John-Edmonton
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This is one way of putting in some new life into those old large cents.
Those Canadian Large Cents Make Beautiful Rings
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What sort of tools do you use to make these? They're really neat.
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I use a dremmel with both a bit for boring an felt tips for polishing, a ring mandril and an electric drill. Below are my instructions I wrote several years ago.
http://members.shaw.ca/john_edmonton/HowtomakeaCoinRings[2].pdf
http://members.shaw.ca/john_edmonton/HowtomakeaCoinRings[2].pdf
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Nice article, John. Thank you for writing that up and sharing it. It turns our hobby full circle (no pun intended). Maybe one day i'll give it a try
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Beautiful work John.
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Or the end of a pinch bar or thick metal punch.
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