136/365 hollow form challenge

There was another group challenge for May 16 to make a hollow form ring that included a stone. I tried to make mine for about 4 hours and finally ran out of both patience and time. When it came to attaching the side panels my puny butane torches wouldn't heat the metal sufficiently, even double-fisted. This is my first design, I tried to make a different, smaller one as well. The rings made by the other participants are gorgeous, I hope to post them when I have time, but they are all on flickr in the Ring a Day group, search for hollow.