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Clients own gold 22ct sovereigns, bullion bars, old earring and a strip of 9ct bar.
Ready for melt
Propane/oxygen torch
Well mixed so there is no discolouration in the finished piece
The pour into the mould
Cooled bar ready to work
Eneailing
It softens the gold while working it through the mill. If you don't the metal becomes brittle and will crack, making it unworkable.
Quenched in methylated spirits. It cools really slowly this way. Quenching in water can shock the gold and cause splits
Making a D shape profile on the mill
Ready to form
Forming on a steel mandrel
At size and ready to cut
Fluxed join and 18ct hard solder
The soldering torch runs on ethanol and distilled water
Done.
Because it was a mix of different caret golds I lasered parent gold into the joint on the outside so no line would show up.
Surface finished to 2000 paper before final polishing
High polish on the inside
Final buff
Done!
Dog tax
BecauseJimmy
I'm actually surprised they melted the coins/bars to make that ring.
joecool12345
This! More posts like this!
Thisdidnthappen
That coin lived for 111 years just to have this shit done to it. Shameful.
Munchman347
I would have kept the coins and put in equal weight bullion. 'Can you scrape the paint off this Rembrandt? I wanna re-use the canvas'...
GoBears55
The stuff seems more valuable than just the gold in it.
Canadoug
That thumbnail had me thinking that dog ate your ring and you had to wait for him to shit it out.
NZSheeps
Glad it wasn't just me.
breguet
Jeweler who uses sovereign gold coins - credit suisse gold bars to make everyday ring is a dumbass..
KingTopher
This has sentimental value so it's different. But gold coins ALWAYS have a higher value as a coin. Please do not melt them :(
Emangelo
It's missing some elvish writing
emrold
http://imgur.com/tya6PzJ
Cereaza
How does like... 5 gold coins and a ring turn into one ring??
DavidAndrews
That's roughly 2500 to 3000 dollars worth of coins you melted down to get a ring I could have bought for 100 bucks. what is the point?
skogkatt
Now the government can't take the gold coins away from you. Well played.
manobeast
As a jeweler, this is an incredibly inefficient way to make a gold band.
WoodenSpork
bendejo1
Soooo how long does that take to do start to finish?
theresgoldinthemtherehills
90 minutes give or take 10. Depends on how agreeable the metal is
ImgursLibertarian
*Annealing. A fascinating process that enlarges crystal structures and eliminates cold work.
sonof
Curious as to why you didn't simply laser the ends?
theresgoldinthemtherehills
It's not that 'simple' to laser a wedding ring. It takes an age. Solder, old school. Reliable and quick.
sonof
not sure what you mean. I made one yesterday. Melt, rolled ingot, shaped and lasered. have a Rofin performance 100 joule. Love your post.
HumfreeBugart
Where did the other 3 pounds of gold go?
MrSusansBalls
When ingots of metal are made, they are made in batch for use as wire/ metal for use in other projects :)
drunkinstupor
Op's pocket
drunkinstupor
How long have you had that mallet...
theresgoldinthemtherehills
'Bout 1989. Lump of rolled up rawhide. Doesn't damage the gold when you beat the crap out of it
Andyatlast
You spell annealing very funny.
tossitall
"Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul"
pumpkindancer
Nerd much?
SitusInversus
One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them, one Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
GiantRobotsRule
Ash nazg durbatawa wa wookie!
TrustMeIWouldntLie
Don't use that dialect around here. It may transform imgur into 9gag or something worse...
ZookeeperFloyd
I FUNNY.COM
syndraconis
mrjerrybrown
Turkish is such a beautifull language.
mufasa6002
Please don't utter that language here
VVulf
I do not ask your pardon Master Elrond, for the black speech of Mordor may yet be heard in every corner of the West. 1/2
VVulf
The ring is altogether evil. 2/2
blooregardqkazoo
Annealing is a weird property of metal.
crusader7653
Annealing decreases dislocation of atoms, i.e, irregularity in the regular arrangement of atoms. Having these irregularities makes it
crusader7653
difficult for atoms to shift their location when placed under stress. This is why annealing reduces hardness and increases ductility.
crusader7653
A simplified way to see this is to imagine the atoms getting jammed against the irregularly placed ones.
basiecally
The hardening and annealing properties of steels fascinate me. There are names for every state!
WineAndRevelry
Question: Why not use a mold? Genuinely curious.
MrSusansBalls
What basiecally said, and also extruding and soldering the gold into a band can be done with individual patterns and styles for more uniques
WineAndRevelry
Gotcha
basiecally
You'd have to have or make a master. That takes time. Starting with bar you can make it any size you want. Plus no risk of inclusions.
