They are micro mesh pads, however since filming this video I have just moved to 3m 1,000-1,500-2,000 and so on. Much cheaper and works just as well!
@michelarennison47566 күн бұрын
Do you cut the waves from veneer using a laser?
@DreamwoodRings3 күн бұрын
I do use a c02 laser to cut the waves!
@michelarennison47563 күн бұрын
Thanks and it's really cool. @@DreamwoodRings
@user-up7lr1bz9h8 күн бұрын
Lindo qual a cola usada
@DreamwoodRings3 күн бұрын
Obrigado! Usamos uma cola CA
@michelarennison47569 күн бұрын
What paint were you using please?
@DreamwoodRings3 күн бұрын
A simple acrylic paint for the hobby store.
@pattyphipps19717 күн бұрын
New at turning .. Thanks for explaining the collet chuck holder in the beginning. For that I subscribed !! It was extremely helpful. Question .. why might my wood ring not be the same thickness all the way around. It measures 6 mm at its thinnest and creeps up to 9 mm as I go around the ring ? Ty
@DreamwoodRings3 күн бұрын
Thank you! Happy to hear that helped. It could be wobbling on the lathe, or just cut crooked?
@heavelax3019 күн бұрын
Are you applying drops of CA?
@DreamwoodRings3 күн бұрын
Yes I am!
@greenzx9r26 күн бұрын
This would be a great alternative for CA glue when making pens too I think.
@DreamwoodRings3 күн бұрын
That would be interesting. I have found the resin works better when it is thicker but could work!
@darkadore26 күн бұрын
Do you have a video showing how you set up the ring with the lathe before removing excess stone? I Checked your links but idk what's holding the two sides or how you connect the step mandrel to the lathe
@DreamwoodRings26 күн бұрын
@@darkadore maybe this video could help? kzbin.info/www/bejne/garUmpRnntSfbJIsi=Zj7m6-aR8nJERbg1
@darkadore24 күн бұрын
@@DreamwoodRings thank you!
@CatR45Ай бұрын
Wow great work! I wish you could fix my wedding ring.
@DreamwoodRings3 күн бұрын
What is your wedding ring made of?
@CatR453 күн бұрын
@@DreamwoodRings deer antler and platinum.
@DreamwoodRings3 күн бұрын
@@CatR45 I may be able to. Send an email to [email protected] with pictures if you would like.
@ResyekttАй бұрын
What do you do with the remaining ash/opal mix?
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
@@Resyektt I ship the mixture back to the customer. They can do what they would like with it.
@ResyekttАй бұрын
@@DreamwoodRings awesome, I figured it was something like that, thanks for the quick reply!
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
@@Resyektt of course, thanks for watching!
@rickbadessa4897Ай бұрын
How do you pull out the livestock end piece after your ring is complete... Seems like it might wedge itself in
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
@@rickbadessa4897 do you mean on the Nylon mandrels, or the collet chuck?
@rickbadessa4897Ай бұрын
@@DreamwoodRings nylon
@mrkennedyfreakАй бұрын
Was waiting for the bass drop. Lol
@DreamwoodRings3 күн бұрын
If only!
@aiedle007Ай бұрын
Never made a ring before, but I am planning to. Thank you for making this video and giving me tips and tricks to do things that I didn't even think to ask about.
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
Good luck! Glad it was helpful!
@cryoxantАй бұрын
So cool!
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
Thank you!
@ErikKempАй бұрын
That looks awesome!!! Always top quality from DreamwoodRings!
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
Hope it works well!
@betsywilkes7952Ай бұрын
Thank you for showing how to create without expensive tools! Made my first ring and it’s not perfect but neither am I 😂 Time to practice now!
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
@@betsywilkes7952 that is awesome! I'm glad this could be helpful to you. Now it is just practice practice until you really get it down. 😁
@christines.4444Ай бұрын
Beautiful ring! I loved your video
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
Thank you!
@miker8560Ай бұрын
What kind of glue is this?
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
@@miker8560 it is CA glue. Check it out here. shopdreamwood.com/products/thin-ca-glue-bsi-adhesives?variant=43340372672692
@CaitlinSmith-n2j2 ай бұрын
4:10 How are you able to rotate your ring while it’s engraving? I have a design idea but I’d need to be able to fully rotate my ring
@DreamwoodRings2 ай бұрын
@@CaitlinSmith-n2j I am just using a rotary that plugs directly into the laser.
@CaitlinSmith-n2jАй бұрын
@@DreamwoodRingsis that a separate purchase from the laser? If so any suggestions on where and what to get?
@AntonyJS2 ай бұрын
You need to do a full dip in UV resin for a complete coating and then set it all in one go. Can then file/sand it down a little bit if its a bit thick. Gives an amazing finish as its a complete coat all the way around in one go 👍
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
Thanks for the tip!
