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I made my wife and I's wedding bands, used 2 piece stainless steel cores from Bangle Guy. not too difficult, except for the CA finish part, that always gives me fits...
 

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I made my wife and I's wedding bands, used 2 piece stainless steel cores from Bangle Guy. not too difficult, except for the CA finish part, that always gives me fits...
Yeah, I have a friend who is getting married next month and has asked me to make one. I am not overly impressed with the solid wood ones from a long term durability aspect but the two piece ring cores seem to be a good compromise between a factory made one and handmade with good long term durability.
 

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I’ve done titanium and stainless cores from bangle guy. They’re pretty straight forward.

I haven’t found a finish that will really hold up to frequent hand washing, but they’re easy to refinish.
 

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I’ve done titanium and stainless cores from bangle guy. They’re pretty straight forward.

I haven’t found a finish that will really hold up to frequent hand washing, but they’re easy to refinish.

Doc, have you ever tried the UV finish?
 

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Doc, have you ever tried the UV finish?
That’s one that I haven’t tried, but I’ve thought about buying some for fishing lures at some point... if I do, I’ll try it on a ring.
 

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I have used the two piece stainless,one piece stainless and titanium and have used the ceramic. I like the ceramic because its black,but have had good luck with all of them. I get mine from ring supplies and craft supplies.
 

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I just finished this one today, Used the 2 piece stainless core that screws together from Craft Supplies. I worked well, During the past couple years I've made about 50 of these, with various cores. Easy to make, but I'm still looking for the perfect finish..

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Have you thought about an adapted cup turner and laying a thicker finish on then starting it moving so it doesn't drip?
Disclaimer; I have never done nor seen done most of the oddball things that pop into my mind...
 

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Do you think maybe Barb or one of the other cup turning folks here has tried that? I know she was doing some sort of cup turning device for those mugs. What about it @Barb ?
No I’ve never tried that for a ring. Might be worth a try next time I make one. I don’t use one of the cup turning devices though. My lathe turns all the way down to 50 rpm which is slow enough.
 

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I use the motor from an old circular chart from my refinery days. It turns about 2 rpm. I use it to apply epoxy to fishing rod thread wraps. It works fine for keeping the epoxy level and smooth. But I wouldn't recommend epoxy for the coating on a ring. It's way too soft, scratches easily and usually dulls over time. I think many layers of thin, hard, clear finish is the way to go.
 
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