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Old 03-30-2022, 9:26am   #1
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Default Stuffs I made (Jewelry)...and the process of making it...

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Old 03-30-2022, 10:21am   #2
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Very nice. I assume after fusing the quarters together, you pound the stack flat? How big of a diameter do you end up with?
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Damascus moolah!
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Against the law to deface US currency. Send me my 10% or you are done for.


Joe Biden, Commander of Something, maybe Chefs. Oh that's marlarky
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Very nice. I assume after fusing the quarters together, you pound the stack flat? How big of a diameter do you end up with?
Yep, I snatch them outta the furnace and use a 28 ton press to fuse them together. Shown in the pics is about $20 in quarters $3-4 worth = about 2 in dia. I restacked $8 worth and the dia. is over 3 in. All are less than 1/16 thick.

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Pretty much the same process at lower temps.

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Against the law to deface US currency. Send me my 10% or you are done for.


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I've been a criminal to some degree all my life....

I had some snarky jerk at a show lose to my challenge of:

"Sir,......it's only illegal to deface American currency if you're increasing the face value. I'm reducing this to base metals.
Now......here's the deal........If you can find ANYTHING on that jewelry that even remotely resembles George Washington's face, I'll give it to you, free of charge. When you don't, you pay me the full price of $60.

Easiest/Quickest $$$ I've ever made, 'cos he accepted my challenge, expecting to find Washington's mug on the opposite side.
Idiot.
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Old 03-30-2022, 5:03pm   #6
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very cool, indeed
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Old 03-30-2022, 6:42pm   #7
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Steve's loophole:

https://makeitfrommetal.com/is-it-il...d-other-coins/
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Since roofing shingles are now unaffordable, I'm going to melt down a bunch of pennies, flat roll them, and make a zinc alloy roof that might have a copper tint to it! Cheaper than asphalt shingles, yo!
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Now we know why there's a coin shortage.
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Very cool!
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Do you make bracelets or necklaces? Very cool!
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That is so against the law ! I can't believe you actually provided proof that you are doing this...I'm trying to remember the guy here that threatened to tell my wife I made picks on the Friday Five,he might actually be weird enough to report you
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Old 03-31-2022, 6:47pm   #14
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Very cool. I had my wedding band made out of a 1oz U.S. gold eagle by a company in Oregon. Have you ever made coin rings?
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Very cool. I had my wedding band made out of a 1oz U.S. gold eagle by a company in Oregon. Have you ever made coin rings?
DAB was making that style coin ring.
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DAB was making that style coin ring.
Seems like there would be pretty good demand making those and a good business for someone wanting to be self employed?

I’ve seen them done with Morgan dollars and large cents as well, so not as costly as gold.
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Never tried my hand at making rings...
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Beautiful work. Is this the source?

https://changeyoucanwear.net/product...ld-coin-rings/
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https://changeyoucanwear.net/product...ld-coin-rings/
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