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  • #450026
    Ian S C
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      @iansc

      The pin came from a bearing from the bearing cup in a universal joint, size about 3/32" dia.,x 0.09652", the bronze bearing, a bit of brazing rod. To make The fork, I drilled a hole vertically just short of the width of the wheel, then I cut the slot by hack saw. Turned the piece 90* and drilled the hole for the pin. The slot was opened with a file to take the width of the bush, about 0.010" greater than the wheel. The wheel should protrude about 1 mm past the end of the fork. It would be possible to make the body of the tool in one central, thickness of wheel plus clearance for the wheel, then two cheeks either screwed or riveted. The holes for the pin should be lightly centre punched around the edge so the pin won't fall out. The idea was taken fromStan Bray's Introducing The LATHE. It's getting past my bed time, so good night from me. Ian S C

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      #450034
      Steviegtr
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        @steviegtr

        Ah now I understand. The wheels that i have looked at so far have the pins fixed in. So I need to find one with a loose pin. Many thanks.

        Steve.

        #450037
        Ian S C
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          @iansc

          Missed this bit, yes you could make the body of the tool from brass, steel is a bit more robust, and the tool will last for years, I'v got some spare flint wheels threaded on a saftey pin I'll never need them. Ian S C

          #450042
          Steviegtr
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            @steviegtr

            I am not desperate at the moment so will look around. If I get stuck you may get a P.M. Thanks.

            Steve.

            #450927
            Steviegtr
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              @steviegtr

              Thanks to a forum member's suggestion, I made a miniature knurling tool from a flint.I took it from a old Zippo style lighter. Using a piece of solid alloy bar so I can either hold it or fit it to the tool post. Also made a mandrel for holding in the lathe chuck. Some pic of some more rings that I have made for someone. The blue one was today. Just messing with some alloy. Too fat but turned out ok. Need to get some Titanium, as they say the colour run is brilliant .latest rings.jpgflint knurl.jpgmandrel works ok.jpgblue ring.jpgblue ring 2.jpg

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              #451136
              Steviegtr
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                @steviegtr

                Amazing what you can do with some scrap ally bar, some party glitter & super glue.

                Steve

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                #451148
                Dalboy
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                  @dalboy
                  Posted by Steviegtr on 06/02/2020 17:56:42:

                  Need to get some Titanium, as they say the colour run is brilliant .

                  You can buy the ring blanks in titanium

                  #451179
                  Steviegtr
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                    @steviegtr
                    Posted by Derek Lane on 07/02/2020 20:38:01:

                    Posted by Steviegtr on 06/02/2020 17:56:42:

                    Need to get some Titanium, as they say the colour run is brilliant .

                    You can buy the ring blanks in titanium

                    Thanks for that.

                    Steve.

                    #451798
                    Steviegtr
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                      @steviegtr

                      Thanks to Derek Lane. I purchased these items & some more too. This is a Titanium ring blank which screws apart. Not going to try & make one but it is very well made. The 2nd item is a piece of Black Palm wood which I am going to try & cut & fit onto the blank. From reading it seems Palm wood is very hard to work with because it is very flaky. Cutting on a lathe can have dire consequences. Onward hopefully.

                      Steve. titanium ring.jpgpalm wood.jpg

                      #452246
                      Steviegtr
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                        @steviegtr

                        For the last 2 days I have been using the Myford to make a coin punch. I saw one for sale in the USA. Jason's works I think. It was £144 & looks the business. But £144 & probably some duty & delivery. So I bought some 2" BSP fittings , which consisted of a coupling or known as a socket. Also 2- 2" Blanking plugs. They are pressure test plugs for commissioning systems & are made from solid 316. I used to buy a lot of fittings from a company in Normanton when I had my company, so went to see them. I got a good discount & came away with the parts I thought I needed.

                        I have machined one plug with an internal taper & a 9 1/6" reamed hole to accept the punch square on to centre.

                        The other plug I have machined to accept the die for the punch. Unfortunately there were 2 sizes of die, so I had to machine 2 recesses.

