Simple Aluminum Pendant

Here is how to make a simple pendant. It's not necessarily a masculine pendant but it is one that I can wear with out getting some weirder looks. I'm going to apologize in advance for the mess and photo quality.

You first need to find a metal rod. I'm using an aluminum rod coated with copper or something coppery colored.

Cut about 2 inches off your rod. I'm using a hacksaw.

Chuck the rod into your drill press. I'm not actually using a drill press but I'm using a shopsmith which is basically a sideways drill press(for what I'm using it for).

Sand off the impurities I'm filing off a lot of material because my rod is very damaged

Round over the end of the rod with sandpaper or files

Sand with grits up to 600 I'm going up to 1500

Cut the metal off. Cut about a inch off

Wrap paper around the bottom of the piece at the end you smoothed out. And then chuck it into the drill press with the jaws against the paper the papers job is to keep the metal from scratching. Although this isn't the best way to keep it from getting marked up it's the best I could do.

Grind, sand, file the other end to the point where you would be comfortable having it close to your neck. It's sharp from cutting

You can either drill a hole, I won't walk you through that or you can cut a groove

Enjoy your new cool pendant