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A hoarders ring

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  1. fishingpol

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    I was in the shop tonight and I took a small length of Oregon chain and forged a few links into a ring. The next one I will heat in the coal forge and flatten it thinner to reduce its weight. I ground the bottom teeth off that ride in the bar.

    Rough shaping.

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    I welded the chain ends together, heated it to bright red and formed it round on the anvil horn and used a punch to help shape it. The cutters were peened over and it went to the wire wheel for cleanup. I definitely needs some refining.

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    You could sell those! :yes:
     
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    My thoughts exactly!
     
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    I'll try another one and see how flat I can get it without losing the details of the links.
     
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    Looks like a miniature crown.
     
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    Could sell those for sure. Great idea man. Wish I had some forging equipment to make some things like this. Big props to you for that idea

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    Nice work.

    Might be cool if you took the cutters off and just had the rivets. Would appeal to bicycle and motorcycle folks too.
     
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    fishingpol is Sauron, Sauron is fishingpol !!

    Looks really cool BTW. :yes:
     
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    That ring's a winner!
     
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    Can I trade my wedding ring for one of these?
     
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    Your wife EMPHATICALLY said NO!!! :rofl: :lol::pain:
    So, there's that.
     
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    :sherlock:

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    Yes. When you are out cutting, so nothing happens to the wedding band.
     
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    Yes!
    A wedding band is much too valuable to actually wear. :zip:

    ;)
     
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    I think you would do well selling those! They are really cool......:yes:
     
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    I like that.
     
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    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:

    Now we have a ring AND secret handshake?!?
    :jaw:

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    Nobody showed you the handshake at the last GTG?
    Somebody needs to talk to those guys....they be slackin'. :rofl: :lol:
     
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