@scottxfactoraudio87992 ай бұрын
Since there are a lot of comments about the wood "breaking"... Softening "any" wood is best when using a multiple of tricks. But it is always - Water or alcohol, with an added conditioner. There are many things you can add to the liquid if you are having problems. Like, "salt, bleach and baking soda". Heat, time and sometimes "pressure" are your primary variables. (Try using a "pressure cooker" to heat the veneer for a short time). "Especially" with the harder, tighter grained hardwoods. (Like "Bloodwood", Rosewood etc.)! The standard is warm-hot water with a quality "wood conditioner" added to the heated water. "Most conditioners are glycerin based". Ask/call the veneer companies and always shop around"! (There isn't a wood you cannot bend to your will). Well... "Except for maybe old, fully dry-cured, "African Ebony", also called "Ironwood"! Some "Burlwoods", like "Mappa Burl" can be problematic because of their inherent structure, which can cause, "Crumbling" but there are ways around that too! Experiment! Good Luck!
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.
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
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.
@hobbycow53463 ай бұрын
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!!!
@DreamwoodRingsАй бұрын
Awesome! That is so great to hear!
@hobbycow53463 ай бұрын
I recently go a koa insert ring from you. It is beautiful! Workmanship is flawless! very happy!
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you! I am happy to hear!
@hobbycow53463 ай бұрын
@@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!
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
@@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.
@hobbycow53463 ай бұрын
@@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?
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
@@hobbycow5346 nice! I should. Check back on Tuesday!
@james.gifford3 ай бұрын
Looks great!
@DreamwoodRings2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@markbosworth98773 ай бұрын
Where did y97 get the turquoise blank?
@DreamwoodRings2 ай бұрын
I had this from the makers of Trustone. You can get it from anyone who resells trustone though.
@saym27563 ай бұрын
What did you engrave the QR code with and on? It came out very sharp and crisp and the metal was bright underneath.
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
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.
@Cameronbeebe3 ай бұрын
So much safer than the first way we tried to cut the golf ball 😂
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
Yeaaahhh, I cut my finger one time and decided I needed to find a better way 🤣
@susieholmes30373 ай бұрын
Worth watching until the end, ahaha! At least it didn't fly onto the floor and shatter!
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yes it could be worse! :D
@brendonbeebe3 ай бұрын
lol the ending
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
🤣 glad you enjoyed the dumpster dive! That is not the first time either 🤦♂️
@lauryltedesco34363 ай бұрын
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😊
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
Oh no! Does your lathe have the knockout bar? To slide into the left side hole of the lathe? Thank you!
@lauryltedesco34363 ай бұрын
@@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
@yekeno3 ай бұрын
Fantastic
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@bryaniskoo4 ай бұрын
So that's how Oreos are made. 😂
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
haha I guess so
@randallricker75474 ай бұрын
Sad that motherboard still had life to it.
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
Yes but now it gets to go enjoy a different life :D
@X-3K4 ай бұрын
cool
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@rosengrantchris4 ай бұрын
In classic BlendTec style: "Don't breath this."
@DreamwoodRings3 ай бұрын
ha definitely
@israeldelatorre24454 ай бұрын
Stupid 😂
@bkup13324 ай бұрын
Great job! Can you do it in green and with some chips and resistors or caps on there? Maybe an RFID chip?
@DreamwoodRings4 ай бұрын
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.
@bkup13323 ай бұрын
@@DreamwoodRings could try using that black ceramic material instead of metal. 👍
@wendyrock42604 ай бұрын
I don't make this type of jewelry, but I find the process fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
@DreamwoodRings4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@pauldejesus96444 ай бұрын
where o you get the gold blanks
@DreamwoodRings4 ай бұрын
We make them. Send us a message of what you need and I can happily give you a quote. [email protected]
@pauldejesus96444 ай бұрын
can the carbide tool scrape off the ring finish
@DreamwoodRings4 ай бұрын
Ceramic is not plated, so a carbide tool will not scratch or discolor it.
@garymaylon20254 ай бұрын
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.
@DreamwoodRings4 ай бұрын
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.
@billys46835 ай бұрын
So this is what the Jedis ended doing after the movies Always wonderd~ don't know never seen a movie
@DreamwoodRings4 ай бұрын
ha same same!
@stoneforgestudios18105 ай бұрын
Dude! I’ve been doing this for years and am so glad I did.. SOOOO much easier 😉
@DreamwoodRings5 ай бұрын
It's possible I probably started this because of you! 😅
@bigmd13435 ай бұрын
Should have heated the razor blade
@DreamwoodRings4 ай бұрын
I may try that. I also could leave it under the laser a little longer and think that would help!
@pathowell28075 ай бұрын
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!
@DreamwoodRings5 ай бұрын
I use both! Just depends on what I am doing. cutting precise sizes I use the metal lathe.