making rings with silver coins

TrustNo1

those who have worked with silver, do you think a small butane torch is enough to heat up a coin so you can use a punch and die set to make a hole in it to turn into a ring?

meluaufeet

YouTube: How to make a coin ring... by hand

YouTube: How to make a ring from a coin

TrustNo1

<< <i>YouTube: How to make a coin ring... by hand

YouTube: How to make a ring from a coin >>

thanks, Ive made some single side coin rings by hand. I want to make the double sided type. Ive seen people use larger blow torches to heat them, just wondering if a small butane torch will work...this gal has a nice set up for just quarters..youtube link

AgBlox

No, not hot enough. I attempted to make a few silver bars using some graphite molds and an oxy/acetylene torch with no luck. The torch did melt the silver but not very well. It didn't turn completely liquid and the bars came out completely misshapen. If an oxy/acetylene torch isn't hot enough, no way a propane torch is.

TrustNo1

<< <i>No, not hot enough. I attempted to make a few silver bars using some graphite molds and an oxy/acetylene torch with no luck. The torch did melt the silver but not very well. It didn't turn completely liquid and the bars came out completely misshapen. If an oxy/acetylene torch isn't hot enough, no way a propane torch is. >>

ok thanks for the info, might have to just drill them out. I'm shocked it wouldnt heat it enough.

cone10

You are not trying to melt the metal just anneal it. If you notice in her video she just warms the coin then quenches the coin in water. That makes it more malleable and easier to punch a hole out. My wife is a silversmith and for a long time used a small torch to anneal and solder with. She has large torch now but I think what you want to do the small torch should work fine it will just take longer.

Good luck and post a picture if you're successful