My name is Chad with DreamWood rings! We are here to have fun and learn some of the best and easiest ways to make your own wood rings. We use bentwood, opal and stone inlays, and may different metal choices. I like to keep things light hearted and fun here. Thank you for your support and happy making!
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1 of 1s know what that looked like at first
Looks nice man, keep creating
Thank you!
Beautiful, What is the glass finish?
Thank you! We finished these ones with a flex CA.
@@DreamwoodRings I don't know what is it...
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This was so helpful! I was so worried that it'd be really easy to scratch through the plating given how soft gold is and how thin the plating is. I know that y'all don't sell them yourselves, but a video testing the durability of the finish on timascus rings (like the ones sold by The Opal Dealer) would also be very helpful.
I have been thinking about this actually! It might be awhile but I think I will go through a similar test as this for several more plated and etched rings.
Great guide! I now know to be careful with sandpaper and just scrape with a high quality carbide cutter. The one ring I made so far with one of your gold blanks held up great and I lost none of the gold! Very high quality blanks! Thanks!!!
I recently go a koa insert ring from you. It is beautiful! Workmanship is flawless! very happy!
Wow, thank you! I am happy to hear!
@@DreamwoodRings I also got gold tungsten and black ceramic blanks for you. Can you tell me if the gold tungsten is gold throughout, or is it gold coated? Meaning, if I sand the edges, am I going to see silver or will it stay gold? Thanks in advance!
@@hobbycow5346 It is just plated gold. Go to my main channel and go to my shorts. I have a quick 60 second video on the gold tungsten rings you should take a look at.
@@DreamwoodRings Thanks! Though the one gold tungsten ring I made held up well to cutting sanding and polishing. None of the gold plating came off! So they must be a very high quality vs. the gold plated stainless blanks from Amazon. Are you getting size gold 8 and 11’s back in stock soon?
@@hobbycow5346 nice! I should. Check back on Tuesday!
Looks great!
Thanks!
Where did y97 get the turquoise blank?
I had this from the makers of Trustone. You can get it from anyone who resells trustone though.
What did you engrave the QR code with and on? It came out very sharp and crisp and the metal was bright underneath.
I engraved on an anodized aluminum card with a fiber laser. The right settings with the fiber laser can get a very nice white on the aluminum.
So much safer than the first way we tried to cut the golf ball 😂
Yeaaahhh, I cut my finger one time and decided I needed to find a better way 🤣
Worth watching until the end, ahaha! At least it didn't fly onto the floor and shatter!
Thank you! Yes it could be worse! :D
lol the ending
🤣 glad you enjoyed the dumpster dive! That is not the first time either 🤦♂️
This is great information-thank you so much! I bought all the things but can’t get the darn spindle off my lathe/polisher! Any suggestions? And thanks so much again-you make it look so easy😊
Oh no! Does your lathe have the knockout bar? To slide into the left side hole of the lathe? Thank you!
@@DreamwoodRings Hi! I don’t think so, it’s a mini polisher with a couple of different tools you can change out with the spindle-one is a ring mandrel-it doesn’t slide back and forth like a lathe but everything else is the same. It’s a really cool little piece, but I just can pull the spindle of to put the ring mandrel off! Gah, it’s frustrating! Lol
Fantastic
Thank you!
So that's how Oreos are made. 😂
haha I guess so
Sad that motherboard still had life to it.
Yes but now it gets to go enjoy a different life :D
cool
Thank you!
In classic BlendTec style: "Don't breath this."
ha definitely
Stupid 😂
Great job! Can you do it in green and with some chips and resistors or caps on there? Maybe an RFID chip?
yes! I have done one in the typical green. Adding a rfid chip could work. I wonder how well it would do being surrounded by the metal.
@@DreamwoodRings could try using that black ceramic material instead of metal. 👍
I don't make this type of jewelry, but I find the process fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
where o you get the gold blanks
We make them. Send us a message of what you need and I can happily give you a quote. [email protected]
can the carbide tool scrape off the ring finish
Ceramic is not plated, so a carbide tool will not scratch or discolor it.
My 10/12 mandrel is now in pieces because I couldn’t remove a ring project. I was using CA and the ring was stuck in several spots.
Shoot! The ring mandrels are acetone resistant, so sometimes using that can help get a ring unstuck. But Gary send me an message if it was one of our mandrels.
So this is what the Jedis ended doing after the movies Always wonderd~ don't know never seen a movie
ha same same!
Dude! I’ve been doing this for years and am so glad I did.. SOOOO much easier 😉
It's possible I probably started this because of you! 😅
Should have heated the razor blade
I may try that. I also could leave it under the laser a little longer and think that would help!
are you saying that you use the jet wood lathe for rings? and use the metal or the 3d mandrel on them? good video again!
I use both! Just depends on what I am doing. cutting precise sizes I use the metal lathe.
love the video and your ongoing commentary. did you remove the black finish? it looked like that when you finished polishing! i thought that was a no no. i have not been able to do a plated ring without taking off the polish. maybe i am seeing this wrong. help me out please. nice looking ring no matter. if the black plating has been removed is that a bother to the customer? do they notice? thanks in advance for your answer.
This is actually a black ceramic ring. It is not plated so the black could never be rubbed off. If you were to use a black plated ring then yes sanding or polishing could remove the black plating.
Great video, thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
I have a tungsten wood and opal inlay, how do you polish and buff these rings to bring them back to shine? I was told it can not be by a jeweler because it has resin on top?
Hey, you can definitely do it with some Zam and a cotton wheel with a Dremel or other rotary device. Do you have a Dremel? You can send us a few images to [email protected] and we may possibly be able to give you a quote on fixing it up as well.
beautiful rings! informative. :o)
Thank you Pat!
Looking to move into ring making at that was very informative Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
What type of lathe do you use?
Have the equivalent of a PM 1022V as well as a jet 1221vs
On the 8mm ring how wide is the channel opening width?😊
Hey! On this one I believe it was a 5-6mm width.
Today I learned….. Multiply diameter by Pi to get the circumference. It’s only taken me 60+ years.
😅 Now you'll never forget!! Thanks for watching.
Lol nice video!
Thanks!
pretty ring can you make the channel if you don't have a lathe
It is a bit harder but there are ways if you use a drill or a drill press!
Ever made any of these rings without a lathe and carbide?
Definitely. We made rings on just a drill for a long time. Check out our bentwood ring series I believe it shows how we make one with a drill.
мастер,золотые руки,мне просто необходимо такое кольцо!
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What is that glue?
We use a CA glue, either medium or thin.
When I use the carbide tool it knocks big chunks out and sometimes even the whole thing! Does that ever happen to you? Am I doing something wrong?
I’m not a lathe expert but it seems to me that perhaps your carbide tool isn’t sharp enough or you are going in too fast and hard.
Yeah, I think @goilo is right! You need to get a slow good tempo going depending on your material.
Absolutely gorgeous. ❤
Thank you! 😊
can you buff the uv finish
Yes we do! It is a bit harder of a material so I would sand as high in grit as possible but then you should finish with a polish compound like zam that we have on our site!
is 1G enough to do a ring
Yes it can be. This ring has a 5mm wide channel so it may get close but yes you can!
Gg😊😊
Thanks!
Great work. Very inspiring.
Thanks a lot!
I've noticed some use glue some use light cured resin....does one hold up better than the other
I have always switched between them just based off my project and what works easier for each one. I think they are both great options.
holy 140$ for a ring 😭 Amazing craftswork though!
Thank you! This has been a favorite of ours for sure.
What brand/model is the CO² laser used here? Thanks
This is a galvo head 30 watt co2. It was imported by XT laser.