Glow in Dark Ring & Pendant
Hello makers.
Recently I bought Glow in dark Powder for some other project.
after that project completion, I have extra powder for use.
Then idea strike in mind to use that powder in making of Glow in dark jewelry.
so, i make this Ring and pendant set using that Material.
Now begin to make this Instructables.
Gather all Supplies and Let's start making.
Supplies
1> Plywood or Solid wood
2> Cutting tool
3> Surface finish Tools( die grinder set ,Sand Papers)
4> Wood Polish
5> Glow in dark powder
6> colour Acrylic Flakes
7> Feviquick adhesive / Fevicol Adhesive
8>Paper cutter
Preparing Wooden Piece for Ring Shape
- Cut Appropriate size of wooden Piece from Wooden block .
- After separating the block , check Flatness of all sides.
- If it is not flat, use a file to flatten surfaces.
Measurement for Internal Diameter of Ring.
- First take your finger measurement for the internal diameter of the Ring. Example : my finger diameter is 16mm .
- Draw a circle of 16 mm from the centre of the block. This indicates we need a 19 mm hole for perfect fit in our fingers.
Mark Outer Diameter and Remove Material.
- Take same centre of internal circle and draw outer circle of diameter of 26 mm .(it affects ring thickness.Draw as per your need)
- Outer circle is out ring boundary, other material outside of outer circle will be removed by using wooden File or Rough Sanding or Cutting.
Make an Internal Hole.
- Starting From smaller drill like 3 mm to drill the internal circle.
- Gradually increase drill size till 16 mm.
- If you don't have a 16 mm drill in your Set ,use a Die grinder to remove material .
Making Groove on Top Surface
- I use Die grinder and a grinding tool for making a groove on the top surface.
- Grinding Tool diameter is 10mm and thickness of cutting surface is 5mm.
- For Finer Semi circular groove ,I use Metal Spherical Grooving tool to make an Exact semi spherical Groove .
Make Outer Ring Grooves
- For the outer groove I use a cylindrical grinding tool.
- Use cylindrical tool orientation 45 degree to groove on outer Grooves.
- Make 10 to 12 grooves as per your tool & ring size.
Acrylic Flakes + Glow in Dark Material
- For acrylick flakes I use a paper cutter to make small pieces from acrylic flakes.
- You can purchase glow in dark powder from Hardware stores or online sites.
- I mix up Acrylic Flakes and Glow in dark material with Feviqick adhesive to fill in grooves.
- This mixture takes time to be Solid. place in sunlight for faster solidification.
Final Finish
- For final Finish i use 400 grade sandpaper to sand out extra material and make proper shape of ring.
- Apply Wooden polish for better finish of wood .
- Wait for wooden Polish to dry.
- Your Ring is ready to wear.
Make Pendent
- For pendant cut rectangle pieces with dimension 58mm x 34mm x 6mm.
- Smoothen edges using Sand Papers.
- Make inner depth to fill material of 3 mm and size of 45 x 28x3 mm using cutting tools.
- Use material made in step-7 to fill the inside pendant.
- It takes time to dry in sunlight.
- Make 2 drills side by side with a pendant for chain.
- For Final Finish Follow Step-8 .
- Use chain for wear pendant.
Final Product Testing
After Final Finish we get a Ring and Pendant ready to wear.