Art Ring Making Tutorial

Free Tutorial on Making an Art Ring

This free video tutorial shows in detail and easy to follow steps how to make this Art Ring and shows you:

- Shape ring and solder plates
- Accurate drilling
- Decorative cup disks
- Riveting
The ring in this tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
- Metal : silver or gold or other
- One 4mm round gemstones

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Making an Art Ring - Bend metal round Solder plates on

Bend a strip of metal round and solder 2 plates on either side.

Art Ring Making - Accurate Drilling with Mini Drill Press

Drill holes through both plates, accurately aligned.

Art Ring Making Tutorial - Make Cup Disks

Drill holes and use disk cutter to make the round disks.

Art Ring Making Tutorial - Finished Components

The drilled ring, polished domed cups and 2mm wire ready for riveting.

To make this Art Ring you firstly bend the metal strip round. Cut the ends of the metal strip off with a saw to form a straight neat joint. The ring is then soldered together and then filed to a taper. One side is soldered with a plate and then pierced out. The same is done on the other side. Then holes must be drilled accurately through both sides. The Drill-Str8 Mini Drill Press makes this task much easier. The drill press is also used to drill holes in a plate. Circles are then punched out with a disk cutter and domed. These domed cups are riveted to the sides of the ring. Optional is to add an oval bead set with a gemstone with the rivet wire going through the bead.