Threaded Urn Inserts With PVC

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4 жыл бұрын

I demonstrate turning an urn on a lathe. In this video I show how to turn a threaded lid using readily available pvc threaded plumbing fittings.
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@turnedbysean2023 2 жыл бұрын

I just received a request for an urn. These two videos have been super helpful in providing me direction and tips.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@alinthekeys 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, very informative, I did notice that when you chiseled of the top from the glue block you had the wood grain turned side grained, it less likely to split if you chiseled from the end grain orientation. I’m sure you know that but some viewers might not. Thanks for another great video!

@MikePeaceWoodturning 2 ай бұрын

Great point!

@carolriley8472 4 жыл бұрын

Great ideas...I'm turning an urn for my husband and I used brass threaded inserts from FromWalnutsToAntlers.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Sure costs more than pvc or cutting wood threads once you have the jig. I certainly hope this is pre-need!

@crackerjack3359 4 ай бұрын

A member of our club made me 5 ring sets with his 3D printer.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 ай бұрын

That is interesting! I have not heard of that before.

@LewisKauffman 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the detailed explanation of the lid/threading details.

@glencrandall7051 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike. This has been very informative. Fortunately I do not have a need for an urn right now. This will be a good reference for when the need comes. Thank you for sharing and please stay healthy.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

IMHO, Glen, an urn is not something you want to have to make when you have a need. Make one when you have the wood and the ability. Here is hoping you will not have a need anytime soon.

@glencrandall7051 4 жыл бұрын

Good point.

@rmacbow 4 жыл бұрын

Hk you Mike. Will use this I’m half way thru a segmented urn.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

Timing is everything! Stay safe.

@jimclack2214 2 жыл бұрын

I use a thin putty knife 1" - 3" to separate items from a glue block. Just another idea. Great video.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Thanks for sharing, Jim.

@coolcat9327 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike great idea to use PVC. I'm working on a pet urn right now and I just glue the lid on. The next one I may just hollow out from the bottom and use your method to plug the bottom leaving a solid seamless top. Thanks again and God bless you.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

That will work. I think a lot of how to seal appears on what you or the recipient judges to look good. I did an earlier video on an urn that I turned for me (no need in sight) my wife agreed on the design but dilike the dye job saying it looked like an egg plant!

@stuartscott9646 4 жыл бұрын

Good work on both part 1 & 2. Minor suggestion when parting off the pipe fittings, or any "tubular" piece (Think napkin rings). Put a length of dowel in your Jacobs chuck in the tailstock to act as a parts catcher. Saves chasing the buggers all over the shop! Stay safe and well.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

That is a great suggestion! Thanks.

@stuartscott9646 4 жыл бұрын

@@MikePeaceWoodturning Old toolmaker's trick.

@GeraldJensen 4 жыл бұрын

Around here, we call that the 'Plumber's Trick' ... works pretty well! I do some thread-chasing,and have done some urns with chased threads. I have a vacuum chamber that I use to stabilize small pieces of domestic hardwoods (cherry, maple, and walnut) with Cactus Juice. I cut threads into the stabilized blanks and create inserts that can be epoxied into the urn.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

Yep. I used pvc for the video tutorial. The two I made had chased threads or cut with a jig.

@kensherwin4544 4 жыл бұрын

If you would rather have metal and finer pitched threads for your lids, sink drain baskets are available in a few different sizes too. Solid brass ones will turn on our lathes and with our tools with no problem.

@bmwrider1 4 жыл бұрын

can you supply a link to these please

@benrumler7129 4 жыл бұрын

Mike, As always enjoyed the demo, after all we're just making sawdust.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

I also prduce some designer firewood!

@jimhiguera1774 4 жыл бұрын

Great job !

@cobberpete1 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful wood. I hope it is not something I need to turn any time soon, but love the idea of the PVC fittings to make a screw top.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

ONce a Boy Scout always a Boy Scout.

@donovanbailey4398 4 жыл бұрын

Mike, excellent project and great instruction. I can appreciate the amount of planning that you had to go through to bring this to closure. Beautiful urn. I thank you for the great turning and instruction.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does take a good bit of time and effort to produce these, but I enjoy it. Thanks for your support.

@aarondsalberg 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice work

@MikePeaceWoodturning 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@edwenn5382 4 жыл бұрын

Great instruction as usual, and very beautiful wood as well. Have a Blessed Easter Mike.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

An God bless you as well.

@melindaferguson6392 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MikePeaceWoodturning Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Melinda!

@Fieldlark 8 ай бұрын

MIke, It works well but I thought I'd be able to get at least two sets of threads out of one set of clean out valve but they don't seem to work if you don't have the starting thread. Have you ever tried to get a second set? I'm using a 3" valve assembly (black) and the male side is 5-6 bucks with a female piece about 10 bucks. Maybe I should go with your other video and start cutting the threads in the urn myself. Thanks for your nice videos. Timothy

@MikePeaceWoodturning 8 ай бұрын

I just got one set from it.

