I had a WOW moment when you drew the coat hanger wire and caused the tubing to curl!!!😮 Thank you so much for teaching me your valuable knowledge.

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello smac, Every time I curl tubing I have a WOW moment!! It is just fun. You are more than welcome. I am happy to help. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Greg Greenwood

Mind reader!! Perfect timing Greg I wasted half a day making scrap in an attempt to produce a 3/4inch circle in silver tube. With your steel wire former I got exactly what I wanted on my second try. Perfect thank you so much. I’m so grateful as an old age newcomer to silversmithing, for the valuable tips and tricks and knowledge that you have to share. 😊

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Keith, Glad the timing was perfect. You are very welcome and I'm happy to see you learning silversmithing. You will love it. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood

Hi Greg, I just stumbled on your channel. I’m a silversmith in the UK and I’m beginning to give group classes starting the end of this month. I’m always learning myself and after ten years I sometimes feel I may be able to call myself a jeweller, but really I hardly know a thing. Having just watched a couple of videos, I felt I had to say that your demos are the very best I’ve seen. You break everything down into small bite sized parts, explain the whys and why nots and I love your presentation style. Thank you for all of this information. I’m so glad I found this channel - where were you hiding? 😊

@greggreenwood4628

5 ай бұрын

Hello Shelly, Thank you so much for your very kind comments. I really appreciate it. I am glad that I can be helpful to you and many others. I'm glad you found me too!! Good luck on your classes. If there is anything I can help you with, please feel free to let me know. Keep watching and the best to you this new year. Greg Greenwood

Eureka :-)I've always wanted to know how this is done..now to make some wire tools ...great work great information thanks

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello guidelineuk, I am very happy that I can help. Enjoy, it will be fun! Greg Greenwood

I know I've said it many times before, but I fricken LOVE this channel! Thanks so much Greg!

@greggreenwood4628

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it! Greg Greenwood

My jaw dropped! Thank you so much for this and the rest of your videos. So very kind and helpful

@greggreenwood4628

5 ай бұрын

Hello Emily, I am so glad that I can help you! If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood

Thank you. I've found that a snug fitting tightly twisted hemp string work well

@greggreenwood4628

Ай бұрын

Hello Pro, Thank you for sharing. Greg Greenwood

Another great tutorial Greg.. thank you! Also, I received the pin that I ordered from your studio, and folks, I have to say.. Greg's work is FLAWLESS! Of course I enjoy making my own jewelry, however, I wanted to show my support in a more meaningful way than a thumb's up, so I ordered one of his beautiful pieces for myself (Mother's Day and all). The craftsmanship, design and finishing are all so beautifully done - and truly unique.

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Laurie, Thank you for your wonderful comments. I really do appreciate your fantastic support!! Enjoy your pin!!! The best to you. Greg Greenwood

what an excellent video guide! I have only found about 3-4 videos with this type of tube bending method and I must admit, yours is much more informative. Thank you for covering this specific technique, Greg! 😁👍✌

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello krystyna93, Thank you so much for your kind comments. I really appreciate it. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

Brilliant, solves so many problems, thank you.

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Christopher, Very glad I can help. If you have any questions in the future, please fee free to let me know. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood

I stumbled onto one of your videos a few weeks back while doing some research on making silver bezels for my Lapidary projects. Long story short, I have watched countless other related KZread videos, and although there are some great ones out there, I have to say the content you put out is hands down the best! You consistently cover the smallest of details that are all too often overlooked in many other videos. I also really appreciate the various tips and techniques you offer up no matter what the particular project might be. You are a true master of the craft, and thank you so much for sharing.

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello bigdaddyg, Thank you very much for your kind and humbling comments. I really appreciate it! I am very happy that I can help you and others. You have made my day for sure! If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood

Excellent tips,, I've been a plumber for 42 years, my benders are so sloppy now they ripple the tube if you pull the bend to quickly, ha ha Ingenious tip, drawing the steel through to bend silver tube, thanks for sharing

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Scott, Thanks for watching and sharing your story. Very glad I can help. Take care. Greg Greenwood

That was fascinating. Thanks!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Allison, I am glad you enjoyed. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

A great demo. Very cool!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Tam, Thank you very much. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

Love it!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello rm m, Glad you liked the video. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

Hi Greg, absolutely cracking idea!! It works like a dream! I use 3mm ID tube for my bails and after watching you video, I found some 3mm steel rod in my junk box. I had to file down the long hockey stick handle part of the former to let the tube slip on but by keeping the hockey head at almost 3mm I had very little deformation at the start of the bend. I can use every bit of the tube. The other thing that you might want to pass on in your description box is that by using either small nuts or washers instead of the spacer tube you can smoothly push the product off the former without starting to bend and damage the spacer tube. You could use nuts or washers adjacent to the back end of the tube with a short length of spacer tube. You just have to catch the nuts on the final pull. Thanks again Greg. Kind regards . . . Andy

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Andy, I knew you would like this technique. Nice to see you adapting it to your needs. It is great to see other methods and to share. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood

Brilliant! Thank you so much for your videos. They are such help!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Yvonne, I am very glad that I can help you. Greg Greenwood

Thank you for a great video!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Lenore, You are very welcome. Keep watching! Greg Greenwood

Excellent!

