If you dont mind me asking, where can I get this maple vaneer? Preferably online cause I stay in Africa and I am having a pretty hard time finding it this side
Sometimes it's the sandpaper dust, try using a brush on it, something like a tooth brush. If it's not that it could be the really fine sandpaper leaving scuff marks from pushing too hard on the sandpaper, if it is then that can be sanded out by going back with a lower grit paper. Hope this helps 👍
thanks for the vid. was wondering how people got past the 3d printed shaper not turning into dust after 3 boards. would you be able to link that lathe?
Hi, I am trying to bend purple geart veneer (0.6mm thick). I am having constant splitting and cracking issues, is ut the batch or is purple heart just difficult? Thanks for the video
Hi, I've not had that issue with purple heart to be honest, it could be the batch. Is it splitting and cracking as you wrap it when it's wet or when it's dry and your glueing it up?
@@hootcornwall thanks for getting back to me, I am wrapping when wet, 10 mins in boiling water , wrapping around a broom handle. It's just cracking across the grain. I have literally just finished a batch where I have had to carefully partially crack the grain every mm with round body pliers just to get it to loosely bend along the 30mm strip.
Im not sure to be honest, I have looked at that a few years back but there was nothing available, there may well be something around now but I havnt looked.
@@hootcornwall thank you I did figure it out. But getting a chuck that goes to 1/2 in seems to be the best option I’ll let y’all know how it works when the new drill chuck.
Another good one Adam. Love the relaxed, chatty style. Hope you're feeling better soon & ready to enjoy the holiday with family. As you know (from the messages we exchanged last month) we were in beautiful Cornwall for the 1st time in June and I can confirm that it's great to avoid the high summer with the crowds. Those skateboard rings are great- as are your bentwood rings. Keep up the good work! John.
@@hootcornwall Just found a 3amp one with an inline controller that 3-24v, so that should work. Want a lathe but the speed of these mini ones put me off but with a variable controller it work great.
Was about to spend 50 odd quid on a mandrel for my mini lathe until i saw this video, amazon has a set of your diamond bits for a tenner......job done 🙂
Hey! I've started learning to make the bentwood rings as well! Thabks a lot for whole knowledge you pass!;) The only problem i've encountered is the white spots from sanding down with sandpaper and white spots on ca glue (i really do not know how to solve this out). If you could advise, thanks! Ps: i'm also a skater!
Hi, if there is little white dots then that would be air bubbles in the CA. They can be tricky to get out as you either have to sand them out or you can cut them out with a sharp blade then re apply a few more coats of CA 👍
Just bought a sanding disc - ideal for squaring as well. You can attach a ring blank to a flat piece of wood with double sided tape and square the blank that way. Where can i find you on face book? Cheers Jeff
Great idea jeff, will give that a go myself for sure 👍 If you search @hootcornwall on facebook you will find me 👍 Im not that active on there but would be very gratefull for a follow 👍🍻
I have had my mini lathe for 2 years and because of the speed it ran at was scared to use it. Your tips have been invaluable, I've ordered a 3-12v variable adaptor plug to slow it down. Can you please tell me what size diamond hole cutter you use?
Great work. I am learning how to do bentwood rings and you are the first person I have come across on RU-vid that use the mini lathe and actually show how to use it. I appreciate what you are teaching here. Everyone keeps telling me to get this and get that well that’s great if you can afford it lol
You're back! I still come back and watch your older videos! I keep looking at getting 1 of these lathes, but the 6mm opening is putting me off. Would you recommend them? Im still on hand tools only 😒
Hi, for the price they are great little machine, the one I have at the moment is still going strong after 4 years of daily use. If your looking for something a bit bigger have a look at the Proxxon DB250, I know a few people who have those and they are highly reccommended.
@@hootcornwall Thank you for the reply, and the recommendation! I dont have the money or the space for anything bigger at the moment. Its more for turning whilst sanding and curing the CA.
Great videos I am just starting but have learned more from your videos than any others, You have a no nonsense approach and don't allow any defects or issue to get through very inspiring to me, could you tell me what mini lathe you are using im using a drill powered lathe at the moment and not getting great results although i may need sharper tools Thanks again.Dave
Thankyou for your comment 👍 At the moment I just use one of the cheap mini lathes that you can get on amazon or ebay. I think if your going to actually turn a ring on one then they are probably going to be the same as your drill. I myself dont turn on it with chisels etc. Doing inlay chanels and sanding and finishing is fine on them. I know a few people that use the Proxxon db250 small lathe and thats meant to be really good and is also not too expensive, so may be worth checking those out.
Is there a way to fix it when it does bend/kink? I boiled mine and tried to roll it and it just doesn’t want to roll so I boiled it again and left it in the water overnight. Still would not roll flat. So frustrating. I don’t know the type of wood since it came in a large pack of multiple varieties of veneer. Thanks.
Some woods are like that to be honest, ive had a few that just wont bend without kinking or splitting so I just stick to the ones that do bend nicely, its alot of trial and error.
Thank you I'm gonna try the microwave trick today, I've had trouble with my purpleheart discoloring from using boiling water. I'll let you know how it goes!
Thank you for your informative videos. Recently started doing bentwood rings myself and you're helping me sort out the issues I'm literally STUCK on, damn glue. Many thanks 😊
@@hootcornwall thank you. I actually think you answered most of them in your videos. My main issues were with glueing the ring initially and getting good ca layers on to finish...but I'm getting there. 👍
To be honest i do it by eye and feel, if i hold it up and can see light through it thats good enough for me. Adjustments can be made later after its been wrapped.
