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(50719) 60. All done; a success!
(43674) 59. The ball has been attached to the end of the hat; the whole piece is done. The hat fits tightly into the groove between the inner and outer parts of the ring.
(40420) 47. Getting close to where it needs to be. Ready to be annealed.
(40201) 2. Next stage, taking it beyond 90°from flat.
(39140) 56. Jumping ahead a little, the ball has been formed and silver-soldered along the seams, albeit a little lopsided.
(38455) 50. Still a little rough, but it's the right shape.
(38233) 49. Using the tool from the previous image to push the metal further down all the way around.
(38212) 51. Now to start the final piece of the puzzle. Here I have wrapped a ball with a few layers of masking tape, and drawn a spiral line on it.
(37648) 46. The outer part has been brought around nearly 180°.
(37629) 58. All done, close enough to perfect for me.
(37490) 52. I have cut through the masking tape on the line with a knife and can now remove it, like peeling a tangerine.
(37216) 55. Shaping from the inside on the sand bag, getting it formed into a ball.
(37208) 48. A new tool I made for the next step.
(36648) 3. After another annealing, going even further.
(36638) 57. Using a planishing hammer, pushing in the bulges to make it more spherical.