M3 Ring

[Fibonacci]

I had a scrap of lapis and gold M3 leftover from a project I was trying to figure out a use for. My wife has been wanting a new ring for a while, so I made this.

I would call it a success, she wouldn't even take it off to let me photograph it.

 

[bitshird]

Very nice,

 

[Younka]

Very cool idea!!

 

[Jgrden]

Very nice. I am still curious as to how you did this.

John

 

[randbcrafts]

Very cool. Nice work Jason. I like that a lot.

 

[Fibonacci]

I threw the square piece in the chuck, hollowed it out to a bit undersized, polished it to the correct size, then put the chuck on the inside to turn the outside.

I polished the outside on a jam chuck made from a chunk of broom handle.

Super fast and easy, though this is the smallest size I could grab from the inside with my chuck. I would need a smaller set of jaws to hold anything smaller.

To make the smaller rings I did for my niece, I put one end of the piece in the chuck, turned both the inside and the outside while attached, then parted the ring off the end.

I hand polished the insides and used the jam chuck to polish the outsides.

 

[darrin1200]

Very nice ring.

It also seems like a very simple procedure. I think I will give it a try.