quarters (I would use more I almost didn't have enough to cut out all the inclusions) and them bolt them together really tightly. Apparently the copper expands more than the steel bolt, and it presses it together with enough force to weld them together. I then made a "forge" out of a regular house brick broken to expose one of the holes, arranged in the most insulating manner I could think of. I used a hand held MAAP torch like the plumbers propane torch except yellow as a heat source. Its got to be MAAP gas, MAAP burns much hotter it is a safer cheaper alternative to acetylene; its like $10 at hardware store. After welding the stack together I took the bolt out and hot worked it to the desired thickness, and machined the hole with a drill, file, and dremel sanding drums. Finished the outside with a belt sander and buffer. It took some time, but there was nothing technicaly difficult I was really pleased on how well it turned out.

*The cleaner the better, but you cant grind them flat because then you lose the nickle plating. I used a wire wheel on my dremmel, and lots of soap and water + acetone

ETA: here is a picture after an hour in muriatic acid, and better lighting

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