@greggreenwood4628

3 ай бұрын

Hello Alex, Thank you very much. Greg Greenwood

Amazing! Thank you for shareing!!

@greggreenwood4628

7 ай бұрын

Hello Guillermo, You are more than welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood

Great video, thanks 👍🏻

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Barbara, Thank you very much. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

Fantastic!!!!!! Thank you for this very useful video. 🙏🤗

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello, Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

Very interesting, thank you!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Sabine, Thank you. You are more than welcome. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

Thank you Greg for sharing your knowledge. Fantastic technique!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Merce, You are more than welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood

Thank you this is so helpful 🎉❤

@greggreenwood4628

9 ай бұрын

Hello Aileach, You're so welcome! Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood

excellent - thank you

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Sheepdog9, Thank you. You are more than welcome. Keep Watching. Greg Greenwood

Dear sir Thank you for new ideas and knowledge 🙏

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Ashok, You are more than welcome. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

I always learn something off your tutorial they’re awesome thank you

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello, Thank you very much for your kind comment. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood

Very, very, clever!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Stuart, Thank you very much. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

Really interesting technique. Will definitely give it a try.

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello A Wicken, Yes it is. You will enjoy it! Keep watching Greg Greenwood

Thank you so much.

@greggreenwood4628

22 күн бұрын

Hello Cecilia, You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood

Thanks

@greggreenwood4628

5 ай бұрын

Hello Fergus, You are more than welcome. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

Thank YOU for that Greg!! I am currently making some items that require various sizes of smaller bent tubing and have been struggling to get good results. Not now!! Please keep your videos coming!!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello B. Perfect timing for you! Glad I can help you. Let me know how it goes. Greg Greenwood

Hi Greg, fantastic video. As you know I like to use a curved bail on my pendants, I particularly like it because it sets my work apart from those with little straight tube bails. I’ve actually seen an industrial process that was called a ‘hockey stick’ bending machine for mass producing 90-degree thick-walled elbows. Short lengths of tube were hydraulically forced down the handle part of the hockey stick mandrel with flowing lubricant. I never thought of using it they way that you have shown me on small tube. I’ll email you some pictures of an Induction Bending machine that I designed for industrial use and the little 1/2" rad bending machine I made to use with 4mm silver tube. Greg I’m going to be using your method starting today. Thanks for sharing all of your excellent ideas. All the very best wishes . . . Andy

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Andy, Thank you for your compliments. Looking forward to seeing your bending machine photos. Keep up the good work. Greg Greenwood

Miter vise!!! Easy accurate.

@greggreenwood4628

11 ай бұрын

For sure. Greg Greenwood

FANTASTIC VIDEO. Thank you for making such informative videos. What would be the best wire to use to draw the silver tubing over. My coat hanger wire is simply too soft. Thank you 🙏🏽

@greggreenwood4628

5 ай бұрын

Hello Peter, Thank you for your comments. I appreciate it. You can try a welding rod, music or hinge wire rods. All these can be purchased at a hardware store. Let me know how it goes. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

@peterlux5959

5 ай бұрын

@@greggreenwood4628 thank you so much

@greggreenwood4628

5 ай бұрын

Hello Peter, You are more than welcome. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

Hi, thank you for this video 🙏 Do you have a video on how to make the tubes? Like what width of sheets will give you what diameter of the tubes? Is there a formula/calculation for it? Please let me know Thanks!

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello booyalol, Thank you for watching. I don't have a video on how to make tubes at this time. I'll put it on the list. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood

Great job Greg, but i'm doing a silver bale where the inside of tube is 5.9mm, and the walls are a half of a millimeter. the customer wants to use a thick chain for heavy stone agate pendant and wanted a slight curbed tube that is 1&1/2 inches long. I have been trying to curbed the tubing with 2-3 mm steel wire but just breaks and rips the tube. do i need to get steel wire same thickness of the inner tube and do the walls of tubing have to be thinner or thicker???. please try to answer my question customer is getting impatient. Thank You

@greggreenwood4628

Ай бұрын

Hello Isaac, Thanks for your question. You need to get the steel wire as close to the same thickness of the inner diameter as possible. Also make sure the curved end of the steel wire is nice and smooth. No burrs or sharp edges. The thickness of the tubing should be OK if the wire is the correct size. Good luck with your customer. Let me know how it goes. Greg Greenwood

Question, is this to be done just with the cold material, or better soften it by heating it up first ?

@greggreenwood4628

2 ай бұрын

Hello Marianne, The tubing will bend easier after it is annealed. This is heating the silver to dull cherry red, cooling it and pickling, then bending. Thanks for your question. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood

I love this idea and it worked once for me. But never again. I annealed the silver tubing. Added lubricant. You make it look so easy. What am I doing wrong??

@WTUrbanRanch

10 ай бұрын

Did it! Smaller tubing. Tighter fit of steel.

