Using a Disk Cutter to make Ring!

[MuranoSilver]

Just saw this fabulous technique on YouTube
YouTube - RioGrande1944's Channel
It shows how to make washers into rings, looks like fun
Nic x

[lynnm]

looks easy to...!

[ps_bond]

I like the centering punch - makes the alignment nice and easy. Previously I've scribed the inner & outer circles in and eyeballed the position.

[Lisa Quinn]

George has done some amazing work with this disc cutter recently, looks like a fabulous piece of kit and very much on many people's wish list.

However I have reservations regarding using it to make ring bands, surely in stretching the inner circle you reduce the thickness of that edge and it would be thinner on that side than the side which was the original outer edge?

[Tigerlily]

Funnily enough Nic I was only watching this earlier in the week!! Have to say looks a fab piece of kit, and certainly on my wish list

X x

[Ominicci]

Lisa - it does say that at the end of the video that one edge is thinner than the other, and they just sanded the thinner edge down slightly to 'true it up'.

If you have an aversion to soldering or it just doesn't work for you then I suppose this is an alternative (and another good reason to get this piece of kit )

[amazingbabe]

Watched that too nic, how much was it ??

[Tigerlily]

Gayle, think it was about $250 .... and now I so really want one x

[caroleallen]

It is a great kit. I haven't tried a ring yet but I mean to when I get the time.

[ps_bond]

However I have reservations regarding using it to make ring bands, surely in stretching the inner circle you reduce the thickness of that edge and it would be thinner on that side than the side which was the original outer edge?

Tested... OD 1", ID 1/2", thickness 0.90mm (I know, mixing units again).
Resulting in a roughly 1/4" wide band - there was some edge wibble, but not too much - with an ID of 18mm, one edge 0.95mm and the other 0.88mm.