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Wearable silver bullion!?


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I have been experimenting with a drill today and have made a wearable antiqued Aztec round. Wasn't too difficult to drill through although I think I need to get some new metal specialised drill bits!

What do you guys think!?

It is a bit "Mr T" but looks pretty awesome - its a bit like wearing a huge medal! But kidna fun!

A nice (albeit heavy duty required) silver chain would be pretty awesome!

 

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i think you need a loop which would allow the piece to lie flat against the body and keep the piece clear of chain/necklace.

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1 minute ago, sixgun said:

i think you need a loop which would allow the piece to lie flat against the body and keep the piece clear of chain/necklace.

Like that idea

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7 minutes ago, sixgun said:

i think you need a loop which would allow the piece to lie flat against the body and keep the piece clear of chain/necklace.

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17 minutes ago, sixgun said:

i think you need a loop which would allow the piece to lie flat against the body and keep the piece clear of chain/necklace.

Any idea what I would need to get? When I search jewellery loop I get search results for loupes...

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5 minutes ago, GoldBenj said:

@BackyardBullion looks great but feel you would need a heavier chain, the pendant would cause an awful lot of wear to the chain 

Yes indeed, this is the 9ct gold chain for my st. Christopher, but the only chain I have at the moment!

I found a smaller jump ring which looks much better.

Any suggestions based to the grade or thickness of the chain that would be best?

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8 hours ago, 999magnum said:

That looks great, but is that 3.4 toz? It maybe a bit unbalanced as far as weight goes. 

Yeah it is a bit chunky for sure!

 

13 minutes ago, Thelonerangershorse said:

I did wonder if you could drill the little 1oz stars to use as Christmas tree ornament, maybe just buy a couple each year.

So I tried it out on a medium star - the little ones are just too small sadly...

But because of the angle of the hole there is no jump ring required on these!

 

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@BackyardBullion Na mate... your things are quality and good looking already.

You would need an exceptionally good design too pull this off. 

In my opinion you'd have to make it less weight and thinner whilst still trying to keep the high relief aspects ( hard to achieve ).  Good luck though as it could open a successful new market for you.

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48 minutes ago, Markh said:

@BackyardBullion Na mate... your things are quality and good looking already.

You would need an exceptionally good design too pull this off. 

In my opinion you'd have to make it less weight and thinner whilst still trying to keep the high relief aspects ( hard to achieve ).  Good luck though as it could open a successful new market for you.

I think this is not going to be a new range of items - simply a novel piece that people might want!

As you say keeping the unique parts of my brand (ripples etc) with tiny pieces is tough

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5 minutes ago, JohnAnsink said:

Definitely a market for this. Maybe you can partner up with a jeweler. And also ETSY is the place to sell coin and this kind of jewelry. 

Good luck

Thanks - I am not sure about the possibility of the jewellery market...just dosent seem practical.

However as a slightly more practical piece of bullion (you could hang it as an ornament rather than it sitting in a draw for 30 years!) It might be better that way.

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If they were lighter and thinner they could be a pendant. There wouldn't be the drag and strain on the chain. This is more of a sheet pressed product but as key fobs which would use a heavy duty ring they would work well as they stand.

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1 hour ago, BackyardBullion said:

Thanks - I am not sure about the possibility of the jewellery market...just dosent seem practical.

However as a slightly more practical piece of bullion (you could hang it as an ornament rather than it sitting in a draw for 30 years!) It might be better that way.

Oh...like a Long John Silver type guy.

Maybe sell it on Pirate Bay :D 

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Just now, JohnAnsink said:

Oh...like a Long John Silver type guy.

Maybe sell it on Pirate Bay :D 

could be one to sell on ebay.

It cant be setting the bullion investment world on fire as no-one on the silver forum has bought it yet ;)

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Drilling or cutting  thru an objects face to provide a hanger opening is destructive to the object.

Cutting thru side to side allows an object to lie flat.

Adding Loops or bails also alters the originality because of the soldering ore drilling and tapping required to mount the hanging appliances  

2 half loops at the shoulders of a heavy display  is preferable to keep the object flat in most cases.

Many Mounts are designed to hold objects for display as pendants which consider the balance of the item and the size of a proper orifice to accept a chain or rope of a suitable size

As a jeweler I designed an octopus which used many arms to hold seashells or pirate coins but left an arm or two to hold the chain on which the object was to be displayed

Drilling and bailing is fine if there is no other creative way to display your treasure.

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