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i have been thinking about making a ring (similar to a wedding ring)like a section of pipe that fits around the fingers, so no gap, how is this done?
thank you
monty

Posted

Monty,i'm sorry,but the question as stated is somewhat odd:

TECHNICALLY,there's any number of ways of forging a ring;mainly,punching and drifting a solid,or welding a strap into a loop.

CHEMICALLY,an iron ring may react with the human body in an undesirable manner.I believe that most iron/steel objects that are meant to contact with the skin are lined with non-ferrous metals(the lining can be effected mechanically,or by means of galvanics-electrodeposited).

Sorry,it's all very general information,but so was the question...

Best of luck

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id make one out of silver - either cast it, or as i would choose, solder a strip shaped in profile as you like it, like jake said, in a correctly sized loop. you can buy very cheap plastic ring guages which are very useful for getting a good fit!! good luck :)

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If you are interested you can use alost wax casting process. Suppliers will sell you wax rlings or the wax to make your own. You can carve add wax or wotever you wish to get the ring the way you want it to be and then have it cast in silver gold or wotever you wish.

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