Making a Glow-In-The-Dark Opal Inlay Ring (In-Depth)

Making a Glow-In-The-Dark Opal Inlay Ring (In-Depth)
Products used:
Stainless steel ring core:
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Opal:
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Glow-in-the-dark powder:
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Mica powder:
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Expanding ring mandrel:
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Starbond CA glue medium:
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C-Bond CA glue thin:
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C-Set accelerator:
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Abranet mesh sanding sheet:
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Micro mesh pads:
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Tipped water bottle for wet-sanding:
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Inlay tool:
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HUT Ultra Gloss plastic polish:
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[@scottmills5264]

Really nice. I like this longer format video with more details on the process involved.

[@chadheinz5023]

Great camera work... I can see everything well!

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

Awesome, thanks Chad!

[@paulmelanson1527]

Great video. I learned quite a bit Where did you get the collet chuck to hold the ring expander.

[@canisamator7937]

WoW! This is soooo helpful! You're a really great teacher and that ring is really gorgeous! Nice lathe too. I bought a cheap one but it works for my beginner level work. I look forward to more videos.

[@stevem268]

so i did the one that came in my subscription package, fiddly and messy but fun. came out very nicely

[@darylwayne611]

Thank you so much!! Excellent and mesmerizing, I seriously couldn't look away.

[@stevem268]

had to watch this video after i opened this month's subscription package! i may be adding a new product to "Artistry in Wood" for this christmas season

[@liamd1070]

Looks amazing! Thanks for showing the process in detail.

[@davelennox7554]

Thanks for the Great detail in this video.

[@giselegrenier9811]

Great job! I love how you detailed each step, but sped up the repetitive parts. I'd love to see another video where you take down the inlay (where your battery died).

[@SashasRevenge]

Beautiful work, Ioved how it turned out. I bet it feels so satisfying when they turn out even better than you thought they would. Great job!

[@sheldon2092]

Awesome job! This encourages me to try new projects!

[@pascoalrossi4703]

Lindo! parabéns!

[@brenionmoryan6335]

Beautiful work. I'm attempting something similar but with uv resin. Hasn't been working as well as I'd hoped lol

[@lou196t]

Would like to know more about the lathe. Great video. Thanks for sharing❤

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

Thanks! It's a Oneway 1224 :)

[@kristopherselvey8570]

Awesome. I was having problems with achieving consistency with the glow in the dark powder. NY sound on my phone doesn't work. What did you mix with the powder to make it a paste was it ca glue or water? I have about 36 stainless steel blanks and a whole box of inlay material from pigments powders n stones. I made a lathe from a 24v electric motor and broke mandrel so I can do 4 or 5 rings all at once. I'm digging it out the shed after seeing this lol

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

Haha that's amazing! It was thin CA glue to set the mica powder

[@MegaJadon]

Very cool ring Great video Are the powder and stone chips natural ? Or synthetic? Cheers Nice color ring

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

Thank you! They're fun to make. The opal used here is synthetic. It's composed of 80% silica & 20% resin.

[@ShanneLowe-o2u]

Very nice, I am about to try this for the first time, two rings one for each of my kids. I will be using multiple opals and glow powders, should I use the glow with powder to match the opal? I'm doing a blue, purple, and also orange

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

That's what I did here, but it's not necessary. You could use straight glow powder with no added mica. You could add mica to make it match the opal, or even make it a contrasting colour. Depends on the look you're going for!

[@ShanneLowe-o2u]

@WilliamWoodWriteLtd ok cool thank you very much.

[@joanbusby3213]

Looks awesome

[@mariakristinahawl1640]

Can you make a ring like this using sterling silver or white gold channel inlay base??

[@goilo888]

Nice job. I was linked here from another video where a ring like this was completed with resin. Now I’m wondering why use resin at all when you can just use CA glue?

[@cindycreateforlife]

Gorgeous!💕🇨🇦

[@robertmccabe8475]

Outstanding demonstration, loved the expanded lesson. Quick question, where did you get the collet to hold the ring expander hold, or is it a Morse 2 taper?? Keep up the great work!! Cheers Bob McCabe

[@Jimmy-sb3fc]

Thank you so much for sharing! What kind of lathe do you use?

[@krisk021]

When you start cutting with the carbide tool, what’s the metal bar that you’re using to support the tool? And where are you mounting that on?

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

This is a tool rest attached to the bed of the lathe. It's adjustable so you can line it up with your project

[@teangmengly250]

What kind of glue?

[@jerrycasey1635]

Can a man or woman wear that?

[@anontheobserver5229]

🔥great vid 👍

[@CheckingStuffOut]

What lathe is that?

[@patrickmoran2489]

Would like to have seen the part where you cut the channel for CA or a close up of the channel

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

You can see it best at about 12:42 where the opal is cut just below the walls of the ring. I'll do another video showing this done up close

[@krisk021]

What’s the carbide cutting tool you use?

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

It's a 10.5mm square carbide cutter on the Pen Master Accu-cut chisel

[@SuhasBandal-cv4pt]

What is the rotary machine name

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

It's a One Way lathe :)

[@cq2722]

Nice video! too bad your battery went dead-would have been nice to see the missing part.

[@hectorbarahona1842]

What lathe do u use?

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

We use a Oneway lathe in the shop

[@johnjones9387]

Nice

[@RingsnThingsWorkshop]

You really need to rough up inlay channel with sandpaper or your inlay will fall out.

[@WilliamWoodWriteLtd]

Thanks, I'll try this next time!

[@f1re_w1re67]

What lathe did you use?