Making a Batch of 77 Spoon and Fork rings part 1

[@allanthompson9695]

This is a good video to have on even when I am working on something. Its like company in the workshop. Very Cool. Thanks.

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

Thank you for hanging out with me. I’m glad you enjoyed the livestream. When I go live a lot of the time it’s so I get to hang out with everyone. It breaks up the tedious process of the same thing over and over. Thank you for your comment and watching.

[@mariagloriagentilegmsjewer5565]

Thank you for your wonderful work

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

Thank you for watching! 😊

[@gillesdufaux5519]

Thanks a lot for your help

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

Thank you For Watching

[@lw3370]

What type of machine is that. I am still bending manually and it’s killing my hands!

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

@@lw3370 I have a link in the bottom of the description for FlatwareAble.com

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

It’s expensive but it’s a game changer especially making rings. I went from 10 -15 minutes a ring. To 2 minutes a ring. In one day, you can make enough rings to pay for the kit twice over.

[@allanthompson9695]

How many fingers do you have left? Great videos. Really interesting, the whole process. Could be quite therapeutic once you get into a rhythm. The bowl under the bolt cutters might be efficient. Really good watching.

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

All 10 so far 😂. Once you get into a groove, it’s very easy to just get lost in it. Until you realize you’re starting to get tired and you’ve made 80 or 90 rings! Thank you for your comment and thank you so much for watching.

[@nancygorham-lasante2803]

Ok thanks

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

Any time

[@bettysullivan5072]

Could you please tell me about the press you're using to flatten the spoons etc

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

I’m using a 1 ton harbor freight arbor press. With the 3D press kit from flatwearable.net. Their link is in the description below. I think that Suzanne mentions it fit in any 1 inch arbor press. I know that one of her videos talks about it. It will possibly be on the same page. Thank you for watching and messaging me. 😊

[@amandahuberd1245]

When your marking with a marker, what is the measurement?

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

They are 3 inches for the regular round and 3 1/4 inches-ish for the spirals

[@dianetapper2900]

I’m new to making rings and just purchased a bender like yours, but haven’t used it yet. Can you please tell me what kind of buffing wheels you use and where you get them? I have a Harbor Freight a few miles away so I hope its there! Thank you so much for posting your videos, you give so much information and you make it easy to understand. I look forward to watch many more and learn more things! Thanks again!

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

First Thank you for watching! The buffing wheels that I have are from Lowe’s. They don’t fit my mandrels on my buffer. So I have some pieces of leather holding them on. I have a stiff one and a softer one. Then I have one that is really fluffy for a high shine. And my fiber wheel. I’m sorry that I didn’t have more specific information on them. My next ones will have a smaller hole than my Lowe’s ones. And I use red and white polishing compounds on my different wheels.

[@dianetapper2900]

@@FlatwareCreationSS thank you for the info!

[@jazzyrose3257]

I love your work. What sizes are you cutting the folks down to?

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

@@jazzyrose3257 I normally cut them all the same length and then size wen I need to. I can go from a 4--12 on most rings.

[@nancygorham-lasante2803]

Ok thanks and what diameter plastic roll do you use for doing your bracelets? I'm trying to bend silver ware but not sure what size I should be forming them around. Thanks Nancy

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

If you’re using the bender, I would use the middle size. When I first started out, I was bending my bracelets around a 1 1/2 inch schedule 40 pipe. I actually still use a 1 inch coupling for the size of my bracelets now. I just have it around the second smallest shaping roller. That’s where I found a sweet spot for mine.

[@highanddryful]

Thanks for another fantastic tutorial. Can you give some pointers how to determine whether a spoon is; stainless steel, pure silver , chrome plated or silver-plated? Also what is the most ideal material to bend into rings? Thanks

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

So the nice part about stainless and pure silver or 925 sterling is that they will both say that on the silverware. Sometimes the silver will stay 800 or something like that which is a lesser purity of silver. Sterling silver is definitely the easiest but you want to make sure that you anneal it first unless you’ve dealt with the pattern before. Normally silverplated will say something like AA or A+ IS is normally plated sometimes it will just stay plate. The chrome plated ones are a little bit harder because they look silver plated but until you start to bend it and you start to see the cracking that’s whenever I know for sure. And it sometimes it gets me still. Lol Thank you for watching and subscribing 😊

[@highanddryful]

@@FlatwareCreationSS thank you I am inspired to start "ringing" myself. The arbor press in your affiliated Amazon link does not look similar to your press, I don't see the steel horizontal mandrel attached to it.

