Potential Client - HUGE quantity order! Production run video #2

[@randyrockwell6136]

Just found your channel and really enjoyed the video! I started turning small dough presses used for baking Czech Koláče last September. I had no idea that they would be received as well as they were …… from September to February I received orders for just shy of 800! Being a new turner with a small lathe, this was a daunting task …. Even though it was spread out over 5 months 😮. For me the most tedious part was keeping track of orders and doing the shipping. I shipped them all over the USA, including Hawaii and Alaska …. Even shipped to Canada and Australia. Thanks for sharing your talents 🤠🇨🇱

[@KerryCorney]

That’s impressive. I too would have felt the same way. I had to look the Czech Kolace up. They look delicious 👌 that’s awesome that you had some many orders mate. Thanks for the comment and support mate. 🤝

[@DougMilleratWoodSpunRound]

What a great opportunity! I cannot imagine having to turn 700 of anything. The 2 that you showed in this video are both lovely.

[@KerryCorney]

G’day Doug, nice to see you here in the comments mate🤝 Yeh I don’t think I really know what I’m in for haha. I appreciate it mate. Client seems to like too. See how we go. Cheers mate

[@FixitFingers]

That's..... a lot of bowls. 🤯🤯

[@KerryCorney]

Yes sir! Nothing ventured, nothing gained. But ask me at the end of it hahaha Cheers brother

[@jordanarmstrong4839]

"should have trimmed up the rim first" this is me EVERY single time haha. you think i'd learn...but i don't...

[@KerryCorney]

I get lost in what I'm trying to say haha every time, haha. Cheers mate

[@simonsmith8610]

Liked the picture in picture shot, it helps to see the angle of the handle. Good luck getting the order!

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks so much, Simon. Are you talking about when I’m turning and you can see the turning and the other camera angle? Cheers mate

[@archiehebron8944]

That's a huge order, K! Congratulations, mate.

[@KerryCorney]

Cheers brother. I really hope we get it. It will really be a great thing. Cheers mate

[@archiehebron8944]

@@KerryCorney good luck to you, and cheers.

[@danwahl8559]

Very nice Kez. Congratulations on the potential high quantity order. Appreciate and enjoy your videos. Thank you, keep up the great work.

[@KerryCorney]

Thank you so much, Dan🤝 hope it all goes ahead. Appreciate your comment mate. Cheers, Kezza

[@claudettewoolley]

Cute little owls, love them. Congrats

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks so much, Claudette. Here’s to it hey🤝

[@Winterbourne_Workshop]

That is great news. Love the little bowls but making 700 is not my cup of tea, I don’t do repeat very well. Keep us all informed , good luck with the venture.

[@KerryCorney]

I really hope I get it. I know it's a huge number and I am still trying to get my head around it. If I get it, I will tell you what there for. You will see why it's so so so worth it. Cheers, Kezza

[@boooshes]

Nice video. I've done quite a lot of wet sanding with walnut oil

[@KerryCorney]

Cheers mate. Yeh walnut oil is my go too! Thanks heaps for your support🤝

[@rayswann9080]

Gidday Kerry - good news with the potential contract - wish you all the luck with it. On the Tung oil thing. It is a great product and gives a good result in my experience but it is expensive and it takes forever to dry. I have had success with mixing it 50/50 with Organoil Citrus Terpene. Also a natural product. It does not deter from the final result and it speeds up the drying time. You also use less Tung oil. Where did you get your Phil Irons scraper? Are they available in Oz?

[@KerryCorney]

Such a great idea mate. Thank you for the feedback in the comments here. I purchased mine through Woodcut tools NZ. I will ask them to see if someone is selling it here in Aus. Cheers mate.

[@SharonJones-st6br]

Good luck kez

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks so much Sharon. Kezza

[@bespokewoodartistry1517]

Great news mate, winning an order like this is a milestone. I’m barracking for ya. Them all you have to do is make 700 pcs! You should be the bowl gouge king after this!

[@KerryCorney]

Cheers mate. See how we go. Should find out this week. Hope you have been well. Cheers, Kez

[@brettgl21]

Keep killing it brother!

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks brother🤝

[@davidcrandell1172]

Love your work Kez.

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks David. Hope you have been well mate. Cheers for the comment and support mate. Kezza

[@ronbeckhaus7326]

Jeez, Kezza you'll be able to turn them in your sleep, mate. I hope it comes through for you. Cheers and stay well.

[@KerryCorney]

I will possibly need a straight jacket by the end of it hahah. Jokes. Cheers mate. Hope your well. Kezza

[@STMwoodturning]

700... that's way more than I thought when I saw you post earlier. I really struggle with replication so kudos to you if you can pull this off. Did the client pick the finish or did you? Tung oil takes a long time to dry from what I've read. Danish oil is quicker because it's thinned down tung oil I believe which will save you time. Production is about streamlining the process. Best of luck to you Kezza!

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks heaps Stu. I think I will thin it down. Or go with the other finished I mentioned for ease. Yeh I think I’m in for a rude shock haha Cheers mate

[@chrissimmoms1550]

Would be interesting doing a process analysis on this, former life as an engineering manager I had to take the whole process apart for new product introduction. I'm guessing you've refined this process by now, best of luck with the run, give me a shout if you want a view on this as a production run.

