| | Any quarter, half, or dime 1964 or earlier is 90% silver | |
| | | I found something I could adhere the coin to with foam tape. | |
| | | Start by sanding it slightly smooth. You can polish later. | |
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| | Made a 24.3 mm circle and dropped Apple logo in. | |
| | | Adhered to coin with double side tape. | |
| | | Using a Jewler's saw I cut out the design. | |
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| | Once it pops out, leave the pattern on the coin. | |
| | | Using smal X-Acto file set I cleaned up the edges. | |
| | | Then pealed off the pattern. | |
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| | I cleaned it up more after this point. | |
| | | I started using a rock tumbler with small BBs for finishing. | |
| | | Tumbler gives it a "glass bead" finish | |
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| | Polishing with a buffing wheel gives better results. | |
| | | I polished with 600 grit (right) and then used the wheel (left) | |
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| | I leave the back on some to make them feel thicker and to keep the date. | |
| | | Cut this from a half dollar. | |
| | | VW After buffing and polishing. | |
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| | I polished both sides of this one. | |
| | | | Almost ready for polishing | |
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| | | The more I do the easier it gets. Cut out Nantucket in one shot. | |
| | | Made this crown for a buddy. He sketched it out, and I shrunk it down to size. | |
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| | A Terrapin for another buddy. | |
| | Watch the movie of me making this one.
http://sloober.blip.tv/file/178483/ | |
| | | I was able to use the cut-out to make a second charm. | |
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| | Bought a 6x1 inch, 16ga strip of sterling to experiment. | |
| | | A Honda logo I made from the strip. | |
| | | Contact me if you want a charm custom made. Cost will vary with time/design. | |
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| | Gameboy I did for Brett L. This was cut from sterling and is about an inch tall. | |
| | | Alien head made from a spoon. | |
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| | A hammered sterling guitar pick. Was made for a charm, but it sounds great! | |
| | | The hammered finish makes them easier to hold onto. | |
| | | An old engraved spoon makes a cool little charm. | |
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| | I just love the old engraving | |
| | | Here is another use for the handle end of the spoon. This thing is beefy! | |
| | | A simple steal your face lightning bolt. | |
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| | A pick for gatheringofthevibes.com | |
| | | | This was on some scrap. Made it into a Ferrari Keychain. Now I just need the car | |
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| | | Power Earring in sterling | |
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