AriPlanetLord
Wouldnt you need a ring in the first place to make said mold? Then youd only have the one size, it sounds a bit impractical I think.
WineAndRevelry
True. I wasn't sure if this was a business or a DIY project.
THExPILLOx
you make the mold with wax and then burn the wax out of the medium. but i like the way you think lol
richalex2010
Lost wax casting. Start with a wax model, build the mold, burn out the wax, and cast in the mold. Typical process for fancier rings at least
TheMentelgen
Hi Celebrimbor.
Imapostrandombooks
Sorry If this sounds dumb but it isn't true gold is it? I mean if it was it would be pretty easy to crush it or something right?
OSCgal
Not pure, no. The bullion & coins are pure (24 karat), but the earring is probably 14 karat (58% gold), & the bar is 9 karat (37.5% gold).
slack3rdav3
Mine is 24k, and it has so many scratches and dents in it already. Been married less than a year.
OSCgal
Is there a reason you got 24k? I don't think I've ever heard of someone wearing solid 24k jewelry of any kind, b/c it's so soft.
slack3rdav3
Got married in Thailand. They use it as a potential form of currency. Basically worth what you paid for. Like an investment or something.
basiecally
Only 24 karat gold is pure Au. Any lower karat is alloyed to improve structural strength. Not much of an issue for a thick ring but for -
basiecally
- finer and more detailed work such as chains and elborate pendants, not to mention watches, 18 or even 14 K is preferrable.
voiceafx
How much is all that gold worth?
pelusita35
At least 12.
sniper007usa
$3.00 US
Rapturr
Rick?
DontcallmeLen
Bout Tree Fiddy
DrKriegersClone
To be fair, he was suuuuper asking for that.
Aimanfire
The mines of moria
Flyith2
its weight
mikeatike
Top underrated comment of the day.
PeregrinTook13
That comment is what this ring is made of.
LongCommentChainAppreciator
This comment chain is fucking what this ring is made of too.
IHateApostrophes
This is gold.
DavidAndrews
Well each singular sovereign coin was worth around 500 dollars, so a lot more than a ring. this was a dumbshit move.
theresgoldinthemtherehills
Most of those were half sovereigns. Clients metal that they wanted used in their bands for sentimental reasons.
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approvalguy
Op is right though, I collect these. If they arent mint, people don't buy them, regardless of their catalogue value, 1/2.
approvalguy
Which is why people buy and sell them at the current gold rate.
theresgoldinthemtherehills
Unless they are in mint. The majority were used as coinage in their life
theresgoldinthemtherehills
Most coins are worth their weight in gold. No more, no less
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theresgoldinthemtherehills
Not even close to €3000
DavidAndrews
And the victoria sovereigns were worth about a 1000 dollars a piece, I hate when people destroy coins for rings. it's so wasteful.
mastshin
Have similar feelings about people who cut keys off typewriters for jewelry. Met a guy at auction who said he just broke down a lot of 20 :(
Nicodemusthefirst
If it belongs to them then it's their own choice, no one elses.
DavidAndrews
True, though it was probably an insanely uninformed choice since they could have sold the coins, bought even more gold and still made a ring
SociallyAwkwardCanadianMoose
Could also be a sentimental thing too. Seen people do it with trees from personal farms etc
theresgoldinthemtherehills
About €1000 give or take.
ChzbrgrEddie
PolarHailStorm
How do you not shit yourself under the pressure of working with that value, knowing you could fuck it up?
PirateRubberDuck
He would just melt it down and start again.
Cereaza
Now diamonds. I imagine that's stressful to cut.
Houstonruss
Even though they're intrinsically worthless ;]
AnotherHeartwarmingPostByAbortedFetusNecrophiliac
Can I get that in freedom units please?
GentlemanScientist
For everyday purposes €1 equals $1, if you're buying something above 10 of either it might be worth checking out the decimals.
wilgarr
Helpful Scientist Is Helpful.
sammy202020
Roughly 1,150. I don't know the current rate but it's roughly 1.25 for every 1 freedom unit.
neozuno
This is interesting math.
sammy202020
I'll be honest with you. I was half asleep when I made that comment
ilovecatsiloveeverykindacat
Googled it for the both of us, it says a little over a grand
RincewindTVD
2 hogsheads, or 17.374673644 firkins.
thesnail777
Krzyf
professorwigglemuffins
At only 162 points, I have to say this comment is underrated. I appreciate it tho, thesnail777 <3
AgentR
An '@' symbol before the name would actually tag that person. Not sure if that was the intention but, if you didn't know before now you do
professorwigglemuffins
>.< Thanks, I was typing fast and totally forgot.
