Wedding Ring

[petawawarace]

I wanted something different for a wedding band, and we spent a small fortune on the misses rings so I thought I'd make my own. After thinking about it for a while , this is what I came up with. Made it out of a leftover chunk of titanium and had a local jeweller put the gold in the ring grooves
What do you guys think? I was thinking about trying to make and sell them but I'm not sure other gear heads would think its as cool as I do

 

[petawawarace]

Another pic. It's not all that shiny because I wear it out in the shop too much. It will polish up real nice though

 

[bullfrog123]

I like it!!!! Out of curiosity..... what would one cost???

 

[petawawarace]

I'd have to figure that all out. Probly around $200-$250. Really depends on what I could get the gold inlays done for. Or if I could learn to do that myself. Also could be cheaper with something other than gold as the rings

 

[sluppy123]

Really cool ring!

I also made my own wedding ring, being a machinist and owning my own machine shop I figured it was the only way to do it!

Material is Hastelloy C276 superalloy, not fun to machine but looks great when cut correctly.

 

[kiwiwrench]

Nice work guys! I was at a stag do in the weekend and one of the guys had made his out of a bolt from the landing gear of a C-47 Dakota. Jealous!! I wish I'd thought of that as I'm a helicopter licensed A&P myself. Might have to lose my ring again!

 

[rsanter]

Nice work guys! I was at a stag do in the weekend and one of the guys had made his out of a bolt from the landing gear of a C-47 Dakota. Jealous!! I wish I'd thought of that as I'm a helicopter licensed A&P myself. Might have to lose my ring again!

just make yourself one anyway....

bob

 

[ilovevocs]

Nice work guys.

 

[SM Racing]

I made bands for my wife and I out of Titanium bar. It worked out very well, Ti polishes up nicely. My wife uses hers when working in the yard and on weekends, so she doesn't damage her nice engagement ring. Once I get my own lathe, I will play around some more with different designs. I learned quite a bit with the first ones I made.

 

[Gary Anderson]

Three day before sons wedding,
Son "...Dad, I need to make a ring.....what do we have for neat material?..."
(That is him in the avatar)
Me "here, wy don't you use this Victory Titaniaum intake valve that was run on an the Injected Nitro motor...."
All done at home.
Cutting the head down to a workable size was SPECTACULAR!!!!
White sparks ....EVERYWHERE!!!
We think it worked out well and looks good....

Your Pal, Gary

 

[Kevin54]

Really cool ring!

I also made my own wedding ring, being a machinist and owning my own machine shop I figured it was the only way to do it!

Material is Hastelloy C276 superalloy, not fun to machine but looks great when cut correctly.

When our shop bought out another place they made heat exchangers for aircraft. We had to machine Hastelloy, Inconel, Titanium, and other exotic materials. And yes, you are correct....when machined right the materials do look good.

Nice job on the ring.

 

[machine_punk]

That piston ring is very cool! Well done. I'm sure you would find a market for those, if you made a few. You could set up an Etsy account and give it a try.

Be careful with titanium rings...if you injure your finger and your finger swells, we normally cut your ring off in the E.R. with a tool called a ring cutter. It basically just polishes titanium, while destroying the teeth of the cutter. Not many E.R.'s are equipped to cut that tough of a material off your finger.

Kev

 

[tarbellb]

That piston ring is very cool! Well done. I'm sure you would find a market for those, if you made a few. You could set up an Etsy account and give it a try.

Be careful with titanium rings...if you injure your finger and your finger swells, we normally cut your ring off in the E.R. with a tool called a ring cutter. It basically just polishes titanium, while destroying the teeth of the cutter. Not many E.R.'s are equipped to cut that tough of a material off your finger.

Kev

Ha! Ive heard similar stories. One of my tradesman friends (woodworker) made his wedding band out of pure carbide! Said one time his hand got jammed between a giant stack of lumber and the ring held. Problem is he also figured out it might be his finger that gets lopped off before the carbide breaks/cuts?

