Making three basic silver rings for beginners and showing a few variations on a theme.
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- čas přidán 27. 01. 2023
- Silver ring making can be easy with a few basic techniques.
How to make three different silver rings that can be modified to give endless variations.
Simple and basic silver ring making methods for beginners.
In this video I use silver solder paste a quick, easy and convenient product to use for making jewellery. If you would like more information on this process you could watch a previous video I made about this technique … here's the link … • Soldering silver jump ...
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Oh my giddy aunt!!! I’ve seen this now, I am inspired to make my own silver jewellery, I’m going to be broke, but geez I’ll look pretty! ❤😂😂😂
Hi Kasie, definitely try making your own jewellery then you can always look glitzy … as long as you don’t end up giving it all away … N
I LOVE the music you choose to accompany these videos. It keeps me coming back.
Thanks VKO, nice to hear that. it’s getting harder to find music I like so I’ve started repeating myself a bit and hope people don’t notice too much … cheers … Nick
True the music is always beautiful 😍
Always nice to see some simple and easy techniques. Very effective. Cheers. Jim
cheers Jim, i much prefer quick and simple, too often disappointed with something more complex … N
Tx for vid, just made 3rd ring and it took me 2h from grain to 2mm square wire and final ring. Total noob here, and really proud of it.
thanks for that Micky, I prefer to make my own wire from grain, having more time than money and a very satisfying process … cheers … Nick
Fantastic Nick ❤❤❤
Thank you SO much 😊
thanks for your comment Annette … 👍😎👍 … N
Hiya Nick,
Another great video; thank you.
I use a stepped mandrel in UK ring sizes and even mark the size on the split band to get a good-sized fit. The button, I love the planet/asteroid surface in your un-polished version. I use Argentium silver for an almost perfectly smooth surface with a minor cleanup. It forms an excellent surface with no chance of fire scale. Using all Argentium means you can fuse rather than solder, although you can now get the basic three types of solder in Argentium paste.
I love your use of items like the clean nails to form on. Great size and durability at a meagre cost. Plus, using basic engineering practices to form the silver is worth emulating.
You are only limited by your imagination with these designs; thank you. You can be sure I will be adding some to my shop in time.
Stay safe, Steve...
hi Stephen, thanks for your comments. being an amateur hobbyist I tend to make it up as I go along and hope for the best. The first button I made and filmed didn’t clean up well it was a rather porous I think it may have had soldier inclusion. I remade it using fine silver but didn’t get a good film of it this time. so I tried to make it look coherent with a bit of creative editing. Argentium sounds great to work with, I must give it a go sometime. I once had a comment from somebody saying one of my techniques wasn’t very professional and I shouldn’t show it like that. I had to explain that I was a hobbyist coming from being a metal worker, having fun being creative and it was not meant to be anything to serious … have fun … Nick
@@Nickscreativestuff for a hobbyist. You do remarkably well. Your designs are good; somewhere, I tend to lack a lot. The fine silver was good. One of the attributes of Argentium I'm looking forward to trying is; heat hardening. Put it in your domestic oven on a trivet, or I guess a grid. Bring the temperature up to 280. Think, anyway, full heat, leave it on for one hour, then turn off the heat but leave the silver undisturbed till fully back to room temperature again. I think it was one hour; I'll have to check that. Anyway, fully hardened for everyday use.
Steve...
