Eleven Dymondwood Stoppers

[W.Y.]

Made these this afternoon. Every one is a different grain and color pattern .
Four stainless steel and seven silicon.
I have found that stoppers always sell better in dymondwood and acrylic and corian than they do when using wood.

 

[jbostian]

Looks like you were busy. They all look very nice.

Jamie

 

[Jim15]

Awesome group.

 

[Karin Voorhis]

Wow. Your sure are amazing me not only with the talent of your turning but how much turning you get to do.... Nice work!

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Very nice!

Robin

 

[mywoodshopca]

Looks great!

How do you find the sillicone stoppers sell? I wish there were other colors like clear or white.

 

[warreng8170]

Those are great. What finish did you use on those?

 

[W.Y.]

Looks great!

How do you find the sillicone stoppers sell? I wish there were other colors like clear or white.

The silicone stoppers sell very good because of price. The kits only cost 70 cents each.
I do not and will not sell chrome ones anymore. The chrome plating pits and flakes when in contact with wine. I sell hundreds of stoppers every year.
CSUSA has beige colored ones but cost more and have to buy the dowel and silicone parts separately rather than a kit.

Those are great. What finish did you use on those?

They are like corian and acrylic in that they don't need an extra finish. Sand to 400 , then 0000 steel wool , then plastic polish and then buff on the Beal buffer.

It's easy to make a bunch of those in an afternoon.

 

[1nfinity]

Nice work and nice variety.

 

[RyanNJ]

Where do you get the silicon kits, and do I need something special to turn them

 

[W.Y.]

Where do you get the silicon kits, and do I need something special to turn them

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I get those 70 cent kits at woodnwhimsies

http://www.woodnwhimsies.com/product31.html?__utma=1.1468332972.1242056069.1242056069.1242056069.1&__utmb=1&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1265322200.1.30.utmccn%3D(organic)%7Cutmcsr%3Dgoogle%7Cutmctr%3Dwoodnwhimsies%7Cutmcmd%3Dorganic&__utmv=-&__utmk=52203818

All you need is the stopper mandrel (they call theirs a chuck) but is the same thing and is shown on the right side of the same page .
Some members on my own discussion board site have shown how they make their own with the right size bolt and a washer and stick it into either a scroll chuck or a collet chuck. I find it very handy to have the right one for the job so I use the one like shown in the supplied link.

I got that same mandrel/chuck about 400 to 500 stoppers ago (lost count) and they were only $5.95 back then. But then gas was cheaper too . . LOL . . .