Making Rings with Cutlery - Ring Bending Tool

[@Daniel-ty8cv]

Thank you for this video. A little solder and they're perfect. I am a beginner and am looking forward to trying this.

[@gingerferguson6703]

Thank you for including your "mistakes" it helps to give a newbie like me reassurance .

[@WeBuildStuff]

Keep going until you get it! Thanks for watching!

[@TheMoon12390]

It gets expensive when you make mistakes with sterling silver 😅

[@ottopartz1]

If you're buying a vise for doing work like this, look at wood working vises. Mine has countersunk provisions for screwing wood on to the face from behind. I have soft wood on mine and it works amazingly well for anything i don't want to mar up. I've also custom carved pieces for specific applications in the vise

[@tommycrankx]

Absolutely love this, thanx for all the help and inspiration. I currently own a Dremel and wanted to put it to good use. This will work perfectly😊❤❤

[@georgetorres8834]

Thinking about this as a hobby. Thanks for the video 👍

[@donnabradley2465]

Very well explained .

[@amyallen6509]

Great video - clear, easy to follow directions!

[@barryphillips3050]

Excellent video . Real interesting. You left the curved end for fishing lures , can you make a spinning lure with this tool , thanks

[@WeBuildStuff]

I don't see why not! I've driiled holes in the spoon end and attached fishing hardware in the past

[@kerlygerl]

Enjoyed this. Thanks!

[@jakkibaker1818]

Thanks for the video mine coming this week can I use any type of metal or just s/silver need to practice before using s/silver ,thanks again 😊

[@WeBuildStuff]

we've used sheet metal, cutlery, brass, and almost any flat metal

[@jakkibaker1818]

Thank you for that 😊can go looking for metal cutlery to practice on thank you again 🙂

[@kevincampoy204]

How could I go about closing that gap in the ring?

[@WeBuildStuff]

@@kevincampoy204 if a flush and tight fit you can "silver solder" it like a jeweler would. I don't have videos on that

[@andrejesse]

In our ring bending kit there’s a parallelogram what is it used for ?

[@WeBuildStuff]

Sharp bends. Don't snap the die or press too hard!

[@moniregb5682]

Hi. Great videos. Can you only use silver spoons, or can you use stainless steel as well. Thank you. Claire.

[@oidi]

stainless steel cutlery works fine too. Be carefull with the thickness of the piece though, as they are a lot harder to bend and takes time to get perfect roundness. Also, if you are using a really cheap ring bender, the stainless steel could possibly cause the ring bender to fail & break.

[@moniregb5682]

@@oidi thank you for replying.

[@oidi]

@@moniregb5682 your more than welcome, also wanted to give a quick tip, especially when using stainless steel, make sure you have the sized length of cutlery your using flat to the bottom of the nylon die when bending, becuase if you dont, after bending all around, it will be warped, and stainless steel is very unforgiving when trying to correct it ;)

[@moniregb5682]

@@oidi brilliant advice. Once again thank you

[@WeBuildStuff]

@@moniregb5682 the community of people helping un the comments is awesome!

[@catherinemartina6469]

Are the spoons you use silver or silver plated. Also do you anneal the metal before you bend?

[@WeBuildStuff]

The ones shown in this video are all cheap plated souvenir spoons

[@tammyszwabo]

Thank you

[@taylordupont6787]

How do I make different sizes?? Size 6,7.5, 8.5, etc. or is it assumed you just take the closest sized dye??

[@WeBuildStuff]

I wouls change your die size and use a ring mandrel to make it perfect. Of course many of the "pro-commenters" will probably say something different to do with industry standards but if the end product works then I say good enough!

[@emilymilano1239]

hey there, do you recommend a certain vice or will most vices do?

[@WeBuildStuff]

Buy what fits your space. We use Irwin vices as they are what is available at our local stores a.co/d/boumywT I prefer a 4-5" vice myself for personal use

[@_nevoa]

Do u recomend any other bending tools that are not so expensive and work well ?

[@WeBuildStuff]

You can find cheaper versions on Amazon/wish/alibaba. I do not have experience with those

[@samsa4650]

love this thank you

[@WeBuildStuff]

Thanks for watching!

[@juniorlopez6761]

Size 14 1/2 fit’s me ⭐️GOOD😂

[@tinaclarke704]

What do you do for cleaning? What price should you be paying for spoons?

[@WeBuildStuff]

At the moment we just sand to a high grit a polish with red polish compound until they feel smooth. I try to get donated spoons for the classroom or buy in bulk from thrift shops

[@alfonsedente9679]

You can steal a spoon, which makes it free. .25 cents in a goodwill store. $200 from Tiffany's. Cleaning is the same method for a spoon (even though it looks like a ring, its still a spoon. MAGIC!)

[@hercqlees8114]

Nice video! Where did you get your ring bender?

[@WeBuildStuff]

pepetools.com/products/superior-ring-bending-tool

[@Chillmatik]

Would have been less work if you would have cut your Spoon to the right measures. Chart said 2.7, you did 3.0. You ended up with cutting the 0.3 to finaly fit your correct Size.

[@WeBuildStuff]

@@Chillmatik this video is aimed at my high school students. Showing the potential mistakes and fixes is to demonstrate to students that they can fix things and save their materials despite a wrong measurement. Thanks for watching

[@otterlycharmingUSA]

In case you don't know where you went wrong, ring sizing is based on gauge (the thickness of the metal). You needed to use a ring sizing chart that showed your metal by gauge so you can cut the length accordingly.

[@WeBuildStuff]

Link a chart for others to see please. This was day 2 playing with this tool and just a quick intro for kids so they don't destroy the equipment within the first week. Making the rings perfect will take some practice but for now it's been fun to play with.

[@ronallison2028]

Scooplery not cutlery 😂

[@WeBuildStuff]

Lol