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Tiffanys:
Yeah, I'm fond of the color as well. The best material I found is TECU Gold which you can get from KME - http://www.kme.com/en/tecugold
It's essentially an aluminum bronze. It's just a slightly chemically different version of Nordic Gold which they use for the 10/20/50 cent Euro coins.
TECU Gold: Cu ~89%, Al 4-6%, Fe 0.15%, P 0-0.05%, Sn 0.3-1.5%, Zn 4-6%
Nordic Gold: 89% copper, 5% aluminum, 5% zinc, and 1% tin
If you just wanted a band the easiest way would probably just to get one of the aforementioned 10/20/50 cent Euro coins and use a process like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNSOh5jPFGk
It just involves punching a hole in the center then whacking it around a mandrel until it looks how you want it and it's the appropriate size.
Aluminum Bronze and Silicon Bronze are alternatives but aren't quite as good. I imagine the best way to do it if you wanted a custom ring would be to sculpt the ring yourself out of a wax intended for that purpose then make yourself an RTV silicone mold of it just so you could easily make yourself another wax replica of it if you ever want to make another, and then take it somewhere that does lost wax casting for jewelry with a centrifuge and supply them with the TECU Gold or Nordic Gold yourself.
Also of note cubic zirconia isn't heat sensitive so it could be cast in place.
megido-rev.M:
*suddenly reads a lot of measurements*
>.>
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: megido-rev.M on July 29, 2014, 01:36:40 AM ---*suddenly reads a lot of measurements*
>.>
--- End quote ---
I almost masturbated to that mindless shit....
Back to reality!
megido-rev.M:
--- Quote from: Tatsujin on July 29, 2014, 02:57:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: megido-rev.M on July 29, 2014, 01:36:40 AM ---*suddenly reads a lot of measurements*
>.>
--- End quote ---
I almost masturbated to that mindless shit....
Back to reality!
--- End quote ---
lol
Tiffanys:
Holy shit... I made my first viral post on imgur today.
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