captured ring tips
john lucas
Iv'e never done a lot of captured rings. Oh maybe a 15 to 20 over the years but usually not a lot all at once. Cleaning up the inside of the ring has always been a hassle. I try to clean up as much as I can using detail gouge followed by a home made captured ring tool. The main problem is cleaning up the inside radius using the captured ring tool. Well I should say I've turned 11 or 12 in the last few days so I'm getting better.
Then I free the ring and use sandpaper taped to the remaining finial or handle to try and clean up the inside of the ring. I'm guessing on this project that the stem or handle part needs to be a little smaller or the ring larger or both. I can't reach all of the underside of the ring affectively on the size I have.
Does anyone who turns a bunch of these have a tip to make it go faster and easier.
