Ring making jig

A quick jig to make rings for a job I'm working on. Can be adapted to make rings of varying sizes. #GaryHuston #Blacksmithing #Farrier #ASMR #Horseshoeing #Fabrication #Ironwork #Hoofcare #welder #repairs #horse #farriery #engineering

[@MrJsowa]

nice jig and demo,sorry to hear you were out sick for the holidays.

[@A_Barbosa]

I like the way you pick materials from the trash to do nice things. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@bryquentros]

Glad you're feeling better and back at making things.

[@indianatone218]

neat trick there Gary thanks for showing .

[@garyhuston]

No problem 👍

[@johnnywray8797]

the thinking that went behind making that tool and the resulting rings was just genius! I wish I could think like this. love your videos. thanks for sharing!!

[@gearofhalo4]

so good to see you back in the shop, I really enjoy watching all your videos

[@GhostCreeper]

I'm glad you mentioned the ceramic flap disc on another video.These things work wonders and they do last very long.

[@ferrero129]

really really useful thank you a lot gray hope you still had some fun over Christmas though

[@absmith666]

Thanks for the video mate. Nice to see you back.

[@scottbryant2235]

Great instruction! Glad to see you back and doing well!

[@patrickmullane1691]

Nice video Gary, got to give this one a try. Good to hear you're feeling better.

[@stantilton3339]

A handy and quick jig. Love the reuse of scrap. I'm not sure how you knew Bob was my uncle.

[@opforgeron]

Really nice tool! Very useful and easy to use. I keep this video in favorites for future reference. Thanks for sharing.

[@tomjackson8895]

I happened on your video's and kept watching one after another. Quite fascinating to watch you build and use these tools. I'm currently taking a Weekend Welder class. Thanks for creating these videos. You're not only good at the tooling but also creating the videos. Impressive to watch!

[@ronb5781]

Nice job!!! You make things look so easy, I'm amazed how resourceful you are. Thanks for the video. !

[@garyhuston]

Things are only easy if you know how to do them!

[@dracla1]

Thanks for the video, I'm glad your back and a Happy (belated) New Year to you.

[@benjaminmoore4592]

Very cool and easy to make with my Everlast welder too. Thanks for the great tip.

[@usernamemykel]

I hope that the demonstrated jig was 100% your design, so that I can award you 200% for an overall great video! You've a new subber and liker.

[@garyhuston]

Thanks and welcome

[@swill1530]

Hi Gary looking forward to seeing your park bench, fabricating using tenon joints, rivets and collars makes for a really special job.

[@adrianarnold6499]

Bravo Gary! Greetings from Kansas City, Kansas, US. Thanks for a very informative piece on how to build a practical tool. I'll definitely pinch this idea.

[@stephenmcfadyen1385]

Gary, Happy New Year from Aus, as usual a great video for a useful little jig, thanks heaps I have made one and it works a treat. I am a hobby blacksmith working from a small forge at home and really find your videos very useful as you are a jobbing blacksmith you have the knowledge to pass on this sort of stuff to us mugs. please keep them coming when you have time

[@CharlesStruble]

Nice jig. thanks.

[@killerkane1957]

Excellent jig! Glad you are doing well. Best wishes and desire for more videos from Texas!

[@waynelewis881]

Brilliant!

[@anthonycook9764]

Once again thankyou for sharing great job

[@shedendman]

Bang on,just what i've been looking for,easy jig for rings,cheers

[@demoking1422]

Great work nice simple jig !

[@willowsfabstop6591]

Very genius idea 👍

[@piercer4882]

so simple but so effective. great video! i will be making this jig for sure

[@SlowEarl1]

I just found your channel and subscribed .Thanks for doing what you do .I learn alot and appreciate the way you explain the process.

[@malcey12]

Hi Gary. Happy New Year. Nice to see your back. Very interesting subject the ring maker. Might have a go my self. All the best, Malc

[@rotironwerks]

Thanks Gary, good tip.

[@cigarcaptain]

man that saw really does a quick job of it. You are a tricky guy Gary.

[@gagehernandez1841]

Kicking around the shop for DONKEY YEARS 😂😂😂

[@matthewmarting3623]

Brilliant jig. I wager that ring maille enthusiasts might be willing to pay for a jig like that. The cost of pre-cut rings is what holds a lot of them back.

[@paolodecorato651]

ma che genio che sei ! mitico questo attrezzo e fantastico! un abbraccio Gary

[@GrowerTalks]

Very cool! Also, if you can find the right size for what you need, a garage door spring cuts up into a whole bunch of rings.

[@kojomensah7474]

Thank you for the many tips

[@co1urzz]

just made one for 5/16" rings, used some scrap schedule 40 pipe and some 3/4" round, wanted 5/8" round but the pipe would be out of tolerance. Thanks for the blueprint!

[@franknz1797]

That is brilliant mate

[@NSTRAPPERHUNTER]

Nice jig and may need to use that some day. Later and thanks for sharing.

[@IAMGiftbearer]

Very clever design!

[@johnjude2677]

Thanks Gary I'll put my beans to ring macking.

[@MrFakit]

Holy Sh!t now I don't have to pay a jeweller for an engagement ring, thanks Gary :P

[@Mrhadiiiii]

Thanks man that was helpful

[@cholulahotsauce6166]

With some music wire you could make your own coil springs with this jig as well.

[@randymaness8447]

Stick a rod the same length as the spiral inside the spiral wire. When you cut them, they stay on the rod till you dump them off.

[@johnorlitta]

This reminds me of a documentary I saw once about how chain mail was made.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Brilliant idea 👍🏼😊

[@SOFISINTOWN]

beautiful!

[@gateway8833]

This is exactly the way we make rings for ringmail armor.

