Fun project. Kids love them even in a high tech world. Our turning club was demonstrating at a State Park yesterday. We turned tops and gave them away to the children. We supplied colored markers and showed them how to color them. I got 2 hugs. Made my day.
My 12-year-old granddaughter watched this, and when she comes to visit me at Christmas, she said she wants to try this. A whole generation of Americans cannot afford homes. Instead, they live in apartments and condos. They have no room for big things. Small lidded boxes, small functional bowls, and other kitchenware fit in with their minimalist lifestyle. Tops are a great item for craft shows. Your instructional videos are your forte!
This reminds me of infant school days during the privations of WW2. A consignment of presents arrived from Australia; mine was a wide bodied spinning top.I made up a 36" whip of 1/4" leather boot lace, and a friend and I would race our tops down a 300 yard empty back road, making the tops airborne for extra distance. Hours of good fun! Bernard.
Thank you for another stupedous instructional video. Sharing your years of expertise and your great teaching style is greatly appreciated and I have not only learned a lot but also applied a lot of your teachings to my work. Thank you!
Great video as always. I am now making tops as per your instruction. Felt great when I made one in 3 mins.Need to up my game after revisited your video and saw yoomake one top in 30 secs. Amazing. THANK YOU
I'm not a turner, but I like this little things. I have some, all made from different materials. Different woods, glas, stone, antler... Greetings from Germany
Very neat project; now I need to have a go at some of these. Look like really good practice and skill builders as well as being fun. What a great deal, get to play with tops and look like I'm doing something productive -- it doesn't get much better than that. 😀
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Thanks for the response! I think I was going too fast at around 3000 rpms and wind up getting vibrations. Great information as always! You're the man!
Richard was that a 1/2" or 3/8" spindle gouge? I've never done much spindle turning, I never could get the hang of using the cheap continental spindle gouges I had. I just got in my two Henry Taylor spindle gouges a few days ago so these will be good practice to learn how to efficiently use them.
Fun project. Kids love them even in a high tech world. Our turning club was demonstrating at a State Park yesterday. We turned tops and gave them away to the children. We supplied colored markers and showed them how to color them. I got 2 hugs. Made my day.
My 12-year-old granddaughter watched this, and when she comes to visit me at Christmas, she said she wants to try this. A whole generation of Americans cannot afford homes. Instead, they live in apartments and condos. They have no room for big things. Small lidded boxes, small functional bowls, and other kitchenware fit in with their minimalist lifestyle. Tops are a great item for craft shows. Your instructional videos are your forte!
This reminds me of infant school days during the privations of WW2. A consignment of presents arrived from Australia; mine was a wide bodied spinning top.I made up a 36" whip of 1/4" leather boot lace, and a friend and I would race our tops down a 300 yard empty back road, making the tops airborne for extra distance. Hours of good fun! Bernard.
Thank you for another stupedous instructional video. Sharing your years of expertise and your great teaching style is greatly appreciated and I have not only learned a lot but also applied a lot of your teachings to my work. Thank you!
The original fidget spinner. I love making tops!
Richard, thank you for this and all your other videos. They are a great complement to your books, and I learn something from every one of them.
Thanks for the fun video Richard. You received another million views in 4 months. Congratulations on 3 million views.
I wasn't aware of that! I suppose I should keep an eye on such things.
Great video as always. I am now making tops as per your instruction. Felt great when I made one in 3 mins.Need to up my game after revisited your video and saw yoomake one top in 30 secs. Amazing. THANK YOU
I'm not a turner, but I like this little things. I have some, all made from different materials. Different woods, glas, stone, antler... Greetings from Germany
Great work Richard. I spin a few myself!
Very neat project; now I need to have a go at some of these. Look like really good practice and skill builders as well as being fun. What a great deal, get to play with tops and look like I'm doing something productive -- it doesn't get much better than that. 😀
Thanks Richard always good to see a top made.
And now for some colour with some sharpies. Well done Richard.
What a wonderful little project. Demonstrating the process is another great way to spark someone’s interest in turning. Bravo.
Easy, quick, cheap. That's about as good as it gets. Thank you for sharing Richard. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Turning tops is fun, so is spinning them. I have a couple on my desk at work i use to give my mind a break every now and again.
Thank you!
Are you sanding the top end flat or pointed?
What speed are you turning those? The tool only finish looks great and you seem to not get any tear out, even with that soft pine.
2300 rpm. Turning tops from wood like this is a great way to learn about shear cutting. Any hint of scraping and the wood looks terrible.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Thanks for the response! I think I was going too fast at around 3000 rpms and wind up getting vibrations. Great information as always! You're the man!
Richard was that a 1/2" or 3/8" spindle gouge? I've never done much spindle turning, I never could get the hang of using the cheap continental spindle gouges I had. I just got in my two Henry Taylor spindle gouges a few days ago so these will be good practice to learn how to efficiently use them.
This is a Czech Gurtool ½-in diameter, ⅜-in flute.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Oh ok, thank you Richard.
@@Tim_Pollock Gurtool is a great tool.
Chatter decoration should cost extra I reckon 😉
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What chuck and jaws are you using?
Shark Jaws on a Vicmarc VM100 chuck