#Green lantern ring how to

This is of course assuming you're making a Hal Jordan or Kyle Rayner style ring- the Alan Scott ring as I made it would have to be slightly different as I didn't make the band thick enough or wide enough to hold the 3v battery. Measure the height of the LED and battery together and then add a little extra for the engraved pattern on the top of the ring. The best way to figure it out is bend the leads on your LED and then hold your battery underneath it. If you need it to be lower you can carefully sand down the top of the LED to reduce the height but unless you find an extremely low profile LED and battery I think it'll be very difficult to get the total height down under 7.5mm to 8mm at the very lowest. The insignia area of the ring should be somewhere around 10mm to 12mm tall, depending on the exact battery and LED you are using and how deep your pattern is cut into the top of the ring. If you're going to make a glowing ring you have to remember to make the ring tall enough to house the LED and watch battery- this will more than likely require you to carve the wax from a larger block of solid wax (unless you have really small hands.) I've listed a supplier and part numbers for both types of wax below. You just have to jump in and start carving and go from there. Wax carving is something that is hard to learn- there have been whole books written about it. Once you're happy with the look of the ring you can smooth the finish with some fine sandpaper and steel wool. 5) Now cut the symbol into the top of the ring using a Dremel tool and then refine it using a small flat scraping tool. Now is when you have to start blending all the contours of the ring using a scraping tool- just work at it slowly until you get the final shape you want. Draw the circular shape on the top of the ring and remove the extra material. At this point you're only trying to establish the general shape of the ring and thickness of the ring shank.

Now draw the shape of the ring on the wax and remove the excess material. 3) Now rotate the wax so you're looking at the end of the ring.

Then use a Sharpie pen or scribe to draw the profile of the ring on the wax and cut that out of the wax.

#Green lantern ring how to

Here are the basic steps on how to carve a Hal Jordan wax ring (this is the easiest wax of the three to carve.) 1) To carve the wax ring first slice off a section of ring wax that is slightly wider than what the finished ring will be 2) Now open up the hole in the wax until it approximates your finger size- it's better to have it too tight than too loose at this point as you can always remove a little material later on. Wax carving is something that requires a fair bit of patience- remember that the better your wax model is the better your finished casting will be. For scraping and smoothing small flat areas (such as the top of the ring) an old small screwdriver works really well. The wax is carved using a dremel type tool to first rough out the shape and then this is refined using scraping/carving tools and small files. I use a green jeweler's wax to make my patterns. To make a ring, first you need to carve a wax pattern. Please follow the manufacturer's recommendations reagrding safety and health warnings on all resins, paints and casting supplies. A note about safety- Many of these procedures require the use of proper safety equipment as well as adequate ventilation. Depending on which version of the ring you want to make the materials vary greatly- All rings will require a wax pattern so for that you will need: Jeweler's modeling wax (both ring carving shape and round sprue wax) - available from jeweler's supply stores or Dremel tool or flex shaft tool Files/carving tools Fine sandpaper/steel wool For the resin ring: X-Acto knife or scalpel with curved blade Silicone RTV molding compound Urethane casting resin- I use Alumilite casting resins and RTV silicone but Smooth-On is also a good company For the glowing ring: Clear casting resin- I've used both epoxy resin and polyester resin made by Cast'n Craft- it's sold at craft stores like Michael's and Hobby Lobby Silicone RTV molding compound Transparent green dye- Cast'n Craft produces this for its clear resins 3v watch battery- I used a CR1025 lithium cell Green LED- I used a 5000mcd super bright 3mm LED (part #NTE30031) Clear 5 minute epoxy For the cast silver ring: Centrifugal caster Burn out furnace Steel flask Vacuum table Ceramic casting investment Polishing motor/buffs These are just the basics- I'll get more into materials in greater detail in the individual sections.