Burnin8or
spoopinator
Burninating the peasants
Burnin8or
Don't forget about the thatched roof cottages.
spoopinator
And all the people
mdzmdz
It seems a waste to melt the coins, both historically and because the coin value tends to be at a premium to the gold value.
DynamicWeight
"I had this made this out of a coin I've had for 20 years" "I sold a coin I had and bought this"
mdzmdz
Possibly but the inclusion of the bent earring makes me doubt they were doing it for a sentimental reason.
BounceItTwoTimes
That was the first thing I thought; there are other more practical options.
Zyrixion
As an armchair coin collector, it made me very angry to see 100+ year old gold coins being melted down for a shitty ring.
Munchman347
I made a ring from a silver US quarter, but it was so badly worn it had no collector value. I winced at him melting down those coins...
RincewindTVD
I did wonder if the coin could be exchanged for a higher weight of gold because of the coin value.
mdzmdz
A quick search suggests the 1906 half sovereign is worth 50% more as a coin. I'd expect the Victorian ones to be worth more.
QuiteADapperAsshole
Man, what if there were no jeweler industry & everyone had to make their rings before proposing? I feel like there'd be a lot less divorce.
photog
There would be less mariages. You'd really love that person to spend the time on it.
dovebair
Literally a side quest in Skyrim.
GentlemanScientist
Or a lot of ugly rings.
Enjun
Everything would be the same except apples would be controlled by a monopoly have their price inflated Has no one seen Adam ruins everything
LittleKnownOne
Same amount of divorce, maybe more since the rings would have more value and she (commonly) keeps it anyway.
ingrowntoenail
My dad forged his own rings. Divorce is inevitable.
QuiteADapperAsshole
IHateApostrophes
I feel like there'd be a lot more marriage without wedding rings involved.
kollette88
I spent forever trying to get those two flawless amethysts for the Argonian couple.
dovebair
Three
kollette88
Oh yeah, it was two sapphires for Madesi and three amethysts for the Argonians.
snipermonkeymc
My grandfather gave my grandmother a ring made from a horseshoe nail when they were engaged. My wedding band was cut from a shotgun barrel.
Onikou
That's hardcore.
killerswan
My great grandma got one made from a penny or two. Really tiny pretty copper.
Drbubbles47
Was it a shotgun wedding?
BedBatmanBeyond
That's assuming rings were necessary to proposal and marriage, which is a fairly recent notion.
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PowwerOrb13
I honestly doubt that, though I may be wrong. The ring I know of being ancient is the signet as form of status
PostNutDepression
I mean, If was a woman I'd prefer a dowry of 2k+ over a ring of equal worth that won't sell for as much
aaronbgraham
Well there'd be a lot less marriage, so yes, less divorce.
MisterDildy
Debatable. Divorce is measured in percent the most often (atleast the studies I've seen) so it could stay current or change. Who knows
StandardDeviant
I mean, I feel like a lot of people would just have shitty rings. Like, made from bread twist ties and plastic beads.
Junktrunkjunkie
One of my relatives has a ring made from a bent and polished nail. It was apparently common among pioneers since supplies were very limited.
UWantSumFuk
Ring pop sales would go through the roof
rimehoarfrost
Onion ring will do, ala Homer Simpson
Dracosi
hey man as long as it looks neat i'm set
RandywithanI
1. That seems like a lot of gold for one ring. 2. I would have thought you would pour into a ring shaped mold.
basiecally
Not at all an unusual way of making rings. Starting from stock is pretty standard. Otherwise you have to have a mold for each size.
theresgoldinthemtherehills
That was just one of them. We can cast them but if a client supplies the metal we do it this way and keep a photo diary for them.
THExPILLOx
that's nifty. I was curious why you didn't just use a centrifuge style casting process.
theresgoldinthemtherehills
Pre used gold can throw up all sorts of problems if you cast with it especially in centrifugal casting. We use grain and vacum casting
richalex2010
So you would typically only cast "virgin" gold? Or at least prefer to when the work allows?
OSCgal
Guessing: the trouble with pre-used gold may be what other metals are present & how much. (Pure gold is too soft for rings.)
THExPILLOx
can we get a post of your shop?
sonof
I have to make a ring for a guy like this and was going to cast. I might try this method. I'll need to buy some replacement rollers.