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These are stamped with the Kanji (Chinese character, used in Japanese) for water, "mizu".
As always these earrings are available on Etsy...
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See my mistake? The one in the center would have made a backwards "om". A quick flip and I milled the correct die cavity on the right...I do this more often than I admit...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhs1Qf9dlaPMUHCr61eA5AFQCnCI1zX-RrTi4Uol4PnoYq22EgtU1bS3PmlTw9NS28p-ag5ZC0cVfQpKgP5jfcD5EiTSKrxA1Gn6glL3Q4VQMeOFlSfyGBCFq_aP3BKFwzuZ47Kg/s400/die02.jpg)
A bunch of dies, biohazard, celtic knot, om, pi and mizu. Milled into 6061 aluminum. A very quick way of making new earrings.
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A blurry closeup of the celtic die and the stamping.
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My new Mk2 ring mandrel. I decided that chucking it in the 4 jaw would allow me to dial it in when mounted on the rotary table so that any engraving/milling would be true to the periphery of the ring.
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The parts, conical washers and a split, shouldered, bushing (this one is size 8)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-b2K2WOqpmuCr9ct8RX9SuuIr1AR03hZTM59JFUr_yv6vHqvCyX-j8-Q9d0629e4gxtN3MPm37rGTxtf8dfvgyynpaJ6aTHz0nBLultknHiRWGITWXIfin5TvkbaYjE-suDMXeQ/s400/rm03.jpg)
The conical washers force the bushing to expand when the screw is tightened. I have plans for the Mk1 Taig version here.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Pmz4g9gvKHgNm_ehREq5iYpRgszkrT0Ei9Rtw7kD4sKjaTiubAo41Bo3lWbyP_CNFOJlS3mXRJ2t3QNRDpJMBkd9dj12y86tmsMCRUDAKGQgdHMg5LeNmLu80kURuNKwBTFMkg/s400/die01.jpg)
See my mistake? The one in the center would have made a backwards "om". A quick flip and I milled the correct die cavity on the right...I do this more often than I admit...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhs1Qf9dlaPMUHCr61eA5AFQCnCI1zX-RrTi4Uol4PnoYq22EgtU1bS3PmlTw9NS28p-ag5ZC0cVfQpKgP5jfcD5EiTSKrxA1Gn6glL3Q4VQMeOFlSfyGBCFq_aP3BKFwzuZ47Kg/s400/die02.jpg)
A bunch of dies, biohazard, celtic knot, om, pi and mizu. Milled into 6061 aluminum. A very quick way of making new earrings.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NUln-Rci0myigvBs7a4yGeee_Cv_tWnfFFTaSzqwhyphenhyphenWs096S5ELOvV1SYt18j1csbrKpaa73QEciGjcQ26gmoBmWLMB2px0ufzO-s2T0BdTF8ONUzGX0R6XqJsBsn05ECoxEzA/s400/die03.jpg)
A blurry closeup of the celtic die and the stamping.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GFwwmY8hFQqZjUI5k7u7Cc805oO5yfz_sEsnKopr1dnztMkgnJzEkA4blW9s3HkVAIwis877sq8dkBy1grxbcQGqjFgqw-dHEK_GWWAjtukD9ipfISkdCNvfGG5mBMfQUO1cAQ/s400/rm01.jpg)
My new Mk2 ring mandrel. I decided that chucking it in the 4 jaw would allow me to dial it in when mounted on the rotary table so that any engraving/milling would be true to the periphery of the ring.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37z7kX5i1iQwqPRmr3_kVMyXp7S6jTwgKv8X2kiiovYwUgrKyIXsiu3qlQJ1RlsXGbOgl2baXjKJ27-K1_TAbGR2djqkkHiMgig3nD258MoKhyphenhyphenQB3aMbs8A1Eus9X0QHC4gdArQ/s400/rm02.jpg)
The parts, conical washers and a split, shouldered, bushing (this one is size 8)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-b2K2WOqpmuCr9ct8RX9SuuIr1AR03hZTM59JFUr_yv6vHqvCyX-j8-Q9d0629e4gxtN3MPm37rGTxtf8dfvgyynpaJ6aTHz0nBLultknHiRWGITWXIfin5TvkbaYjE-suDMXeQ/s400/rm03.jpg)
The conical washers force the bushing to expand when the screw is tightened. I have plans for the Mk1 Taig version here.