 

[tarbellb]

Maybe when making rings like this, out of exotic materials, put in a fault line? You could lay in some other material (copper,brass, gold) for cutting purposes. Or create a perforation of sorts for breaking?
The ultimate "I made this and thought about the consequences" type ring? Ha.

 

[GCncsuHD]

Be careful with titanium rings...if you injure your finger and your finger swells, we normally cut your ring off in the E.R. with a tool called a ring cutter. It basically just polishes titanium, while destroying the teeth of the cutter. Not many E.R.'s are equipped to cut that tough of a material off your finger.

Kev

Might want to look into abrasive ring cutters rather than just toothed then. We have both, toothed cutters make quick work on gold rings, but like you said, aren't much good against Ti. A diamond cutter works pretty good for Ti though. Tungsten Carbide rings like mine on the other hand, it is much easier to break them off rather than cut. Simply using a pair of vice grips, adjust them to the size of the ring, release, then 1/4-1/2 turn tighter, and clamp down, the ring will shatter.

 

[Kevin54]

I'd have to figure that all out. Probly around $200-$250. Really depends on what I could get the gold inlays done for. Or if I could learn to do that myself. Also could be cheaper with something other than gold as the rings

leave the O.D. a little large, fill with Silver Solder then machine the O.D. back down to the size you need and it will leave the lines crisp.

 

[R.Anderson]

I would like to try to make one like the one Kinekt has. A neat thing about this ring is it moves.

http://www.kinektdesign.com/product-gear-ring.php

 

[Rakoprtr]

I like it


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[shoot summ]

A couple of years ago my wife wanted me to refresh my ring. We have a local company that turns rings, I worked with them to design my own, here is a link to their page, lot's of neat work.

http://www.spexton.com/

 

[ludakris04]

I would like to try to make one like the one Kinekt has. A neat thing about this ring is it moves.

http://www.kinektdesign.com/product-gear-ring.php

there was an ad on tv for this one the other night. I just think it would end up with skin from my adjoining fingers in it..
I dont take my ring off much and grabbing something heavy would crush those gears/track into my other fingers... I need a nice smoooooth ring..

 

[venturesomerite]

Looks like a piston! I like it. I actually plan to make my and my fiance's ring in the next few months.

 

[frank_culpepper]

I make cowboy spurs and when I want the look of 14kt gold, I use Jeweler's Brass or Red Brass. It's composed of 85% copper and 15% zinc and much cheaper. Keep that in mind...

 

[kazlx]

Nice. I need to make one. I went through two wedding rings in the first 6 months of marriage . Haven't worn one for the last year and half.

Pissed on the first one and then flushed it down the toilet. Broke the second one in half....

 

[Kevin54]

Nice. I need to make one. I went through two wedding rings in the first 6 months of marriage . Haven't worn one for the last year and half.

Pissed on the first one and then flushed it down the toilet. Broke the second one in half....

Dang man, Don't choke up on the bat so much

 

[Trey T]

^^how did you manage to piss on your hand?

 

[kazlx]

^^how did you manage to piss on your hand?

Dang man, Don't choke up on the bat so much

Funny story actually. I had taken a shower the night before and put my ring on a shelf over the toilet in the bathroom (we have a tiny bathroom). The next morning, I hear the cat in there being all nosy and the ring fall off the shelf and hit the porcelain. After about 20 minutes, I get up to go get ready for work and hit the head since I gotta go. Right when I finish up and flush, I hear the fateful clank of metal on porcelain. Moral of the story: should have looked for the ring, then took a piss.

The second one...I shocked myself in the garage like an idiot, flicked my hand and my ring hit the ground and shattered. Stupid tungsten carbide.

 

[Southernbuild]

Cool rings, I've always thought it'd be awesome to make some, if I ever get married.

 

[sxk122]

Was that tungsten ring you broke from JVL by chance, looks like mine (mine is whole) although I too am on my second. December 2011 walking across the street the ring flew off my cold hand, bounced twice and went down the storm drain. Thankfully they have a replacement/ resize deal so it was only $25 to replace, but my bride of 4 months was a bit disapointed in me.....