I suppose design ideas come about after lots of quality time having fun playing around in the workshop. surprised to read your Argentium tips never heard of heat treating silver for hardening, would help a lot with some projects. i’ll have to put it on the shopping list to try out next time … thanks for the suggestion … N
Adorable 😍, thanks for sharing 🙏
Have a great day 🌺
thanks for that KJ, endless variations with this sort of thing … N
I'm familiar with making the first 2 rings but often wondered how easy or difficult the Chevron style ring would be to make and size. Thanks so much for showing me how easy it is to make!👍😀
PS - I really like your background music! ❤
Thanks TLO Jewelry, so many variations on a theme with this sort thing I discovered this technique when trying to make hearts … it’s great for the V shape part of a heart … I also love the Celtic chant sound i’ve used it a few times now … N
Excelente video-turorial!! Muy explicito!!! Saludos desde Gdl, Jal, Mx
Greetings to you too Raphael … Cheers … Nick
Great video again!!!❤ It’s alway good to see the basics especially when I’m teaching and just seeing the looks on my students faces when they learn to make their first rings… Autumn Michelle
thanks for your comment Autumn, I still have my first ring I made in a jewellery class. Would love to go back and do some more, could make a great video … N
Thank you so much for sharing this, I will be making this, beautiful
thanks for that PT, simple but sweet … I forgot to weigh them in the video … not much silver used … N
Well done, nice, good video, the possibilities of variations are unlimited
thanks for that Liburni, I was trying to get across that endless variations are possible with a few basic techniques … N
Nice tutorial. I probably can do this!!
thanks Julie, I find something quick and simple more satisfying to achieve sometimes … N
Excellent video, thank you 😊
Thanks M&T, Glad you enjoyed it … N
Amazing as ever!
Thanks for that Tenebrae … N
Making them tomorrow ❤
Nice to hear that Katie, lots of variations on a theme once you get going with this sort of thing … N
Nice work, Thank you
Cheers Quasar Pulsar, simple but sweet … N
Thank you for this great tutorial..I love the music!! Could you put a link to the music? Thank you 😊😊😊
Thanks for that Star, I use the storyblocks add-on in the LumaFusion app for music. There’s not much info on the tracks apart from a name, this one is called falling sun … N
@@Nickscreativestuff hey Nick ah great thank you 😊 I'll have a look. Really nice track! Love your tutorials
Cheers Star, i’ve come across this sort of track by searching genres like Celtic Folk Chant … N
Inspiring. A lot of tips techniques that I guess could form the foundation of many many more designs by combining and adapting. So much information. Thanks Nick. I wonder where roughly in the country you are. We are in Devon.
by combining a few different techniques there are endless variations on a theme with this sort of thing. The difficulty comes when you get requests for certain finger sizes some designs are tricky to reproduce.
I am in Bristol … N
Really enjoy your videos
Nice to hear that Greg … cheers … Nick
Exilent work
Thanks for that Durgesh … N
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👍😎👍 … N
💘 beautiful ✨✨✨✨✨✨
thanks for that Nawar … N
Brilliant nice quick designs thanks for sharing Nick love your channel. Can I ask what solder paste it was easy medium or hard x
hi Sharon thanks for your comment, sorry I forgot to go into more detail about the solder paste I was using. The first loop ring had one joint so I used easy. The second button ring I started with hard for the two ring joints. I then placed the two finished rings on top of each so the joints were touching and soldered them together with easy paste between.
The last chevron ring had two joints but were far enough apart to just use one so that was easy paste … hope this makes sense … N
What kind of torch do you use? Enjoyed watching 😊
Thanks for that Christine, I mostly use a small refillable butane torch, convenient and easy to operate suitable for most jobs … N
You never sell your work??? I love tat ring with the ball in the middle 😍
hi Malika thanks for that, selling stuff is more trouble than it’s worth sometimes. being hobbyist I just enjoy the making process. I occasionally do a market or a Christmas stall and sell some bits and bobs. Maybe one day when I retire I could put the effort into learning how to sell on the web … but until then just a happy hobbyist having fun at home … N
@Nicks creative stuff I would really want that big one... 😢
Thank you so much for sharing subscribe🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thanks Ceecee, nice to share. Thanks for your Sub … N
Hallo Nick,
thank you very much for sharing this video. I like the use of the chop stick for fixing the square file, when you made the Chevronring.
I have some questions...
Which brand is your vice where you clambed the wooden dowel for sawing the ring? Did you made the dowel yourself or is there a premade thing that you can use?
