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Thursday, January 31. 2019

A Do-it-Yourself diamond ring

Man turns 2 hex nuts into a diamond ring. That is true love. It's beyond lust.



Posted by Bird Dog at 17:24 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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He did it HIS way! But it's gonna rust -
#1 Claritas on 2019-01-31 18:37 (Reply)
"But it's gonna rust -" Was it steel, I was thinking brass.
#1.1 XRay on 2019-01-31 21:03 (Reply)
You know, it does look like brass in the top photo -
#1.1.1 Claritas on 2019-02-01 11:47 (Reply)
Wow! Just wow!
#2 Stargazer on 2019-01-31 18:40 (Reply)
When I was younger I used to make silver bands out of quarters by placing them on edge on an anvil and repeatedly tapping on the perimeter. After cutting the center out, you could read "In God We Trust" on the inside. I should have known there was a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=548qCuDHe_Q
#3 snopercod on 2019-01-31 19:30 (Reply)
Craftsmanship is still alive! My man had a hell of a shop.
#4 Hoss on 2019-01-31 23:26 (Reply)
Except of course he didn't. He had to add the diamond to make it a ring. He also didn't do it out of love, he did it for YT views at the request of one of his viewers. He's a jeweler, it's what he does.
#5 FRP on 2019-02-01 07:39 (Reply)
Fascinating. But I think he violated the First Rule of Power Tools: Thou shalt not operate a power tool without eye protection. I, for one, would not want flecks of brass in my eye. But hey, he's the jeweler.
#6 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2019-02-01 07:47 (Reply)
Lead in should have read "Man turns 2 hex nuts and a diamond into a diamond ring.
#7 Bob Dwyer on 2019-02-01 09:06 (Reply)

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