Turning a BLOB into PURE JEWELRY!

started with blob gold then blob silver and this is the finale of The Blob series blob ring of course the blah blah blah blah blah I want to make a ring that incorporates both of the metals the pure silver is still in Blob form while the pure gold is now in the form of grain the gold blob was not mine to keep but I was generously given a portion of it from my client in my gold and silver chemistry videos I ended the process by melting with the torch in part three we start with it goodbye blob the pure silver is poured into a closed Ingot mold creating a nice cylinder shape this prepares it nicely for shaping in the Rolling Mill the purpose of the Rolling Mill is to shape and lengthen the metal with each pass through the mill the metal is compressed and with each quarter turn of the top handle the gears are activated and the Press gets tighter you repeat these steps until you achieve the desired metal thickness and length and before you know it the small silver cylinder we started with was now a half round shape and over a foot long enough to make multiple Rings which I originally wanted to do but at this moment I decided to Pivot I no longer wanted to make multiple rings but rather one ring a really large ring to rule them all I melt the silver down for a second time but instead of pouring it into a closed Ingot mold I pour it into a wider open one this will give me a larger Ingot size to start with I'll also be using a different Rolling Mill the process on this Mill is the same as the first except this one tells the metal to be flat rather than half round now comparing the end result of both rolls this one is not as long as the previous one but I have a much wider piece of silver to work with around 12 millimeters this is exactly what I was envisioning for this ring next I'll need to find my finger size since I'm making this ring extra large I'm going to measure my middle finger this tells me I'm a size 13 and now we must turn to math to figure out how long a piece of silver I need to get that size 13. the formula is simple I take the inside diameter of a size 13 which is 22.2 millimeters and add the thickness of the metal I'm working with 1.5 millimeters which gives me 23.7 millimeters I then multiply that by pi I'll round up to 3.15 just to be safe and that gives me a final metal length of 74.65 millimeters I'll take a scribe and measure out sections of 15 millimeters until I end up at 75 and that's where I will cut foreign and just like that I have what is officially called a ring blank I'll do a bit of filing to make everything even and then I thought it would be fun to put a special stamp on this ring something to Mark the quality of the ring and signify the refining Journey I'll grab my desired letters and then scribe the middle of the Ring blank since I'll be stamping each character by hand it won't be perfect but it's nice to have a nice reference line lining up the stamp I'll begin to make my marks point nine nine signifying 99 percent I then Stamp Out a G by a u for silver and gold normally you wouldn't use the element symbol for jewelry but this is a nod to the chemistry process speaking of if you're a fan of chemistry and this blob series I've done go ahead and purify that like And subscribe button it really helps out the channel I'll then take the blank to my ring bending tool this press does a great job at forming a circle and I'll use the 22 millimeter die which will get me closest to my desired finger size it just so happens to be the largest size as well this ring bending tool is especially helpful for extra wide pieces such as this once I get it to near Round I'll close off the ends with ring bending pliers to get it ready for soldering all right [Music] I wedge in an extra large silver solder chip and apply heat until it flows and closes the seam [Music] back at the bench I'll use a mandrel and a mallet to make the ring perfectly round hello just as a personal preference to make my solder seam even Tighter and to relieve the tension in the ring I'll run a saw blade through the existing seam and weld the ring back shut it's not entirely necessary to do this but I like doing it anyway to finish out the silver ring I'll blend the seam with a file then take sanding Wheels to the inside and outside of the Ring blending and making it smooth I'll finish it off at the polishing machine and a flat lap gives me a nice crisp and even Edge and we've hit a project Milestone the Silver Base is complete and it's time to move on to the gold I guess now would be a great moment to reveal what kind of project I'm doing I decided to do a spinner or fidget ring the silver will act as the base and the gold ring will rotate on the outside now I want to show you just how to make and secure that gold ring the first step is to determine what size of gold ring to even make this is accomplished by measuring the outside of the silver ring and I find that the outside diameter is coming in at nearly 26 millimeters I immediately recognize that the reading is off the charts like huge I never make rings this big in fact my ring mandrel maxes out at size 15. I'll probably need closer to a size 17. I'll have to get creative and I decide to cross that bridge when I get there I add 15 grams of 24 karat gold to The Crucible for melting as you'll see momentarily it's always good to use a bit more than expected the torch brings it to a liquid state and the gold is poured into the Ingot mold and something I've never seen before the 24 Karat actually started cooling mid pour you can see how it solidified in mid-air before it completely dropped down I've never seen this happen with 18 or even 14 karat Alloys it's just another cool Quirk about 24 Karat you need to be quick and just like before it's time to roll it out hard to convey just how fun it is to roll out pure gold due to how soft it is the machine basically rolls it out like putty there's very little resistance and the stock quickly takes shape while I am making a huge ring I want to make sure it's also comfortable in my mind the overall thickness of the spinner ring both the silver and gold together should be no more than two and a half millimeters once I have the shape I like I'll pivot to the flat Rolling Mill to bring it closer to one millimeter in thickness now like before I'll use that same formula to determine the length needed for my ring blank 26 millimeter inside diameter plus one millimeter thickness is 27 multiply that by pi and I round up to 85 millimeters in length I'll score the gold where I need to cut and take it back to the bench of course I'll be saving and repurposing the extra 24 Karat just look how malleable it is and if this looks fun to you I'm super excited to announce that I created my first ever online course called jumpstart for Jewelers in it you'll learn all the tools and materials you need to get started an introduction to jewelry making soldering and exclusive discounts on tools to join the waitlist for my course make sure to visit benchclass.com or click the link in the description below I can't wait to connect with you there the softness of the 24 Karat makes it easy to bend the ring into shape while it's placed on the outside of the silver ring the last bit is closed off with my ring bending pliers and just like the silver ring before it the ring is welded shut foreign and this is the moment where I need to cross that bridge I mentioned earlier you see the ring is so large that it won't even fit on my mandrel it wants to slide right off this isn't the biggest roadblock but I love having the tension from my mandrel to get the Rings to True round I decide the best method to round it out is to pull down on the ring and Hammer very small sections at a time once I'm mostly satisfied with the roundness it's time to clean this baby up I blend and smooth using a hand file and sanding Wheels this ring is so large that it won't even fit on any of my fingers but that's just fine since it's going on the outside of the silver ring I then take it to the polishing machine and use a flat lab to crisp up the edges and this inside ring buff to make everything nice and smooth and finally I decide to finish it out with a brush finish I really love these texture Wheels they create this beautiful matte look and this brush finish on rings now for the Moment of Truth it's time to fit these two rings together I slide the gold ring over the silver and it's a perfect fit but how exactly will I secure the gold ring to the silver so it doesn't just slide right off by using this dapping tool the bald end is placed in the ring opening I then Hammer gently on the back side of the tool which creates a downward pressure thus forcing the edge of the silver ring to flare out [Music] I then flip the ring to the other side and repeat the process I'm watching carefully to make sure I don't flare it out too much I want just enough to keep the gold ring in the middle while also allowing it to spin once the gold ring is secured in the middle I take it back to the polishing machine and do a touch-up on the brush finish after seam cleaning the ring is officially ready to make its debut I absolutely love it a very simple design but I love how wide it is I love how it's both pure silver and pure gold lastly as a fidgety person it's fun to fidget with if you'd like to own this piece of blob history I'm open to accepting offers I don't have a patreon or anything so selling the jewelry I make on YouTube is a great way to potentially support the channel this is the link in the description below to make an offer thanks again for watching and may the blob forever live in our hearts and Minds

Channel: Modern Goldsmith

Views: 472,191

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Length: 12min 27sec (747 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 29 2023