Topic: Hi guys! Just discovered this place and i'm in desperate need of your help..

[TheMcKnightMare]

Okay, a few things:

1. I have that keychain.
2. You don't need anything fancy for this.  The company I work for can easily mold this and add a jump ring, turning it into a Keychain/pendant.
3. If you're serious, I can inquire, possibly on Monday (if I find my own piece) for some Castings.  In order for it to look more the keychain, it's going to require some Black Antique and Satin Finish touches after casting.

All of this sounds absolutely amazing..my main goal was to wear the keychain as a pendant since it's the perfect size on a leather necklace I already have.. Forgive my complete lack of knowledge of metals but I'll try to explain what I'm shooting for:

1) I don't want it to be very shiny.. The more dull the better!

2) not sure how much of a factor this will be in metal type but I'll be wearing the thing daily, also bonus if it can get wet frequently

This has me excited on a level you cannot imagine as I'm emberassed by the amount of man hours I've devoted to finding this blasted keychain

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Silver wears really well, and if it does tarnish in time (we use TruSilver Deox, a type of silver that does not tarnish due to the alloy, so it shouldn't), it will still look great, since the keychain itself looks worn and tarnished.

It would not be shiny.  Part of the process used to remove the Black Antique process requires satining, meaning the piece gets rubbed with a fine-grade sandpaper or a steel wool high-speed brush, so it would generate a matte, opaque finish, like when you see streaks on Steel.

You'd be more likely to wear out the jumpring and bail of the piece rather than damaging the piece or yourself.  I will see about making strong jumprings and/or bails for it, but no promises there.  You can always re-tighten the jump ring/bail should it ever fall out.  Water should not be a problem.

[TheMcKnightMare]

Silver wears really well, and if it does tarnish in time (we use TruSilver Deox, a type of silver that does not tarnish due to the alloy, so it shouldn't), it will still look great, since the keychain itself looks worn and tarnished.

It would not be shiny.  Part of the process used to remove the Black Antique process requires satining, meaning the piece gets rubbed with a fine-grade sandpaper or a steel wool high-speed brush, so it would generate a matte, opaque finish, like when you see streaks on Steel.

You'd be more likely to wear out the jumpring and bail of the piece rather than damaging the piece or yourself.  I will see about making strong jumprings and/or bails for it, but no promises there.  You can always re-tighten the jump ring/bail should it ever fall out.  Water should not be a problem.

I'm beyond sold.. Any idea on a general price range for such an endeavor?

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

I will find out.

[TheMcKnightMare]

I will find out.

Thank you brother..

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Good news!

I found my Combat Cross Keychain.
I will inquire tomorrow about using it to create a Mold, from which we can create some Castings for anyone who might be interested.
Now that I have it on-hand, I will also inquire about an estimate quote.

Do you need the chain to go with the Cross?  We normally don't provide the chain, but we may be able to get ahold of some for this sort of thing.
I will give more updates, tomorrow.

[TheMcKnightMare]

Good news!

I found my Combat Cross Keychain.
I will inquire tomorrow about using it to create a Mold, from which we can create some Castings for anyone who might be interested.
Now that I have it on-hand, I will also inquire about an estimate quote.

Do you need the chain to go with the Cross?  We normally don't provide the chain, but we may be able to get ahold of some for this sort of thing.
I will give more updates, tomorrow.

All I need is the cross! I'm stoked out of my mind, thank you for looking into this..

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

It's looking like it's gonna be $45-55 for a Silver piece, not including Shipping.
That's an estimate.

[TheMcKnightMare]

It's looking like it's gonna be $45-55 for a Silver piece, not including Shipping.
That's an estimate.

Ok, should be able to come up with that without issue, how do we go about moving forward?

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

I went and had a mold made.
I also requested two castings (because I want one for myself, bwahahah).

Once the labor is done, I will post a picture of the finished product.
If you like what you see, you can send me a payment through Paypal, along with your address, and I will ship it.
Hopefully it's not International Shipping...

[TheMcKnightMare]

I went and had a mold made.
I also requested two castings (because I want one for myself, bwahahah).

Once the labor is done, I will post a picture of the finished product.
If you like what you see, you can send me a payment through Paypal, along with your address, and I will ship it.
Hopefully it's not International Shipping...

Sounds fantastic, I'm in the US and have PayPal.. So happy I found you brother, any guesstimate on a timeframe of when you think it'll be finished? Also where you able to verify if it would have that matte/worn finish you were talking about? Oh! And will the top of the cross have a hoop of some sort to run a necklace through? Sorry about all the last minute questions

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

I will take a picture of it once it's completed on my end.
The original keychain had a loop through which you could run a cord...
...however, I will also have a bail casted and assembled in, so you can run a proper cord or chain.

It's probably gonna be completed next week.

[TheMcKnightMare]

I will take a picture of it once it's completed on my end.
The original keychain had a loop through which you could run a cord...
...however, I will also have a bail casted and assembled in, so you can run a proper cord or chain.

It's probably gonna be completed next week.

Ok, sounds great

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Update:

So here's the original Steel Cross Keychain (minus the jump ring and lobsterclaw for the keys).



And currently, here are the two Silver Castings.  They're still dirty, straight out of the molds.


I imagine sometime next week, they'll be BlackAntiqued and smooth-finished.  Pics will follow, then.

[TheMcKnightMare]

Update:

So here's the original Steel Cross Keychain (minus the jump ring and lobsterclaw for the keys).



And currently, here are the two Silver Castings.  They're still dirty, straight out of the molds.


I imagine sometime next week, they'll be BlackAntiqued and smooth-finished.  Pics will follow, then.

Holy hell I cannot wait to see the finished product as they're already looking gorgeous