Title: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: ptshamrock on February 27, 2012, 02:15:50 PM http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5376/bitcoinring.jpg
Came across this on mashable .com title page EDIT: Sorry somehow i can`t get it bigger :( Can somebody please get an bigger Screenshot?? I am at the office..no time and the computers here suck..normaly i would just SnagIt :( ! BUT I WANT THAT RING ! CASCASIUS CAN U DO THAT? :) Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: tiptopgemdotcom on February 27, 2012, 02:38:19 PM I can make a bitcoin ring in virtually any shape, size, or style you can imagine- in silver, white or yellow gold, palladium or platinum. You can see some of my work here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=21939.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=21939.0) I am also a Graduate Gemologist so if your design will use stones I can help you with those as well. Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: cbeast on February 27, 2012, 02:42:07 PM I'll have to think about a Bitcoin pinky ring. 8)
Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: Gabi on February 27, 2012, 02:43:02 PM ptshamrock you made an image with a lot of white space, why? Just screenshot what you want, open paint, cut it, copy in a new file but before happily shrink the "white" space of paint. And paste what you want...
Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: ptshamrock on February 27, 2012, 02:43:08 PM COOOOL! THX!
Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: ptshamrock on February 27, 2012, 02:48:00 PM ptshamrock you made an image with a lot of white space, why? Just screenshot what you want, open paint, cut it, copy in a new file but before happily shrink the "white" space of paint. And paste what you want... I know..wasnt used to paint..but have no time now to do it again :) Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: proudhon on February 27, 2012, 02:55:16 PM http://i39.tinypic.com/ie1gxv.png
FTFY. You can all send your bitcoin donations to 16pDN85h2aVq7oRMw4pt9kvstmYL4Qscbz. Thanks. Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: rjk on February 27, 2012, 02:58:24 PM http://i39.tinypic.com/ie1gxv.png How about providing the actual link? That could go in the notable sources thread, if it isn't there already.FTFY. You can all send your bitcoin donations to 16pDN85h2aVq7oRMw4pt9kvstmYL4Qscbz. Thanks. Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: ptshamrock on February 27, 2012, 02:59:38 PM http://i39.tinypic.com/ie1gxv.png How about providing the actual link? That could go in the notable sources thread, if it isn't there already.FTFY. You can all send your bitcoin donations to 16pDN85h2aVq7oRMw4pt9kvstmYL4Qscbz. Thanks. http://mashable.com/2012/02/26/3d-printing-change-worl/#502536-Manufacturing But bitcoin is not mentioned htere as far as i could see..only that image :) Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: proudhon on February 27, 2012, 03:02:26 PM http://i39.tinypic.com/ie1gxv.png How about providing the actual link? That could go in the notable sources thread, if it isn't there already.FTFY. You can all send your bitcoin donations to 16pDN85h2aVq7oRMw4pt9kvstmYL4Qscbz. Thanks. http://mashable.com/2012/02/26/3d-printing-change-worl/#502536-Manufacturing But bitcoin is not mentioned htere as far as i could see..only that image :) Beat me to it. No mention of bitcoin as far as I can tell. Just that image. Here's a bigger one: http://i39.tinypic.com/34e51rk.png Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on February 27, 2012, 06:01:51 PM Designer: http://www.shapeways.com/hisdesign?user_id=72177
https://twitter.com/goebat Being located in London, perhaps he'll be interested in meeting up with Naomi O’Leary: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=65827.0 http://mashable.com/2012/02/17/3d-printer-internet-memes/#490618-Bit-Coin-Ring http://7.mshcdn.com/wp-content/gallery/3d-printer-makes-3d-memes/BitCoin.jpg Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: Yankee (BitInstant) on February 27, 2012, 06:08:45 PM Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: goebat on March 26, 2012, 10:36:24 AM Hi All,
I am the designer of this bitcoin ring. I've posted about it in these forums before, but I haven't been promoting it as I don't currently have the means to sell the rings for bitcoin. If you're willing to buy a bitcoin ring with dollars or euro, my shop is on the shapeways website: www.shapeways.com/shops/toadstool (http://www.shapeways.com/shops/toadstool) There are 2 different designs available there, and you can specify what size and material you would like the ring in (sterling silver, stainless steel, gold plated, bronze infused - check it out!) The 2 pictures shown in this thread are in sterling silver and polished sterling silver. Cheers! Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: ptshamrock on March 26, 2012, 02:54:19 PM Hi! cool finally ur there :)
Can u put in Private keys like the cascasius coins ? I would surely buy some ! Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: goebat on March 26, 2012, 04:35:30 PM @ptshamrock: Technically, I could add a private key to the design, but I don't think the 3D printers would be able to handle that kind of resolution yet, so the key would be illegible. Sorry :(
Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: evoorhees on March 26, 2012, 06:03:31 PM I will buy one if you accept Bitcoin.
