Quarter Ring

If you have a quarter from 1964 you're in luck because you can make a silver ring, but if not you can make a bronze and nickel ring. This project will take about about an hour and after that you will have a fine looking ring that you can show off to all your friends.

Step 1 Tools Required

Resources:
1. Hammer
2. Dremel
3. Dremel diamond encrusted drill bit
4. Dremel sanding wheel
5. Gloves
6. File, optional
7. Quarter

Comments

[jbacon1]

I used a hammer at first, then a spoon to give it a nicer finish.

[VagsmaCutter]

I did this and it turned out awesome (patience is definitely needed when doing the hammering or else wavy gravy). But, no matter how hard I try my finger is still the same size as when I started, maybe a tiny bit bigger. Am I missing something? Do I hammer the finger or the quarter or do I alternate?
Either way I guess if it did grow bigger I'd have to use a half dollar then so I guess it saves me a quarter doing it the way I am now. Anyway, nice ible and nice finger too.

[Shaun6mc]

I used a mini hammer I got at the dollar store to begin the shape and fine tuned it with light taps from the longer shaft of a screwdriver. I then took this tut one step further and played with some salt water etching.

Paint the whole ring with nail polish, and scratch out a little design. Take a 9v battery and wrap the positive and attach it to the ring ( scrape the side of the ring where you attach it for connection). Get a small bowl and fill it up with water and table salt ( I used margarita salt; all I had available at the time) and mix it with the water. Submerse the ring and drop the negative lead in, and wait about 5-6 hours.

Smaller designs etch faster this way but for bigger designs, take a q tip and connect the negative lead to one of the cotton sides about a 1/4 from the end. Dip it in the solution, and etch away. I have seen people use a stronger power source such as a car battery charger but whatever floats your boat. Don't breath in the gas emitted from this by the way. (Not responsible for whatever happens).

[hostic]

SORRY about no responce for 2 days. Im am quite astounded with the work you have done, although i have never heard of salt water etching i think i will try it thanks for the pictures and responce.
-hostic

[Emsaid]

if you use a lighter hammer, or even a spoon (works the best) then your ring will turn out a LOT better, but nice job!

[hostic]

Very true but it would take around 2-3 hours with a spoon.

[kelseymh]

I think you've skipped something in creating this. Perhaps you meant for "Tools required" to be Step 1? Typically, you want the title of your instructable to describe what it is that you made, or that you're explaining how to do, and you want the Introduction to give some background, or description, or justification, for why the user should keep reading.

[hostic]

This was a large help i have fixed everything that you've said thank you.

[kelseymh]

Ah, now it makes sense! Nice little project. You might consider using a spell checker. Since not everyone who reads Instructables is a native English speaker, misspellings and poor grammar can be a substantial barrier to understanding.

It's not pedantry. Suppose you were trying to figure out something written in French, with just a little knowledge of that language. If the writer misspelled many of the words, or didn't use standard grammar, you would have a really difficult time figuring out what they wrote, since dictionaries couldn't help you.

[friendorphobia]

This is so true. I was trying to translate a Spanish recipe, and the author had evidently used "texting language". There were several words that wouldn't translate on Google Translate or Babelfish, but as an example, K couldn't be translated. It was text for "que".

[mattthegamer463]

I see copper... I'll assume you didn't actually have a pre-1964 quarter to work on? Apparently the copper will turn your finger green. Yuck.

[hostic]

Use a bit of clear coat on it and you should be fine.

[jtobako]

I burn threw three layers of clear coat in about 6 hours, then my finger turns green. Not even doing outside work, just that skin is naturally abrasive.

[hostic]

sorry about turning your finger green. If you want it to be a sure fire thing try using clear coat finger nail polish on the inside.

[jtobako]

Not listening, hm?

[hostic]

no I use clear coat finger nail polish and my ring has'nt turned green in 2 weeks i guess it's just more permanent. If your finger turns green in a couple of weeks just give it another coat, or go to a coin collecters store, and by a coin of your choice that does'nt have bronze in it. good luck

[jtobako]

My finger turns green in about an hour. One layer of clear coat just about doubles that. It works for some people, not for others.

[hackmattr]

I did this to a couple half dollars and quarters when I was 11.

[hostic]

Wow thats amazing hackmattr it took me a long while before i could make one and I was15.Also good idea about the half dollars those could even fit your thumb.

[hackmattr]

I use to do quarters for a women's ring and half dollars for a men's ring. I would keep the date of the coin on the inside instead of smoothing the whole inside because people would wonder how you make a ring out of a coin.