@WTUrbanRanch

10 ай бұрын

Noodles arch tent top

@greggreenwood4628

10 ай бұрын

Hello Wendy, Sorry it is not working. The steel rod has to be snug into the tube. This will make a big difference. Greg Greenwood

@greggreenwood4628

10 ай бұрын

Oh great!! That is the secret. Tight fit. Greg Greenwood

Got another question for ya, if it's not too much of a bother. What would be the most inexpensive option for a surface to pound thick silver into a flat sheet?

@greggreenwood4628

11 ай бұрын

Hello Red, A piece of steel from a junk yard. Preferably with a smooth side. Engine parts are great. You can buy a steel bench block 2x2 in at Rio Grande for less than $10. I think the hunt in a junk yard is more fun. You will probably find some round pieces that you can use for mandrels too. Good luck and have fun!! Greg Greenwood

@redeyestones3738

11 ай бұрын

@@greggreenwood4628 thanks for always taking time to answer questions with great answers! I never even thought of junkyard scrap. What a great idea

@redeyestones3738

11 ай бұрын

@@greggreenwood4628 I bet if I used some epoxy, and glued a chunk of wood to the bottom, and some thin pieces around the perimeter, it would probably muffle the sound of striking a bit. I live in an apartment, and am trying to think of ways to pound silver, but a little quieter. Lol

@greggreenwood4628

11 ай бұрын

Hello Red, You are very welcome. Greg Greenwood

@greggreenwood4628

11 ай бұрын

Hello red, Your best bet is to make a sandbag out of an old denim jean leg. Put sand in a plastic bag and sew into the denim bag. Super quiet and is cheap. Have fun. Greg Greenwood

Hi from a Norwegian beginner 😊 When you mentioned plumbers, I emediately thought of sand. Back in the day, they filled the pipes with sand to avoid colaps when bending them. Do you think that would work with silver tubes as well? I have very limited amounts to spend each month, and sand is free 🤷‍♀️😅 Elin

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello @shiramus, Sand does work for the larger size tubes, but is limited for the small tubes. We used to fill tubes with pitch (tar), but that is time consuming and messy. The coat hanger wire that I used in the video is free or almost free and works great on the smaller size tubes. If you are using larger tubes in copper, then go ahead and use sand. Let me know how it goes. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood

@ElinHaugan

Жыл бұрын

@@greggreenwood4628 thank you. I can't remember last time I saw a coat hanger in steel wire. They're hard to come by here as wooden hangers are prefered. I'll have a look around and see what I find that might be usefull 🙂

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello shiramus, I are correct about the steel coat hangers. Plastic is also the #1 hanger available. Unfortunately. Plastic is taking over the world! I'm sure you will be able to find some steel wire somewhere. How about a dry cleaner service? Or are they using wood too? Thank you for sharing. Greg Greenwood

@ElinHaugan

Жыл бұрын

@@greggreenwood4628 to be honest, I've never been to a dry cleaner, so I have no clue what they're useing. But I thought of bicycle spokes, they must be strong enough?

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello Elin, I don't think I have been to a dry cleaner in 50 years!! Bicycle spokes should work great. Let me know how it all goes. Greg Greenwood

Most of the tubing I’d like to bend has an inside diameter too large for a wire hanger. Where to find higher gauge steel tubing?

@greggreenwood4628

9 ай бұрын

Hello Gianine, You do not have to use steel. You can use brass. Most construction box stores carry different size steel & brass rods. Hardware stores are a good source. Old screw drivers can be cut and bent. Look at rummage sales or thrift shops. There are many things that can be converted into a rod so you can bend your tubing. Good Luck and enjoy the hunt. It will be rewarding and fun. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood

@gianinecarbone6060

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@greggreenwood4628

9 ай бұрын

You are more than welcome. Greg Greenwood

What happens when you use a rod that's not so snug on the inside?

@greggreenwood4628

5 ай бұрын

Hello Meg, If you use too small of a rod, it may not even curve the tubing. Or it will curve it but not leave the tube round. Thanks for your question. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood

@megv.h2228

5 ай бұрын

@greggreenwood4628 thanks for your helpful reply!!

@greggreenwood4628

4 ай бұрын

Hello Meg, My pleasure. Greg Greenwood-

@greggreenwood4628

4 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Greg Greenwood

Can't you also fill the tubing with sand and then bend it????

@greggreenwood4628

3 ай бұрын

Hello Kristi, Good question. Large tubing can sometimes be bend with sand. Small tubing for jewelry does not have enough sand in it to prevent kinking. Other methods include ice and pitch (tar). Thank you for watching and sharing. I appreciate it. Greg Greenwood

Have you tried bending with sand in the tube? That's an old trick for bending aluminum

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello BenL, I have not used sand for small tubing. I have used silica sand and have used pitch for larger tubing. Pitch is used in the musical industry for making brass horns. That is a interesting process. Thank you for sharing. Greg Greenwood

@Yoshikaable

Жыл бұрын

@@greggreenwood4628 in truth, I have never bent small tubing. I was working with 26mm tubing. Your videos, including this one, are very inspiring! "The possibilities are endless"

@greggreenwood4628

Жыл бұрын

Hello, Thanks so much. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood