Photo Gallery - Watch Alvaro Coronado Making a Ring
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1. Alvaro Coronado creates from this workbench
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2. Alvaro Coronado cleans and prepares metal
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3. Alvaro places metal dust & nuggets in crucible
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4. Alvaro Coronado creates a “sun” of molten gold
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5. Alvaro keeps torch and tips crucible to pour
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6. Alvaro pours liquid gold into ingot to form mold
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7. Alvaro sets gold in mold and flame in crucible
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8. Gold cools off and crucible flames burn out
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9. Alvaro Coronado lifts gold with tweezers
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10. Coronado removes and inspects gold ingot
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11. The gold is submerged to change temperature
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12. Gold Ingot is rinsed in water
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13. Ingot is removed from water and inspected
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14. Ingot annealed to be pliable for shaping
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15. Alvaro begins rolling mill process
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16. Alvaro places ingot in between both plates
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17. Ingot is rolled to continue the process
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18. Alvaro rolls gold again in plates to form shape
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19. Alvaro removing ingot from rolling mill plates
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20. Alvaro inspects gold for cracks and shaping
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21. Alvaro heats the gold to make it flexible
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22. Higher torch until the entire piece is heated
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23. Alvaro continues shaping the gold in the mill
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24. Notice the flexibility of the gold due to heat
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25. Alvaro Coronado displays lengthening
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26. Alvaro continues processing with heat
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27. Alvaro prepares to cut using separating disc
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28. The gold is shortened by cutting to length
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29. Alvaro flattens by milling with roll not grooves
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30. Rear view of gold as it leaves mill with curve
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31. Final pass straightens piece and widens
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32. Alvaro examines and straightens edges
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33. Continuing to straighten edges
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34. Alvaro hammers checking for durability
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35. Alvaro continues process on flat side now
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36. Alvaro prepares Coronado quality trademark
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37. Alvaro puts gold between steel and stamp
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38. Applying steady hammer pressure and stamp
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39. Coronado stamp assuring quality
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40. Alvaro starts hand shaping process
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41. Careful use of pliers and good eye for circles
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42. Alvaro shows results of precision workmanship
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43. Notice the Coronado stamp is permanent
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44. Gold needs reheating to again be workable
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45. Slight cooking from torch to go to next step
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46. The gold circle now is placed in a sizing disc
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47. Alvaro makes sure the gold is the perfect fit
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48. With the handle applies equal round pressure
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49. Alvaro applies heat again for soldering
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50. A very small piece of solder is inserted in gap
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51. Heat, timing and experience melts solder
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52. Solder runs to secure the circle of gold shut
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53. A master like Alvaro melts solder but not ring
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54. Ring is rinsed and cooled ring and re-shaped
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55. Alvaro uses sandpaper to comfort fit inside
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56. The inside surface is smooth and shiny now
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57. Flat side is sandpapered smooth
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58. Ring is flipped over and other side is smooth
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59. If gold is solid and ring is shaped it is polished
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60. It’s perfect so time to personally engrave
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61. Ring is placed in an engravograph
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62. Turn-by-Turn and letter by letter it is engraved
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63. It’s engraved, its personal, its yours!
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