For anyone else wondering, the best tool for twisting stock is a crescent wrench with a length of rebar welded onto the immovable part of the jaw, which give you a handle on both sides ANd an adjustable fit so you can use with all sizes of stock. Btw, Josh great channel. Just found it a few weeks ago, I am also a christian and love the openness you have here. Great work keep it up!
A lot of people use those, and they certainly look nice (never tried one to be honest). But I don't know if I would say they are the best. Again can't say since I don't have one. But you need a welder to make them. Anyone with a hack saw or band saw can make one like mine. And I do believe the ones I make work just as well, albeit not adjustable. Thank you so much man! I really appreciate the kind words! Comments like these are what keeps me making videos :). More content coming every few weeks!
And I was initially thinking just looking at it that you would have had 2 vices hold the outer sides and spun the middle. Of course the vice(s) would have to be on a slide or track to allow the distance to change when doing the twist. Love the vid! I don't have a vice or a torch or a drill press. Yet! 😇😎😀
I have heard that works too but requires a lot more force and is just generally harder. Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it :). Never too late to start acquiring tools :D.
SharpshooterJD I checked out your stuff on Etsy. Your touch mark would look great on the pieces you have displayed there. I use a wire wheel in a variable speed Bosch right angle grinder. Set on the lowest speed that grinder is a safe and portable way to wire wheel polish small items. Good luck.
One day I will do a touch mark, but it just hasn't been worth it to me yet. That sounds like a nice setup. Do you mount it? I have to have the tool stationary and run the piece over it, it's way more efficient for me that way than it is holding the tool. Took me a while to figure out I could mount a wire wheel on my bench grinder lol. Before that I was using my angle grinder or my drill press to power it which didn't work all that well. Thank you, happy new year!
For anyone else wondering, the best tool for twisting stock is a crescent wrench with a length of rebar welded onto the immovable part of the jaw, which give you a handle on both sides ANd an adjustable fit so you can use with all sizes of stock.
Btw, Josh great channel. Just found it a few weeks ago, I am also a christian and love the openness you have here. Great work keep it up!
A lot of people use those, and they certainly look nice (never tried one to be honest). But I don't know if I would say they are the best. Again can't say since I don't have one. But you need a welder to make them. Anyone with a hack saw or band saw can make one like mine. And I do believe the ones I make work just as well, albeit not adjustable.
Thank you so much man! I really appreciate the kind words! Comments like these are what keeps me making videos :). More content coming every few weeks!
Watched from start to finish! Awesome piece bro!
It’s really very nice and different ideas
good to see you back!!
Thanks!
Turned out nice Josh!
Thank you my friend!
AMAZING JOB
Thank you so much!!!
And I was initially thinking just looking at it that you would have had 2 vices hold the outer sides and spun the middle. Of course the vice(s) would have to be on a slide or track to allow the distance to change when doing the twist.
Love the vid! I don't have a vice or a torch or a drill press. Yet! 😇😎😀
I have heard that works too but requires a lot more force and is just generally harder.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it :). Never too late to start acquiring tools :D.
That’s is a nice double twisted key chain you made and I was see if you can make one that is double twisted and the middle have’s somebody name in it
Nice job and nice presentation. Be careful wearing a glove while using your wire wheel. It’s not safe.
Do you have a touch Mark?
Thank you very much! I am very careful. If I don't wear gloves, my skin gets chewed up. They are thin and tight.
I do not, but I wish I did!
SharpshooterJD I checked out your stuff on Etsy. Your touch mark would look great on the pieces you have displayed there.
I use a wire wheel in a variable speed Bosch right angle grinder. Set on the lowest speed that grinder is a safe and portable way to wire wheel polish small items. Good luck.
One day I will do a touch mark, but it just hasn't been worth it to me yet.
That sounds like a nice setup. Do you mount it? I have to have the tool stationary and run the piece over it, it's way more efficient for me that way than it is holding the tool. Took me a while to figure out I could mount a wire wheel on my bench grinder lol. Before that I was using my angle grinder or my drill press to power it which didn't work all that well. Thank you, happy new year!
Around 2:10 the table on the background looks like an anaconda on my small iphone screen lol
Haha, you're probably seeing my green and red oxy-acetylene hoses lol.