                        After machining 12mm from the socket , both parts meet in the centre. Finished it at 10;30p.m I gave it a try, my only worry was that I am an amateur at lathe work & was worried that the through holes might not be in line. I guess line boring is the answer to that one. But I did them separately . I made each part as a separate project, so not to confuse the getting very old Grey matter.

                        Meaning if I pressed the punch on my 12 ton press & they were not in line it was, back to the drawing board.

                        I spent ages measuring & then re-measuring, (tips from guys on here). Ended up junking the Digital (CALIPERS) & using the old M&W micrometer's. A lot of sitting down & talking to myself to get a second opinion. You must have all done it. The outcome was a eureka, Perfect. The problems i was having with not being able to punch the coins dead centre meant, When pressing through a tapered die the coin would canter over & stretch all wrong. Then spending an age annealing & compressing & re stretching. It is not complete because so far I can punch old 2 shillings as pic, half crowns, Larger Morgan dollars & commemorative British Silver coins. Smaller coins will not fit so some more thinking needed. Forgot to say. Will probably turn down the hex & knurl. When a get a Knurling tool. Only have the little flint one I made. 

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                        Edited By Steviegtr on 15/02/2020 00:08:40

                        #456509
                        Steviegtr
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                          @steviegtr

                          I have had a go at some rings made from stainless bar & inlaid with Opal with a fluorescent base. Not turned out too bad.

                          Steve.Opal in Stainless

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                          #458050
                          Steviegtr
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                            @steviegtr

                            Posted by Jim Young 2 on 18/03/2020 19:44:47:

                            Steve

                            Would you be willing to expand on your methods for the rings and perhaps indicate a source for the ring blanks.

                            Your results are spectacular and encourage experimentation!.

                            OK so where do I start.

                            Originally I was just making coin rings, which has been quite successful, but to make a good job without spending an age beating a coin to death to get the shape, you would need.

                            A ring stretcher, a set of dies to create the inversion. a decent hole punch. See the one I have recently made, because I was having difficulty punching dead centre. Without that it is a waste of time going any further. A blow lamp & many other items like all grades of wet & dry paper. Ring mandrels ( I have made my own on the lathe ). To make the ones with the inlay, which have turned out great so far. You could either buy the ring blanks, I will put a link at the end for all the things you would need. The ring that is glowing green, I made entirely. A lot cheaper to turn the body yourself & of course you can then experiment on thickness, width & depth + width of the centre groove.

                            The blue ring is from a bought ring blank. They do lots of shapes & every finger size. Some plain & some with various width grooves. The blue ring is a bought blank. I will not be buying any more blanks because they are easy to make yourself, if you have a lathe.

                            The method. The wood ring I have already mentioned, but I have recently bought a large amount of exotic wood 0.6mm veneer's To which you cut a strip with a very sharp blade to the width of the groove in the ring. Then leave in hot water for 2 mins to soften. Once soft remove & wrap round anything roughly the size of ring you are making. Secure with some tape & leave overnight to fully dry.

                            Then carefully remove the tape & rub each end of the veneer on some 600 paper to taper the ends. Super glue the beginning of the wood to the ring & works it round the ring. Dabbing drops of super glue as you go. There are a lot of types of CA or super glue. I have the gel type, the medium viscosity & some that is like water. The water one for the wood veneer. Once at least one turn is done , covering all the groove to satisfaction then glue the end. Once this is fully set you can start to sand the diameter. If it is below the groove then simply drip all around the ring with med or thick super glue.

                            This is where the lathe is very handy especially if you can run at very slow speeds. If no lathe then a battery drill in the vice or whatever you can sum up. The point is you must keep the ring turning very slowly or the super glue will just end up as a big blob in one place.

