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UPDATE: So I guess I wasn't alone on this one eh? SOLD OUT! You all rock! Thank you to everyone who placed an order! I am looking forward to building these guys for you, and will get some more in stock in January 2023!
Holy crap that was fast I just went to the site and gone guess I shouldn't have finished the video maybe net the time. Tim I think you might have something here bud fingers crossed.
One thing you can do to punch these out quickly is to preheat your discs.. Just lay them on your wood stove so that they are already hot when you first put fire to them-- or you could even have them slow heating in your forge, so that once you throw them on the lathe and put the fire to it, it should already be ready to start working it.. Then you could punch them out at a much high pace. You'll just have to handle them with tongs since they are hot; which is nothing new for you. Cheers.
I didnt see this comment before I went to the website and seen they were gone already, dangit. Not surprised they sold out quickly as because they look incredible and also the price isn't bad at all when you consider the time, resources and risks involved.
@@81selfmade1 This was just a trial run to test the idea (plus he promised to get them out before Christmas, so he didn't' want too big of an order. I'm sure he'll take a preorder list on the next video.
Love the product and love to see you iterative process. I also love your statement about price "I'm a blacksmith everything I do can be done cheaper, they are buying the process" I do leather work and do everything by hand and run into that same issue with pricing. Thank you for making that clear simple idea that it isn't just about the product that you are selling but the process and work that you put in to it.
Here's an idea for ya Tim....... Whisky Tumbler. Make you candle here the same size as a whisky tumbler. That allows people to use them as they see fit. Keep filling it with wax or, fill it with whisky.
I really appreciate your creativity and craftsmanship. You are also a man of good character you understand the value of a your time but still keep the value of your customers dallor in mind. Good time's nicely done.
I’ve had metal candle holders. Hate to say, I’m not a fan. You can’t light it and take it into another room with you if you wanted. Unless you also make a wood base for it…could be epic. Otherwise, it’ll be way too hot. Edit: after watching, your wax didn’t melt on the sides, which could be useful in insulting it.
Re the cracking: wax shrinks a lot, roughly 10%. Figure on multiple pours as the norm. Makes for some interesting mechanisms. Auto engine thermostats and automatic greenhouse vents are actuated by wax volume change on melting.
Really neat product, i think you could even do a multi- wick arrangement, still use two of the big wicks, but parallel to each other instead of overlapping endwise.
As for the wax cracking issue, try to let it solidify with a cold bottom while keeping the top warmer. So after you've melted the bees wax, take the cup out and put it on a thick metal base plate while you also put some insulating cover on top. This works for large ingot casting, so it might just work for wax casting too. (Though that's just insulating the top, not putting it on a metal base)
To reduce the cracking in the wax, before you pour it, stir it while it cools slightly until it goes slightly milky looking. The cooling that occurs while it is still super hot shrinks the wax too fast which causes the crack, as well as will create gaps around the wick.
That's the first Square Space add I've ever sat through. Well done Sir. And yes, great idea. I'd sign up right now if I had the extra cash. As a poor college student in the early 90's I used to heat my room by candle until I almost burned the house down. It was a huge 100mm sucker that I would leave lit while I was at class and it would be livable when I got home. But I guess there was an air bubble and it melted out the side. Luckily it burned itself out. I came home too; a melted candle, thick char marks on the furniture, a puddle of green wax on the carpet and smoke damage. But horror story aside, that thing is sweet! It must throw out a ton of heat! (While carefully supervised of course.) But what if it gained a bit of stability to help against spillage? Three little legs or a small flat plate under to store other aromatics? Cone incense or sage or roaches or what not?
When making the bowls and candles you kept mentioning it reminded you of clay….it reminded me of something also, but I couldn’t think of the name… But Rea Dunn. Those products made of pottery clay……bowls, cups, etc reminded me of what your making in metal, Totally awesome Timothy👍🙂
Just came across your channel, we use the Metal spinning process using purpose built lathes 😀 using heat is so important for certain materials and material thickness to help them form!
I love the candle thing. The whole hot spinning process is fascinating. I happen to be a Potter, and you're right, it's an oddly similar process. It reminds me of pottery too! When you tapped that cup with your finger and it rang out it made me think of bells. I like bells. Bells are good. I'll bet I'm not the only one out here who likes bells. Keep up the good work. Craftsmanship is important. Thanks for your great videos.
Love it. At first, I was also seeing a medieval wine goblet. Sorry I missed the release of this video, can't wait until January to order late stocking stuffers Lol
Looks like the beginning of a nice mug, Mr. Dyck. I reckon if you want, you could forge a handle for it. Something that hooks over the top of the rim or goes around the bottom. Like a Bormioli espresso cup.
You could treat it like scentsy and make most of the money on refills. It would be a high initial cost to consumers but relatively inexpensive to buy refill kits.
