Ahhhhh Success. Ring is soldered. Pressure fit ring & plus binding shown above. Finally.
Thank you for your help Dennis.
Now alls I gotta do is re-size and re-texture and re-sand and just a teeny tiny bit of clean up. Lol. I often use a mixture of metals in my work, I love contrast etc.. but NEVER AGAIN like this!
(Silver was the preference Enigma. And weight under 7 grams so not so much an issue in UK.)
Thanks again - really glad this forum is here...