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<p>[QUOTE="ratio411, post: 1115785, member: 26729"]<a href="http://www.teamdroid.com/archives/2005/04/27/how-to-make-a-coin-ring/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.teamdroid.com/archives/2005/04/27/how-to-make-a-coin-ring/" rel="nofollow">http://www.teamdroid.com/archives/2005/04/27/how-to-make-a-coin-ring/</a></p><p> </p><p>EDIT:</p><p>I don't think this article tells you, but find and mark dead center on the coin before you do anything to it.</p><p>Do not drill the hole in center until you are done with the tapping (spooning).</p><p>Also, always tap lightly. If you make just ONE ding too hard or off center, it can fold the edge over unevenly, and you cannot come back from that. My son ruined 2 coins with just one hit too hard before getting it right with his 3rd coin. The coins must be 90% silver as well. Quarters work for a petite lady's or child's ring. Halves work best for everyone else, but I have seen dollars turned into large rings for large rings that fit large hands.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ratio411, post: 1115785, member: 26729"][URL]http://www.teamdroid.com/archives/2005/04/27/how-to-make-a-coin-ring/[/URL] EDIT: I don't think this article tells you, but find and mark dead center on the coin before you do anything to it. Do not drill the hole in center until you are done with the tapping (spooning). Also, always tap lightly. If you make just ONE ding too hard or off center, it can fold the edge over unevenly, and you cannot come back from that. My son ruined 2 coins with just one hit too hard before getting it right with his 3rd coin. The coins must be 90% silver as well. Quarters work for a petite lady's or child's ring. Halves work best for everyone else, but I have seen dollars turned into large rings for large rings that fit large hands.[/QUOTE]
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