I'm never disappointed when I see you're sold out Tim...that just means your stuff is top notch...and I have to be quicker 😂... I'll keep checking in 23'
Definitely put a handle on it . Once candles burnt out can either use as a mug or refill with wax but my initial thought was would make a cool mug 😉👍🤷♀️
Gorgeous. Love the organic forms. You know, turn that over and you could create the core of a windchime of deep sexiness. I'd absolutely love to see you do a series of things for the garden. Candle, windchimes, trowels, small rakes and hoes. Gardeners are sentimental folk who like things that last. Good market.
someone probably pointed it out already. but if not, the cracks form cause the wax shrinks when it cools off. it probably could be avoided if you pour wax in layers instead of filling it all at once. ofc that would make it even slower.
i fully get your dilemma and agree with your opinion i could probably make something very close-looking for maybe $10-15 (at scale) but doubt it can get that same feeling
I think if you add the wax in two stages you could deal with the cracks. Fill it most of the way first stage, let it cool and crack and then pour a small amount to finish the top off and hopefully avoid cracks in the top.
These are awesome! Such a great idea! I like that you did some science and experimented with the size of the Wick and the bowl. Did you try using the cross shaped wick? I think that might make a bigger flame and get it hot enough to have a wider radius too. I think the bowls came out really nice although I'm not a fan of the irregular top. What you could try though, after you turn the bowls, is forging little details around the edge to make it wavy or put a bunch of corners on it so it's curvy star. Maybe try seeing if you can make some horizontal grooves in without deforming the bowl shape. It would be cool to see you forge the molds that you bend the bowls around too. The tooling that you use to make it. I'm not surprised a mere 20 sold out already tbh and I think many people would be interested in more lol maybe open up some pre-orders so people could at least order them as Christmas presents and have something to say "it'll be coming soon". I don't know how long it'll take you though so that'll be up to you. Maybe show off your website where you sell the bowls with that fancy squarespace tool I've been hearing about 😉
6:23 Could be good for a small camp stove, boiling water. Just attach a couple places for some tongs/sticks to hook on to and you'd be set for boiling water on a small fire.
another thing you could do would be to season the steel I have a few carbon steel pans and a pizza/bread steel and they can be seasoned just like cast iron this is the method that works best Take the clean steel to be seasoned and heat it up till it is hot and then use canola oil (canola works second best and is WAY cheaper than the best option) and cover the entire surface, inside and outside wiping away as much oil as you can. this leaves a very thin layer Let it cool Place the steel in a cold oven upside-down and set the oven for 500ºF for an hour turn off the oven and let it cool naturally to room temperature (do not open the door) the steel will have a black color of polymerized carbon every repetition of the process will add another layer I generally do 5 layers on my pans but they are being used regularly
It's a bit outside my price comfort zone, if I'm being honest- but I *do* very much think the concept is a winner and hope you sell a bunch of them. The fact that you even tested it and adjusted for better performance says all. Great work, even though I'll not likely purchase. Good luck!
I’ve never used bees wax but I used to leave about 10mm from the level I wanted and let the wax harden and pour in more wax to the level I wanted and then put aluminium foil on the top and that stopped the shrinkage for me 👍
I reckon that is the holy grail of candles. $100 is a bit expensive though, for that price I would like four candles. No matter how much spin you put on it. 😉
@@chrisallen2005 lol! I like your reply. It’s honest and true and well intentioned. You may have missed the gentle irony and pretty strong references to very strong comedy sketches however. Maybe I should have also mentioned lumberjacks considering Tim was talking about axes.
Those sold out fast.... Amazing. I've always wanted Al Bronze dishware... But I'm not there yet. I've made lots of Al Bronze soo far but only in coins and bars.
sell it as an "empty kit" with no wax, wax sented or unsented is available for the oweners preferance and thus more enjoyment of the candle. maybe sell it wil a couple wicks, and the "cup" or shell as you call it. a simple win win, if you like the idea. keep doing you, love the content.
My dude - Singing Bowls are in your future, I hope. If you've never played with a big one, you are in for a treat. You could easily charge several hundred a piece for these things if you make them in larger sizes.
I think it looks really cool but to me a candle holder that is opaque isn’t desirable since it limits the candlelight to straight up once the flame goes below the lip of the holder. Decorative bowls would be the mail use I could see since the thermal transfer of the steel works against using it for food IMO. Definitely cool looking however!
You should look into building and induction coil heater that can be used to heat the disc's as you turn them into candle holders. You could set it up on the same side as the torch, and ilt would be much cheaper, and safer. It would limit your raw material selection though. Also the cross wood wicks work better imo.
I’m watching this on dec 3 it’s a great new idea if you put the steel pot in a saucepan with a bit of water to bring it to a low boil to heat the bees wax to get rid of the cracks 😏
You were working melting the wax in the holder on the kitchen stove ... was waiting for you better 1/2 to come in and give you heck for using the kitchen for such things ... alas ... it never happend. Oh, well, maybe next time :o) They look awesome, Tim.