It seems it makes life easier, when sawing ringshanks😁.
Sorry for my bad English.
Have a good time and please keep on making tutorials👍.
Greetings from Germany
Maren
hi Maren thanks for your comment, my favourite little vice i use all the time was cheap and came from Lidl‘s … a German outlet I think … commonly called a multi angle vice. The broom handle dowel was easy to cut down in my wood turning lathe, however I’m sure the same effect could work with some sort of sander … all the best to you … N
Thank you very much for your very soon answer...
I really like these, thanks for sharing! Can I ask what kind and gauge wire you use?
Thanks for that MaryLee, all three of these rings were made with 1.5mm silver wire… N
18 gauge?@@Nickscreativestuff
The nearest gauge to 1.5mm is 15 being 1.45mm … N
Hi Nick! Was wondering how you photograph your finished pieces? And l love your music 🎶
hi Tammi, I use my iPhone 14 for both filming and photography it seems to work well on a white glass table using lots of lamps for plenty of lighting. Here in the UK B&Q is a home improvements DIY superstore who sell lots of roles of different wallpapers and they don’t mind you taking samples home to compare. so I have a huge collection of different colours and textures to choose from for photography backgrounds when needed … This is one of my favourite music tracks, not sure I can get away with using anymore times … N
@@Nickscreativestuff so I need to get a better phone, which I can do. But I have another question. When soldering copper how do you copper plate the silver solder joints?
I find using spent pickle the easiest way. when cleaning silver in a hot acid bath you must never introduced steel, otherwise your silver will get copper plated with a reaction to the steel. Old pickle tends turns to blue with saturated copper molecules and is worth keeping for copper plating. I reheat the solution and introduce what I want to plate wrapped in steel wool. The wool will go red with copper, but also the piece wrapped in the wool will also get plated.
Another option that works well if you want a thicker coating is electroplating. For this you need a low power electric source and copper sulphate saturated water … N
Good helpful video! What gauge is the wire please? Looks like 1.6 mm (14 or 16 gauge) at a guess.
Hi Patricia thanks for that, it was all made with 1.5 mm sterling silver wire … N
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Hi where you you get the piece of wood that you use to cut the ring to size? And what’s it called. Thank you.
hi Emma, that was a small piece of old broomstick that I had knocking around in my workshop. I cut and shaped the end down to size on my wood turning lathe however it could be done with a chisel and sander … N
How do you manage to work out the correct length for the first ring? given a ring size?
cut a strip of paper to your ring size's length, wrap the paper around your mandrel if you want, draw the design on, lay it flat, measure the lines.
Great idea bin bean, thanks for the suggestion … N
it is a bit tricky to size this ring as the wire stretches when giving it a hammered effect. My favourite technique is to test and practice with copper first, once you have a ring near the correct size made from copper you can cut sections out and rejoin the ring until you have a correct size. Now you have a ring that fits perfectly it can be cut open once more and straightened out to measure … hope this helps … Nick
@@Nickscreativestuff I made it using the same size wire as you did and god damn did it stretch! Id say about 100mm of wire would be enough for a size 10 finger
Even when testing with copper wire first it’s only ever an estimate as every time I hammer it out it can very slightly. I find ring making always a bit troublesome … not only having to get the design right also having to get the size sorted … N
Can you do same designs in copper or brass?
hi Cheri, yes you definitely can in copper i’ve not done much with brass before. I made all these rings in copper first to try them out and get the sizes right. The only problem being silver solder joints show on copper.
However the visible silver joints can be covered up with a basic copper plating technique … all the best … Nick
Ty Nick..love your creative ideas🙂
thanks for that Cheri … 👍😎👍 … N
Do you sell these or do you just make them for fun?What do you think they're worth
Hi Timothy, I just make stuff for the pleasure of it. if I was going to sell them they would be between £10 - £20 … N
So do I?I'm gonna watch you.I like your ideas
Thanks for that Timothy, nothing too serious all a bit of fun … N