Turn a Bottle Stopper : Not Just for Wine Bottles!
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- Опубликовано: 29 июл 2021
- In Turn A Bottle Stopper, I explain bottle stopper options, chucking methods and turning techniques. Turning bottle stoppers provides an opportunity to use colorful and figured scraps of wood and a chance to practice spindle turning skills. It is a fast and easy project for a beginner and a bottle stopper makes an impressive gift and not just for wine connoisseurs!
Bottle Stopper supplies available at Ruth Niles website nilesbottlestoppers.com/
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I himmed & hawed at my last in-person show while I visited Ruth Niles' booth. I have been looking to add her Joyner off center jig to my toolbox.... Both for the eccentric function, but also as an upgrade to replace my 15-year old PSI mandrel. Thanks for this video and for the reminder. When it comes to supporting small USA businesses, there is no better example than Ruth Niles.
True!
Ruth's products are the best on the market and her customer service is second to none!
Well said!
Good point about using the Laguna lathe...I just got one and nice to see you using what a lot of people have in their shop. Cheers and stay safe.
You bet
Very timely and well done video. Never too early to start turning Christmas gifts. One thing I do is create a slight (less than 5 degrees) undercut on the hole end of the blank to ensure a seamless fit where the wood meets the metal, similar to the way you undercut a bowl bottom so it sits flush on a table.
Thanks for sharing.
As always, a great video. Thanks Mike.
Glad you enjoyed it
Mike
Enjoyed the video!
Appreciate the info and your Time.
Thanks Tim 👍🏻🇨🇦
Thanks 👍
Agree wholeheartedly with your comments about Ruth Niles and her stoppers. Her stoppers are far superior to the plated junk sold by some other vendors, and she is a really nice person to talk with at shows.
That said, I usually give away my turnings; every time we go to a party or dinner where I take a bottle of wine, I always include a stopper. Ruth's stainless steel design is a bit spendy for the majority of the stoppers I make. But I do have a few of Ruth's on hand if I need to make something special.
One area where I differ from you relates to the hole - because the axis of the hole aligns with the grain of the wood, threading the hole can be tricky, and the threads aren't very strong. So I have been making 5/8" diameter threaded inserts from face-grain wood that I glue into a 5/8" hole in the bottom of the stopper. The inserts are made by drilling and tapping holes in scraps of wood, drilling into face grain so that the threads are parallel to the grain of the wood (threads in face grain are far stronger than threads in end-grain), cutting them apart, and then mounting them on a stopper mandrel to turn down to 5/8"cylinders. I batch out a bunch of the inserts that I keep on hand so that it doesn't take any time at all to drill a hole and glue in an insert when I'm making a stopper.
I've been wanting you to do this video. Thanks for demonstrating.
Thanks, Brad. Today you qualify as a "first responder!"
Great gift idea Mike.
Thanks, Jack!
Nice work, as always. I, too, am impressed with Ruth Niles products. I just received a bottle opener that I will turn a handle to fit. If I like it, and I think I will, I intend to do a number of them for my family. Bottle stoppers on the way, too.
Thanks for the project video!
Thanks for the feedback, Jerry.
Pick up the pace, Bubba! 😁
LOL.😂
Thanks mike, nice to have some smaller projects to practice on and not be abusing larger more expensive "exotic" wood..Fun to watch a pro making oopses, and leaving them in the final cut..Blessings,
Thanks for commenting!
I have never been motivated to make stoppers, Mike, as I didn't appreciate their gift value; especially themed ones, such as the chess rook. Now I must make a series before next Christmas, and know exactly where to send them! Very enlightening. Thanks once again. Bernard.
Thanks, for the feedback, Bernard. Glad it was inspirational.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Great video
Thanks!
Great video. Thanks from a new turner. You are correct that we subsidize China's shipping. It comes from China still being declared a "developing nation." SereptenzA has a great RUclips video on why this happens (and needs to stop!)
Thanks for the info!
I love your videos. They've been super helpful as I'm learning to turn. I've made the sanding paste and abrasive paste you shared in a different video. I have a question. Do you find the wax or oil interferes with other finishes you put over the top? Is there a special prep you do for finishing after using the pastes? Thanks.
Thanks. I have not had any finishing issues and have not heard of any.
Great video. Very timely - I've been giving some thought lately to making some bottle stoppers for gifts. I have the same lathe. Where did you get that small tool rest? The one Laguna supplies has proven a little too big, even with my limited experience.
Thanks. A friend made the the tool rest. I bought a nicer small one for my PM made by Robust. They make the best ones.
What finishes can be applied over a coin? I am aiming for a shiny glass like finish. I love turning but hate the finishing process (just can’t seem to perfect it yet) so anything straight forward without several steps would be best for me.
Brass lamps traditionally have a lacquer finish
Thank you for the instructions. I have the Ruth Niles self-tapping mandrel, but I’ve had the issue of it stripping the threads when turning. Do you have any solutions to prevent that?
What size drill bit? I am guessing try a smaller bit. Thread on and off, and add a bit of thin CA and remount when dry. I never had a problem with 7/32".
@@MikePeaceWoodturning Thanks Mike, I will try that too. I may have been too aggressive with cuts as well.
can you do a video explaing the numbers on the back of the chuck not the jaw numbers i know what there for
What chuck? Not sure my Nova or Record Power have numbers on the back.
@@MikePeaceWoodturning ah mine is a wen chuck its the 3.75 self centering one
Excellent demo Mike. Question: Ruth Niles has a Beginner Stopper Kit which includes two thread taps. I don't see where they are used. It appears the bottle stopper is screwed into the same hole the mandrel used when turning. Can you elaborate? Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.
Taps are good for extremely hard wood and acrylics. Generally the tap mandrel will do fine cutting threads for most domestic woods depending on the size hole you drill.
One tap is a regular tap, but these are tapered and do not cut threads all the way down in a blind hole. The second included tap is a bottoming tap and that is designed exactly for that purpose-- threading to the bottom of a blind hole. The tapered tap is easy to start the hole threading. This is a very well-thought out kit and gives even an experienced turner the tools and accessories she/he needs.
Thanks, Dave, for the better explanation.