I'm confused how one could go through the trouble and effort of making a physical Bitcoin ring, and not yet know how to accept Bitcoins themselves? Like knowing how to build a car from scratch but never having driven one :) Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: goebat on March 26, 2012, 07:10:50 PM @evoorhees: It's not that I don't know how to accept bitcoin as payment, but rather that in order to accept bitcoins, I first need to have the capital to purchase the rings with regular currency. The rings are then shipped to me (usually within about 3 weeks), and I need to ship them on to customers that wish to purchase using BTC. I have done this and lost a fair amount of money in the process due to BTC price fluctuations, and I simply can't afford to lose any more money in the same way. If people buy in Dollars or Euros from Shapeways, the rings get shipped straight to them without me having to act as the middleman and risk losing money due to price fluctuations, and I don't have to cover the unnecessary cost of extra shipping - it works out way cheaper for the buyers that way.
I realise that very few people are going to want to buy a bitcoin ring with Dollars or Euros, and that is why I haven't been promoting them. In retrospect, it probably wasn't the most well thought out business venture, granted, but it is what it is, and for the moment the rings are available from Shapeways for Dollars or Euros, and they may or may not be available for purchase in BTC in the future - I can't make any promises. Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: rjk on March 26, 2012, 07:22:52 PM @evoorhees: It's not that I don't know how to accept bitcoin as payment, but rather that in order to accept bitcoins, I first need to have the capital to purchase the rings with regular currency. The rings are then shipped to me (usually within about 3 weeks), and I need to ship them on to customers that wish to purchase using BTC. I have done this and lost a fair amount of money in the process due to BTC price fluctuations, and I simply can't afford to lose any more money in the same way. If people buy in Dollars or Euros from Shapeways, the rings get shipped straight to them without me having to act as the middleman and risk losing money due to price fluctuations, and I don't have to cover the unnecessary cost of extra shipping - it works out way cheaper for the buyers that way. If you want to make a business of it, and even sell other things, you should look at Bit-pay.com - they take care of the fluctuation risk for you, for a ~3% fee. Customer sends bitcoins, you get cash in your bank.I realise that very few people are going to want to buy a bitcoin ring with Dollars or Euros, and that is why I haven't been promoting them. In retrospect, it probably wasn't the most well thought out business venture, granted, but it is what it is, and for the moment the rings are available from Shapeways for Dollars or Euros, and they may or may not be available for purchase in BTC in the future - I can't make any promises. Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: goebat on March 26, 2012, 07:26:27 PM Thanks rjk - I'll check it out.
Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: evoorhees on March 26, 2012, 08:39:03 PM Thanks rjk - I'll check it out. Yeah that's what I meant - there are numerous ways to accept BTC and receive USD. "Exchange rate fluctuations" is only something the ill-informed suffer from ;) In any case, nice work on the ring! I'll be standing by with non-fiat money to make a purchase asap :) Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: vexmatech on October 25, 2016, 11:47:47 AM I first need to have the capital to purchase the rings with regular currency. The rings are then shipped to me (usually within about 3 weeks), and I need to ship them on to customers that wish to purchase using BTC. I have done this and lost a fair amount of money in the process due to BTC price fluctuations, and I simply can't afford to lose any more money in the same way. If people buy in Dollars or Euros from Shapeways, the rings get shipped straight to them without me having to act as the middleman and risk losing money due to price fluctuations, and I don't have to cover the unnecessary cost of extra shipping - it works out way cheaper for the buyers that way.
Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: Kprawn on October 25, 2016, 04:32:35 PM I first need to have the capital to purchase the rings with regular currency. The rings are then shipped to me (usually within about 3 weeks), and I need to ship them on to customers that wish to purchase using BTC. I have done this and lost a fair amount of money in the process due to BTC price fluctuations, and I simply can't afford to lose any more money in the same way. If people buy in Dollars or Euros from Shapeways, the rings get shipped straight to them without me having to act as the middleman and risk losing money due to price fluctuations, and I don't have to cover the unnecessary cost of extra shipping - it works out way cheaper for the buyers that way. This is the strangest post ever... last post was in 2012 and now someone not mentioned in the thread, starts this up again? What's up with that? If I have to wait that long for a response from the guy making these rings, I would never buy anything from him. ::) ...but I have to say, it is a very cool ring. Having customers covering for most of the upfront costs to acquire the ring, will also not boost confidence in the seller. ::) Title: Re: MAshable Article about 3d Printing features a Bitcoin Ring (or Belt) by whom?? Post by: JasonXG on October 25, 2016, 09:33:50 PM I first need to have the capital to purchase the rings with regular currency. The rings are then shipped to me (usually within about 3 weeks), and I need to ship them on to customers that wish to purchase using BTC. I have done this and lost a fair amount of money in the process due to BTC price fluctuations, and I simply can't afford to lose any more money in the same way. If people buy in Dollars or Euros from Shapeways, the rings get shipped straight to them without me having to act as the middleman and risk losing money due to price fluctuations, and I don't have to cover the unnecessary cost of extra shipping - it works out way cheaper for the buyers that way. This is the strangest post ever... last post was in 2012 and now someone not mentioned in the thread, starts this up again? What's up with that? If I have to wait that long for a response from the guy making these rings, I would never buy anything from him. ::) ...but I have to say, it is a very cool ring. Having customers covering for most of the upfront costs to acquire the ring, will also not boost confidence in the seller. ::) Why wouldn't you buy anything from him it's cheap to print a ring. I want to have a little bitcoin chest printed with a whole bunch of tiny little bitcoin to fill it with and spread around it. I'll put it on my desk. Just another geeky momento to have around to collect dust ^^ |