 

[NUTTSGT]

Might want to look into abrasive ring cutters rather than just toothed then. We have both, toothed cutters make quick work on gold rings, but like you said, aren't much good against Ti. A diamond cutter works pretty good for Ti though. Tungsten Carbide rings like mine on the other hand, it is much easier to break them off rather than cut. Simply using a pair of vice grips, adjust them to the size of the ring, release, then 1/4-1/2 turn tighter, and clamp down, the ring will shatter.

I remember reading about using Vice Grips on a tungsten ring and have been wanting somebody to come to the firehouse so I could come at them with the vice grips.

 

[mariom2019]

I really like seeing all the custom made wedding rings here. My own ring was store bought since I don't have the equipment or skills to machine anything special, but I did personalize it a bit by getting a comfort fit style since I work with my hands a lot. My wife’s choice ended up being more traditional, she picked out one of those classic diamond engagement rings since she liked the timeless look. The custom rings posted here are super impressive and honestly if I ever had the chance, I’d definitely consider trying to make my own just for the story.

 

[Shiftless]

I really like seeing all the custom made wedding rings here

Thanks for reviving a 13 year old thread.

My wedding ring was custom made but not by me. It used to look like a bunch of small randomly shaped gold nuggets formed into a ring. After 52+ years of wear, it looks like this today.

 

[toplessHO]

Nice work guys! I was at a stag do in the weekend and one of the guys had made his out of a bolt from the landing gear of a C-47 Dakota. Jealous!! I wish I'd thought of that as I'm a helicopter licensed A&P myself. Might have to lose my ring again!

rings at work scare me.My Dad was tech in service. jumped off a bird and ring snagged.Lucky for him he was close to ground,just ripped skin off his knuckle.
A buddy wasnt so fortunate,lost all but the first digit before the knuckle

 

[iagsxr]

My nephew who's a machinist made his wedding band out of stainless. It's super intricate and just badass in general. It should last forever because he only wears it when they go out or to family gatherings.

In my perfect world a wife would appreciate a ring her husband made for her more than a big *** store bought diamond. (Says the 56 yr old never married guy.)

 

[gtae07]

I lost the first one within a year; it fell off in the ocean when I was trying to learn to windsurf.

Went through a couple carbide ones, and wife had a resize or two done before we finally decided to just get them tattooed on.

 

[zimman]

Ha! Ive heard similar stories. One of my tradesman friends (woodworker) made his wedding band out of pure carbide! Said one time his hand got jammed between a giant stack of lumber and the ring held. Problem is he also figured out it might be his finger that gets lopped off before the carbide breaks/cuts?

My golfing buddy lost his ring finger leaning over in his boat to adjust something. His finger arched from the POS-NEG on the battery and burned the finger to the bone. I would have never noticed but he was driving the golf cart with his left hand and I said "Where the hell is your finger?"
LMAO
Zim

 

[oscarsnapkin]

As soon as the officiator at my wedding said “I now pronounce you…” my ring was off. I handed it to my wife and haven’t seen it since. I can’t stand jewelry. When I bought it I asked for the cheapest thing they had. Stainless steel. When we cut the cake I pretended to eat a bite. I can’t stand cake either. Almost 19 years and still going.

 

[toplessHO]

hopefully shes not repaying your faking it by faking it herself..

 

[Shiftless]

I can’t stand cake

Interesting. Up until just now, I’ve never heard of someone who feels that strongly about eating cake. Is it the texture? I assume you like cookies or not? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[mepstein]

My friend is a cop. He has a twin brother who is also a cop. Friend warned his brother not to wear his ring on duty. He did anyway. One day he was chasing someone and followed him over a chain link fence. Ring and finger got left on the fence.

I’ve worn my wedding ring at each 10th year anniversary. Other than that, it stays in a bowl on a shelf. Wife knew from the start that I’m not a jewelry person so she never expected me to wear one. She’s a nurse so doesn’t wear hers day to day.

 

[mike93lx]

Great job making something special!

I started with titanium and moved to silicone as soon as I heard about them. More comfortable, safer and cheap. Plus I can run a variety of colors that my daughter likes picking from. A bright pink ring can start a conversation