[@meelas010]

very nice

[@tropifiori]

A friend of mine used to make rings for chain mail that way.

[@johnniecameron8829]

You make very cool tools .I have used some of your ideas

[@paulmcguire3789]

good information thanks.

[@yonitm24]

brilliant!!!!

[@genesmith9238]

that large jig could be used for making spring handle fir wood stove or handle like a chipping hammer?

[@62forged]

Cool!

[@Opinionator52]

Thanks Gary, a fun video tip with many, many uses! I really like the look of your cutoff saw... Quality for sure... :o] O,

[@kenhughes]

You'll be making chainmail next Gary

[@Kaderpeck]

"...and Bob's your uncle!" Lol! I like your videos, a lot! I just have to ask one question. When are you going to clean that awesome cut-off saw you have? Haha!

[@user-nx6rk6wc1g]

Мы 50 лет назад делали браслеты из нержавеющих электродов, на коленке , без станков и сварки , потом наверное проще сначало кольцо разрезное приварить к железке и потом соединить цепочку . Чем больше станков тем меньше сообразительности.

[@ictibso]

splendid as ever! and do you also have a jig for the chainlinks?

[@garyhuston]

No, it's just shop bought chain!

[@noahbrown2486]

Very cool. I've got to try this. Can I use my powerplasma cutter for cutting the rings out?

[@garyhuston]

Sure

[@johnwadsworth7086]

fascinating

[@angusbowden-smith3802]

hi there just wondering what type of saw that is ?

[@garyhuston]

A Thomas 12" cut off saw

[@kefkaZZZ]

Is that lubricating oil from your saw dripping into a pile of metal dust? Or is that water? Either way it seems like a fire hazard to me.

[@garyhuston]

kefkaZZZ LOL! how is water a fire hazard? it's a water soluble cutting fluid.

[@kefkaZZZ]

garyhuston Oh ok, thought it was oil, not much of a fire hazard then lol. Happy smithin!

[@Vickwick58]

Bob's my uncle?

[@jonas2431]

That looks to be a 6011 rod

[@garyhuston]

in my shop it's more likely to be a 6013!

[@jonas2431]

@@garyhuston thats cool

[@AdrianHiggins83]

Bobs me aunty not me uncle lol.

[@onehot57]

I will take those scrap horseshoes Mate !

[@garyhuston]

Too late! Just took them in to the scrap yard last week..

[@bryardale9491]

Gary, can you make a more in-depth vido on you forge I have watch the last video and still hung up....thanks

[@garyhuston]

what aspect of it?

[@bryardale9491]

how you put you fire box tougher, steel , and depth

[@garyhuston]

Bryar Dail I don't mean to be rude but it's not rocket science! It doesn't matter much about the dimensions. Make it how you feel is right for the tools, materials and space you have. Mine is just a two foot square box eight inches high with a hole in the bottom. It's made of 1/8" plate but could be anything from 14g to 1/4". I just made mine as I did because of the materials I had to hand at the time.

[@Haze33E]

I have to ask, are you doing post commentary while editing your videos? It sounds like your in a small echo-y room.

[@garyhuston]

This gets asked all the time, yes, I add the narration during editing. It's done in my home office which isn't small and echo-y, it's just a crap microphone!!

[@Haze33E]

Sorry didn't mean any offense or anything. Maybe you should try doing some live commentary. I like your videos but the obsessive compulsive in me is bugged by the audio a little. You keep the audio from you working, why not live commentary? Videos don't need to be perfectly commentated it lets us know your thoughts in the moment. Versus you trying to remember what you were thinking at the time. Other then that your videos are pretty good stuff.

[@Haze33E]

That's the thing though from the audio on his videos it isn't very loud. Unless he turns down the audio in editing. Most of the time he is commentating on parts where he is just standing there holding something anyway. Also he said the echo gets asked about a lot anyway. I can probably hear it better cause I wear headphones.

[@garyhuston]

Phoenix Haze Lane is right, if I did live audio you wouldn't hear it well over the loud noise of the shop. And yes i do turn down the shop audio a great deal in editing so you can hear my voice over. I don't get asked about the echo, that seems to be just you, i get asked all the time if i add narration during the editing.

[@garyhuston]

Phoenix Haze Don't know why but your last post isn't showing up here but is in my mails! Anyway, your not causing a fuss, but I do think the sound problem seems to be your end as no one else has mentioned it! Also you have it all wrong, narrating during editing actually saves me more time. If I say something wrong while filming I might have to re-do the whole project depending on how far I had got, if I had nearly compleated a bit of forging it might take me another hour to make another back to that point! If I cock up when putting the sound on after it's just a couple of seconds to re-do the voice over!

[@leonardodelgadillo9407]

Invierte las herramientas ,que gire la varilla no el tubo !!

[@garyhuston]

Leonardo Delgadillo why and how?

[@hawkdaddy64]

Your fingers must be full of metal shavings...

[@garyhuston]

+hawkdaddy64 why?

[@hawkdaddy64]

I see all the shavings on the steel you deal with and you seldom wear gloves. I am new at metal working and you inspire me with your skills.

[@garyhuston]

+hawkdaddy64 you will only get splinters if you have soft girly hands! I rarely wear gloves as I consider them dangerous in many cases.

[@hawkdaddy64]

Again, I am new to metal working so I do in fact have the girly hands. If you hear someone crying like a girl that would be me with a splinter... Have a nice day sir.

[@garyhuston]

+hawkdaddy64 lol! Don't worry, you'll soon toughen up. If you use a forge you will soon get used to being burnt without flinching. The left hand of every farrier I know, including mine, is peppered in burns from the scale off shoes!

[@Shakalowski]

Clean your workplace for God sake or hire girl to clean :)