More things people do with old, low value coins.

[Chips]

My son bought this necklace for his mother from a street vendor. She (the Vendor) would drill tiny holes in the coin. Then use really small files to, file out the desired shape she was after.. and what gets me is that she didn't wear glasses apparently but then i guess not everyone is as blind as me

 

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I had a friend who was into this coin cutting, or shaping, whatever it's called. I thought I could really get into it before I tried working a Kennedy Half with his equipment and help. 30 minutes later I decided this was not for me. I didn't have the right stuff for this delicate work. Am sure my blood pressure was 200 over 200. No patience. There went my hopes of being an artist.

 

[Chips]

I had a friend who was into this coin cutting, or shaping, whatever it's called. I thought I could really get into it before I tried working a Kennedy Half with his equipment and help. 30 minutes later I decided this was not for me. I didn't have the right stuff for this delicate work. Am sure my blood pressure was 200 over 200. No patience. There went my hopes of being an artist.

Least you gave it a try! yea I could never do that either, its a skill set that I really really don't have as well..
Wow so it is a known art... Coin cutting, sounds cool, think I will "google" it some more...

 

[baspinall]

So how is it done? The cutting I mean. I would think some are laser cut these days.

 

[Chips]

So how is it done? The cutting I mean. I would think some are laser cut these days.

Yea laser would take a lot of the ache out of it .
But in this case the young lady, with no glasses ( I wish my eyes were that good ! )
just used a dremel to pop in some small holes, these holes were just big enough for her incredibly small files. From there she done everything by file.
I wonder if her metal files were actually cut down to make them smaller or if she could just buy them like that..
Seems a lot of time, for such a small area

 

[baspinall]

Thats wild. I would love to try it.

 

[Chips]

Thats wild. I would love to try it.

Good luck, I am sure you would do well . Oh on a similar note there was a guy there that made these Chess pieces from a computer controlled device that used fine jets of high pressure water to cut the stone. Dont know how they would go on metal.. Haha I also wondered if his boss knew that he had been using their ( I guess expensive ) water cutter for artistic and by his price,,, rather profitable endeavors too . haha