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

@@highanddryful That’s the way the arbor press comes. The 3-D press system from Flatwearable.net is where all of the attachments come from and the new bar. That’s why it looks different. I started out with the last generation of bender kit and then upgraded to the 3-D which has a lot more features. The cost is definitely worth it. I can make over 100 rings in a day and they sell for $20 each all day long.

[@The2012SRC]

Stainless steel

[@CindyHorowitz]

What material do you use in your tumbler?

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

In the description I have a link for it. It is 5 pounds of three shape jewelers, stainless steel shot.

[@nancygorham-lasante2803]

Hi why do you have to flatten them all if you're going to cut them off?

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

You don’t have to, but I use the bowls for windchimes and whenever I’m cutting patterns out

[@robertsociesr6031]

Are the silverware you use regular house ware

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

Yes, most of the silverware that I use is silver plated, but I have also used stainless before which is what most silverware is made from today. If you want to bend stainless, try and go with the thin pieces.

[@jeanneenadamcik7618]

Jeremy, when using the belt sander, what grit belt do you use? Thanks!

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

I’m using 80 grit

[@judithniania678]

Fabulous demo👍

[@mikepeele5305]

Are all the pieces sterling or silver plated

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

I believe all of those were silver plated.

[@maryleemartz3722]

Jeremy, looking back at this, and I have a question. How many inches are you measuring your rings. 3 or 4 inches?

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

I cut them between 3”-3 1/2” for round rings. And spiral rings are always a little longer depending on the pattern.

[@cherylhudak9619]

Where did you get your ring press?

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

The press itself was a 1 ton arbor press from Harbor freight and the kit that I have is the 3-D kit from flatwearable.net

[@rosettaford9032]

Hi, I love your work. Are the flatware all silver plated?

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

Most of our work is silver plated.

[@sherrymessinger3537]

Were do you get your silverware??

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

Antique stores, consignment, shops, yard, sales, and a couple places where you buy gold and silver coin shop kind of places sometimes they’ll have silver plated stuff if you ask

[@jazzyrose3257]

Were did purchase ring holder

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

I have the large trays with different inserts. My favorite place to get my storage supplies. www.storesupply.com/

[@The2012SRC]

I made 750 spoonrins last yr and sold them all

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

That’s awesome!!

[@gregoryserpan8690]

You're kidding 😱 that's alot of rings 💯 what was the average sale price if you don't mind my asking? 🙏🏻

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

@gregoryserpan8690 a lot of people sell them for $20-$25 each.

[@wallypaige8496]

Why aren't knives used? Seem there is a lot of metal that could be used. Do you solder the medal? Do you use wood, veneer,or epoxy with the medal. Do you use, steel at all, or just flat ware. Sorry, just starting out.

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

I have used jelly spreader knives to make rings before. Those are the small arms that are one solid piece, not the ones that have the fatter handle. The stainless steel blades I have seen some people turn them into rings, but normally they end up being a byproduct. I sell them to other artists that weld silverware into art. I mostly use Flatware for my jewelry and other pieces. The silverware can be soldered and recently, I’ve been able to solder stainless steel to silver plated silverware. My experience with epoxy and silverware has generally been a bad one. Often time it’s too brittle when cured, and it doesn’t like to stick to the silverware. I’ve had stones that I’ve epoxied to the spoon just pop off before. E6000 has been the best option for things like that. I have seen others use different kind of metals on their pieces, most often it’s copper because it just really pops against the silver. I hope this helps, if you have other questions feel free to ask them.

[@wallypaige8496]

@@FlatwareCreationSS I will. Thank you.

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

@@wallypaige8496 I’ll be here 👍

[@randythomas3478]

Using phones during filming or when having connection is rude....period.

[@FlatwareCreationSS]

Sorry