I made it back into the shop today, I started on a new ring.
The band is in four sections. 2 long lengths of brass and 2 very short pieces of silver.
The parts are welded together and form a band that will be 1/4" in width.
- I started by flattening a bar of brass to the desired thickness, then cut two lengths from it.
- I then flattened a short piece of silver to the same thickness and cut two pieces from it.
- I annealed the brass lengths, then shaped them around the ring mandrel.
- I straightened and cleaned-up the ends of the brass and silver pieces to get them ready for soldering.
- I made up a temporary jig with tweezers and by carving a fire brick to hold the silver and brass pieces in position for soldering.
- I fluxed the parts and welded the 2 silver pieces onto one of the brass length.
- After cleaning the parts again, I fluxed the other brass length and welded it to the other half of the band.
- It took a bit of reshaping on the ring mandrel after the welding. I took the opportunity to give a hammered texture to the ring.
That's it for now...
