Hi Mike, Thanks for another great video. This afternoon I mad a Captive Ring tool from am old 6.5 mm Allen key and mad my first 2 captive rings. It worked great. Next the baby rattle for my first future grand child. Thanks

@MikePeaceWoodturning

10 ай бұрын

Nice work!

Takes the mystery out of captive rings. The various DIY tools proved to be invaluable. I'm thinking that screwdrivers from the hardware store might work. Softer metal would require more sharpening. Wrapping the sandpaper around the stem could also be done with double side carpet tape. Thanks!

BIG help, Mike! TU!! 👏👏👌👌👍👍

If you are new to wood turning you are watching the best teacher on KZread! Thank you for sharing. I have learned so much from your videos.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

THANK YOU! we have a baby shower this weekend. Your demonstration allowed me to create a cats-claw from a starter set small skew. 1st time out, a made a perfect 3 ring rattle just like yours. I enjoy your vids...right to the point. Thanks again!

@MikePeaceWoodturning

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Great job. great technique

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Many thanks Mike. I watched your video and then went and made it and then made a three ring rattle for my granddaughter. Thanks to you I got inspired and am very pleased with my first attempt. It’s great that beginners like me have people like you to learn from. Keep up the good work. Many thanks, Stu from Wales 👍

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! That is what I like to hear.

Thanks for the demo Mike Take care all and stay safe and well Cheers Harold

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

You as well, Harold

Another excellent video. I enjoyed both the demonstration of the captive rings and the discussion about the possible ways the tools can be made. This is a very clear demonstration on something that I've been wanting to try.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great video Mike

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Vern!

Thank you for another useful video.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

The valuable insight from this video is that if you can turn the bead--which anyone can--you want the ring tool to be like Mike's, with a pointed hook that gets you behind the bead. In the Crown and Sorby specialty captive ring tools, with their half-circle shape, the base of the half-circle either requires a complex rotation of the tool or gets in the way and flattens or grooves the bead (see Baconsoda's video). So, the tool Mike made looks ideal: I have ordered my HSS blank.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found this useful, Gord.

Good tips on tool making. Thanks Mike.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Any time!

Thank you Mike, very helpful.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome

Great job. We shared this video in our homemade tools forum this week :)

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

Great information Mike 👍👍👍

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Awesome video! Thanks so much Mike!

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Always a learning experience Mike,thank you!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome

This is very timely for me, Mike. I have been working on a baby rattle for a friend, and have really struggled with getting the rings just right (that and the rattles just end up being too big to a small baby!). I was using multiple home-made tools for each side of the ring, but now I think I'm going to grind one to be able to cut on both sides. I'd also like to echo some of the comments below. You have the "knack" for teaching and I really learn a lot from your videos. Thanks so much!

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I appreciate the feedback.

Thanks for this great video Mike. I've been wanting to try some captive rings. I have lots of allen wrenches so I will try to make a tool from one of those. 👍🏻

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

Great video Mike and some good ideas for ring tools. I have one made from a half inch ring spanner (wrench) which works quite well and I'm thinking of making one from an open ended wrench 🔧

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of steel tool options that only trial and error will let you know how well they will take and hold an edge.

Mike, I am totally addicted to making captive rings. I use the Allen wrench version so far. It does a pretty good job although I like the second one you showed with the cove on it. I likely would get smoother rings

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

Practise, practise, practise!

Very cool. I’ve got to make a couple of these tools and try this. A couple of questions: 1) Instead of using CA glue on the sandpaper, would a couple of zip-ties work as long as there is adequate room to keep one’s fingers away from the zip tie clip part? And 2) Is there any use for those assembly wrenches that come in the “some assembly required” products for use as turning tools. They appear to be stamped steel, so I’m curious if anyone has tried using them and whether they would hold an edge for any useful period of time.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

I will have to try the zip ties. Sounds like they would work well. I am guessing the assembly wrenches are intended for one time use and probably not nearly as hard as a regular Allen wrench.

Great video. I guess it is best to use a fine grain wood, right?

@MikePeaceWoodturning

2 жыл бұрын

That is correct