How To Start A Sheet Metal Ring

Ring size 7 but is adjustable to fit slightly smaller or larger finger sizes and my ring measures 58 x 12 mm.

How to start a sheet metal ring.

Choose the surface of the sheet metal. 4 easy steps to configure your ring or sheet metal circle in the size you need. Many home based jewelry makers create rings out of sheet metal that they can polish and embellish to create beautiful one of a kind creations. Use your jeweler s saw or tin snips to cut out your ring from the sheet.

Then follow across that row until you re under the gauge of metal you re using. We ll start by using a ruler and an all purpose marker to draw the outline of the ring on our sheet metal. Next put your wooden or metal form blocks in the vice and clamp your sheet of metal between the forms. To bend sheet metal in a vice start by marking a line on the metal where you want to bend it.

You are going to need to get your hands on some. If you are interested in making your own inexpensive jewelry starting with sheet metal rings is a good. Video tutorial for metal rings. Choose the shape your sheet metal part should have.

Choose the thickness of the sheet metal. If your sheet metal is long ask a friend to stabilize the part hanging out from the form blocks so it doesn t affect the bend. You are able to edit material thickness material direction extrude type bend radius bend allowance auto relief and the ability to use gauge tables. Find the ring size in either of the first two columns at left u s.

Choose the sheet metal kind. Sheet metal rings are exactly what they sound like rings made from sheet metal. Use this chart to find the length of sheet metal you need for the metal gauge you re using and ring size you want. In this video i will be showing you how to make this mixed metal braided ring from just wire and sheet metal.

My finished piece is slightly larger than u s. Thanks to benjamin todd of stonybrook fine arts. Enter the size and or your measurements.