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Making a coing ring out a 1951 british halfpenny copper coin.
I've already made a bunch of these in the past, today I'm showing you how my method has changed with more advanced tools to make better rings and most importantly much more efficiently!
Copper is very easy to work with, it's soft and malleable so there is no need to annheal many times during the process. It also looks very cool in my opinion, but it has some downsides to it like the fact that it oxidize quite fast and, to some people, leave a green mark if worn for long period of time. Both problems can be solved by sealing the ring with something like spray laquer, nail polish or even better clear powder coating.

Index of operation and materials:
0:13 Setting up my tool to make a centered hole in the coin
0:48 Deburring both side of the hole
1:08 Annealing
1:20 doming block
1:28 Arbor press
1:40 Stretching the coin with a ring stretcher
2:08 More annealing
2:20 More stretching
2:48 Stretching sides of the ring to the inside for a nicer shape
3:40 Stretching the ring to size
4:00 Finishing edges with some high grit sandpaper
4:20 Buffing on cotton wheel with fine polishing compound
4:50 Antique patina solution
5:04 Removing patina from high spot leaving some nice contrast


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