Valentine story #2: How to propose with the help of 3D printing
Hywel Vaughan and his girlfriend Sarah had been together for just over three years. As his New Years resolution of 2012, he decided to ask her to marry him. Being an industrial designer though, Hywel figured he could do something much better than just buying a ring from a shop.
Hywel has been so nice to post photos and instructions of how to make the ring on Instructables. It includes everything from buying the gem stone to the actual proposal! In December of 2012, he surprised Sarah with a trip to Bruges in Belgium. Sarah had no idea they were going anywhere until Hywel came down the stairs with packed bags and directed her to the taxi waiting outside! A brief Eurostar trip later, the couple was in Bruges walking next to the canals in the moonlight. At a quiet spot next to the ‘lovers lake’, he got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. She said yes, with the biggest smile he had ever known her to have.
“The finish on the ring was fantastic, and the accuracy of the product was perfect. After visiting a local jewellers, I had the diamond set in the ring and placed the finished product in a wooden box (which really set off the sparkle).” – Hywel Vaughan
