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blackhole:
An amber with a mosquito in it is of far more value for me than a 2 kilo diamond really.
You have a possible fossil there, diamonds are just really really really old coal that was shaped by pressure of time and rocks.
The very fact that you can "grow" them in labs should already lower their prices tbh.
Apparently you can recognize which one if synthetic and which one is real, just skip the fact that both are real lol.
Tiffanys:
--- Quote from: blackhole on July 29, 2014, 05:09:51 AM ---An amber with a mosquito in it is of far more value for me than a 2 kilo diamond really.
You have a possible fossil there, diamonds are just really really really old coal that was shaped by pressure of time and rocks.
The very fact that you can "grow" them in labs should already lower their prices tbh.
Apparently you can recognize which one if synthetic and which one is real, just skip the fact that both are real lol.
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http://imgur.com/gallery/8qcno
gits:
--- Quote from: Tiffanys on July 28, 2014, 11:11:34 PM ---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.
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Or just buy a copper/brass/bronze ring. done.
Tiffanys:
That post is so dumb that I don't even feel like bothering to tell you why.
Kyrdua:
--- Quote from: Tiffanys on July 28, 2014, 07:50:40 PM ---Are you a Power User or above or a donator? They're immune to inactivity pruning.
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Aha~ so that's why. I'm a Power User, and i don't even remember how I got that status... guess it pays to strive for that status indeed.
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