                            Rubbing down while rotating takes an age. Start with 220 if it is bad or a higher if it is reasonably smooth. To give an idea , I start with 220 to 400. Then up to 600, 800. 1200, 2000, finally 2500 with water. Then it is on with the Dremel & polish. I have tried many types of polish but always come back to the Solvol autosol metal polish. Those rings above took around 4 hours each just to rub down & polish. The problem can be that when you rub the CA glue down, there are sometimes little air bubbles. These have to be rectified & then filled with more glue. Takes forever waiting for glue to go off. I have activator but it acts weird. It kind of boils the glue as it sends it off. Tried light dusting & heavy coats to no avail. So I leave for a good few hours once glued. On a few occasions I have not waited long enough & started to work on the ring just to ruin it. Start again.

                            The opal rings were something I just experimented with. The limit with these is your own imagination & being able to get the supplies required. For example if you do not have sums of money to chuck at them, go back up this page to the green & the blue rings, I mean the 2 above that block of wood. Have a stab at what they cost to make. Literaly nothing. How so. Well the infil is common card glitter, I have tubes of every colour. About £1 a tube if that. A tube would make probably 100 rings. The ring itself is just some aluminium round bar I had. Then a bit of super glue.

                            On the other hand these just above cost a bit more. The infill is proper crushed opal. A little packet to do 1 or 2 rings if you are lucky is about £6 to £7 a bag. 1gram. The blue ring Has the opal , but also had to buy the blank. Cost total about £13. Anyway I hope this has helped you & any further info just ask. I am still making dies for the pressing of coins with an aim of not damaging any of the print inside & out. Pics of what I have made. About 10 so far have gone. Thought I might have covered the cost by now but I have too many friends , that want stuff for nowt. Haha Never mind. OK so some pics & a link to buying materials for you. Regards. Steve.

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                            #458052
                            pgk pgk
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                              @pgkpgk17461

                              I've not made rings but it's common enough with woodwork to fill splits and checks with a mix of epoxy and filings or glitter. I bought some of the loose bags of cheap glitter from ebay sold for nail craft – you get a lot for very little and way cheaper than things like brass filings (unless you have your own)

                              pgk

                              #458058
                              Steviegtr
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                                @steviegtr

                                Yes agree there are lots of alternatives. As said anything. The wood dust from the Palm wood ring I saved. Used some in one of those rings above. Forgot to say the tapered one is a Morgan silver Dollar that I started. Stopped until I made the correct tapered die & acetal pusher. Which I now have finished so will be finishing that one soon. Also those last 2 rings have illuminous dust in the route of the groove.

                                Steve.

                                #458581
                                Jim Young 2
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                                  @jimyoung2

                                  Steve

                                  Thanks for the above, lots to think about and experiment with.

                                  I will come back with questions as they occur !

                                  Regards and stay safe!

                                  Jim

                                  #458605
                                  Circlip
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                                    @circlip

                                    Don't be fooled into THINKING you can buy Yorkshire Grit. Many move into the county but we NEVER naturalize them.

                                    Regards Ian.

                                    #458608
                                    pgk pgk
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                                      @pgkpgk17461

                                      Aye, and still bear grudge over them roses.. <s>

                                      #458642
                                      Steviegtr
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                                        @steviegtr
                                        Posted by Circlip on 21/03/2020 13:23:10:

                                        Don't be fooled into THINKING you can buy Yorkshire Grit. Many move into the county but we NEVER naturalize them.

                                        Regards Ian.

                                        I wouldn't mind some Whitby Jet.

                                        Steve.

                                        #651621
                                        Steviegtr
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                                          @steviegtr

                                          Well the moderator Neil asked if i had any pics of the process of making these rings.. So sorry it has taken so long to get there with the milling machine & other stuff. Finally i have got round to making some video's that may be of interest to some members. There will be 3 video's in total. The 1st now published is just to explain what equipment would be needed to make rings with.

                                          Please remember like many of you forum members I am a amateur, so some of my work is not as good as some of the Youtube guys who do this all the time. Even now after publishing part 1 i realise some mistakes i have made in part 2. Which will be published soon. For those interested, enjoy.

                                          Steve.

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