Any of you guys have any experience turning wood rings using metal cores?
I have made a few.Any of you guys have any experience turning wood rings using metal cores?
I plan on using a two piece ring core. I am not sure about using tungsten or maybe ceramic. Any thoughts?I have made a few.
Yeah, I have a friend who is getting married next month and has asked me to make one. I am not overly impressed with the solid wood ones from a long term durability aspect but the two piece ring cores seem to be a good compromise between a factory made one and handmade with good long term durability.I made my wife and I's wedding bands, used 2 piece stainless steel cores from Bangle Guy. not too difficult, except for the CA finish part, that always gives me fits...
I’ve done titanium and stainless cores from bangle guy. They’re pretty straight forward.
I haven’t found a finish that will really hold up to frequent hand washing, but they’re easy to refinish.
That’s one that I haven’t tried, but I’ve thought about buying some for fishing lures at some point... if I do, I’ll try it on a ring.Doc, have you ever tried the UV finish?
No, I haven't triedHave you thought about an adapted cup turner and laying a thicker finish on then starting it moving so it doesn't drip?
Disclaimer; I have never done nor seen done most of the oddball things that pop into my mind...
No I’ve never tried that for a ring. Might be worth a try next time I make one. I don’t use one of the cup turning devices though. My lathe turns all the way down to 50 rpm which is slow enough.Do you think maybe Barb or one of the other cup turning folks here has tried that? I know she was doing some sort of cup turning device for those mugs. What about it @Barb ?