[@KerryCorney]

It's interesting that you mentioned this. I created a lessons learned video for the first 100 bowls.kzbin.info/www/bejne/faLan2WNbJyfeNUsi=0oUCU9wfL_THUmTW I have since refined the process even more. Thank you so much for taking a keen interest, mate. 🤝

[@chrissimmoms1550]

Hi kerry, I get taking the corners off rather than cutting to a circle on a circle jig but I think I'd have timed 20 to see if cutting on the bandsaw to a circle time consumed more time than the extra roughing, I'd think you are likely right. One thing Definately is to get a small pillar drill for the centre hole and use an actual depth stop so you can push straight through without having to consider the depth. If you'd cut circle blanks you could have clamped two blocks down to set a centre and you'd save some seconds there. I'd be doing 20 batch of outside before turning round, it's enough to bring your speed up but not so many that you have to move much to place them. As a question, is it worth taping one of your 3 finishing gouges to use as final pass tool only, could dave you a paper grit? I also wonder why you use a gouge and a Skew to cut your tenon? I took a 1/4" flute 3/8" stock bowl gouge and ground the included from wing to bevel to 85 degrees (my jaws are 15 degrees) , that allows to push in to the head stock and pull cut with a crisp corner to start the bottom curve of the bowl, rotate and clear the bottom and add decoration if you want. It won't be a lot of time, maybe 15 seconds, maybe 3hrs across 700. It'll be interesting to see if you change anything on your normal production. Have you considered forming your base diameter for your tenon using a square scraper and a gauge cut from ply pushing in with the scraper with one hand and the gauge in the other then swapping tool to create the tenon? Again just thoughts.

[@gregdownunderinOz]

Looks like things are on the up and up kez, you won’t be making a lot of videos when the order comes in. 700 bowls at 7 to 10 mins each, 7 an hour. 100 hours of turning. Week and a half of nothing else but repetitive turning. You can probably get some along in time by batching them out in small lots. Great little video and as usual instructional. You certainly do need your little white board to keep you on track as you still get side tracked but that’s ok as it’s all interesting. Cheers mate, go for it

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks for the feedback, Greg. For sure I'll be batching them out in small lots. I totally agree that will be the most productive way of doing things. Thanks so much for the comment mate. I appreciate your input. Cheers, Kezza

[@balahmay]

In anticipation of the video on wet sanding, a question I have is if you have any thoughts on use of Japan Dryer to speed up the drying process? Also as mentioned by another commenter, what about mixing Tung oil with other products? One mix that I have heard of is 1/3 Tung oil, 1/3 glossy polyurethane, and 1/3 mineral spirits.

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks for the comment and feedback mate. Just scratching my head as to what a Japanese dryer is? I have thought about the mix, maybe with a dryer. 🧐 see how it goes. At the moment I’m not in a rush. Cheers mate

[@balahmay]

@@KerryCorney Japan Dryer I believe is a catalyst that speeds up drying time on oil based finishes. Not sure if it has anything at all to do with being Japanese. Sheffield Paint Corp is one source. Just a tiny amount is used. I don’t have any experience with it. But I do with pure Tung oil and the long associated cure time.

[@KerryCorney]

@@balahmay thanks for the hot tip mate. I appreciate it🤝

[@KerryCorney]

Anyone reading this a Japan dryer is this www.sunnysidecorp.com/product.php?p=t&b=s&n=72416

[@steveauer413]

Be careful! He'll to turn with one hand. Cheers!!

[@KerryCorney]

Always! Thanks for the comment. Hence the warning to everyone. I appreciate it mate. Cheers. Kez

[@archiehebron8944]

I guessed it!😂🎉

[@KerryCorney]

Nailed it. You know we're not here to muck around hahah What made you think it was 700?

[@archiehebron8944]

@KerryCorney it just seemed logical with the photo. Also, I have a culinary background. And if you are using these for service, there will need to be a very large number of them, or someone will need to be dedicated to cleaning them. In a catering environment, that's not ideal. I was surprised that they would be for sale in a shop, though.

[@fergusrb]

They all say drill a hole for the wood screw but they don.t talk about depth. I know it should be a no brainer right? I drilled my hole but it was not quite deep enough and when I screwed my blank on it hit the bottom of the hole and I ended up stripping it out. so I have learned to drill a little deeper than the screw.

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks for the comment mate. The depth is up the thickness of the piece of wood. If you have plenty of wood go the depth but I won’t need the whole wood screw and instead of drilling twice; once for the wood screw and second for a depth hole I will do it all in one hit. Hope that makes sense. Cheers mate

[@fergusrb]

Thanks for the advice. You are right spacers will help for smaller pieces. I keep in mind the length of screw and the hole depth. I guess that is were you get experience. Have a safe day.

[@alandisomma-od5fz]

How long does your carbide tipped bowl gouge actually last. Do you have to sharpen it often? Just wondering about it. I have never seen one like it. Is it unique to Australia?

[@KerryCorney]

Thanks for the comment mate. I believe you’re referring to the Phil Irons shear scraper. It simply hone it with a credit card hone and it puts the edge back on it. I’ll put the link to the website here. www.woodcut-tools.com/arts-and-accessories---5/8-pro-forme-hollower/Irons-Shear-Scraper-p492151257

[@alandisomma-od5fz]

@@KerryCorney no I was referring to the 5/8” bowl gouge. The carbide tip looked like it was only about 3 or 4” long?

[@KerryCorney]

@@alandisomma-od5fz Ah, yes. Those are M42 HSS and are made by Woodcut tools in New Zealand. This is there websitewww.woodcut-tools.com/store/c30/Bowl_Gouges.html.

[@claudemireault5699]

Way to much talking and not enough demonstrations.

[@KerryCorney]

Thank you for your comment.