@MCsCreations 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work, Mike! Really well done! 😃 I love working with PVC, it's a great material! You could use brass pipes and stuff as well, but I guess it would be much more difficult. 😕 Anyway, stay safe there! 🖖😊

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

And you as well. Staying in place and turning.

@briansinclair3967 4 жыл бұрын

While I didn’t mind watching the concentration on your face , I feel the small insert screen could have been used to show a different perspective on how your used the tools. That could be just me. A great project as my step daughter lost her dog this past December and would like an urn made. Keep safe during these difficult times. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input, Brian. You stay safe as well.

@mitchellmanning7887 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing,,be safe

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

You bet

@haroldsworld 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice work and I liked the use of PVC, I did something similar in making my granddaughter a ballet barre. PVC turns quite well. I will have to give this a try. I hope you have gotten over the green screen effect. Not sure what the use of a little you in the lower right corner is. Other than to see you, but I have seen several channel in which the presenter isn't seen at all. Green screen works really good if there is something behind you to show, like the weather. LOL.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you have to try things to decide whether they work or not. Maybe me in the corner does not work in a video. During a interactive live demo over the internet, the consensus is that seeing you in the corner is more like a real demo.

@haroldsworld 4 жыл бұрын

@@MikePeaceWoodturning key difference is "interactive", people like to see you when you are talking to them, not so much when you are just talking. Overall it was a good video, just did not fine the green screen affect effective. You asked.

@bmwrider1 4 жыл бұрын

Mike thanks for the video. looking for just what you were showing on making the entry hole larger. What kind of cameras are you using please?

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

Canon Vixia camcorder, 3 webcams. See my recent video on Virtual Cclub meetign to see my setup.

@JimGriec0 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Mike! You always pop up when I am looking for help. I am in the middle of making an urn now and was trying to work out how to do the lid. Question: You put a concave on the collar so that the edge touches the urn first. However, it looks like the urn is flat on the top. How much glue surface did you have with the collar and urn? Thanks!

@MikePeaceWoodturning 2 жыл бұрын

Enough with wood glue. The concave is slight so suspect there is still glue holding on the entire surface of the collar. There is also glue where it fits into the urn opening.

@suzetteedwards7956 4 жыл бұрын

Really good instructions Mike. I like your new video layout... well, except for the spike coming to the center of your work. 😏 I was wondering if brass fittings would work. The PVC does work nicely but the white. 😜 Then again if it's for an urn, it's not like someone will be opening it more than once. Certainly hope not. 😱

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

You never know what folks want to do with an urn of ashes. Brass is too expensive and hard to wrok for me. I would rather cut threads in wood. But this is a good alternative for folks without a threading jig.

@MrVillafum 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Mike. Thank you! I do have one question for you. Most of the video coming from your small inset was only of your head. Was that intenional?

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

Actually it was. I could not get a good view from my second camera that small. Clearly that needs some work with my green screen.

@staynavytom2963 4 жыл бұрын

Mike, love your videos. Long time subscriber. What video editing app do you use and about how long do you spend on editing a video before you post it to KZfaq? I'm passionate about wood turning, too.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

I use Vegas Movie Studio. The time to edit is usually much more than the time to shoot the project. I spend far more time on my pc than I do in my shop but then that includes KZfaq upload and optimization and continual learning, replying to comments and studying analytics on my videos to figure what I need to do better which includes research on what I think folks want to see.. I guess I should keep some time logs but just can't seem to get motivated to do that. Thanks for your continued support, Tom.

@markr.1584 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. What was the tool you used to put in the bead in the top? Thanks

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

d-waytools.com/beading-tools/

@paulmelanson1527 Жыл бұрын

Where or how did you do the black etching on you tool handle

@MikePeaceWoodturning Жыл бұрын

It is called fractal burning. I no longer use that dangerous technique and have taken down my videos on it. More than 50 woodturners have died using this technique incorrectly, with highly dangerous microwave transformers. I had safe techniques and used a far less powerful neon sign transformer. You can't measure stupid.

@paulmelanson1527 Жыл бұрын

@@MikePeaceWoodturning that's what i thought it was. The marks are beautiful....the process Deadly

@denverlewis5087 4 жыл бұрын

Mike, do you have a good way to make a name tag and attach it to the urn.

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

I would check out someone with a laser engraver. Trophy shops probably do this if you can find one.

@markr.1584 4 жыл бұрын

And, where did you get it?

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

d-waytools.com/beading-tools/

@allynwasser4566 4 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you use your threading thing a ma jig that you demoed a few yrs back?

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

Only because some folks can't affortd them and need an alternative. I would prefer cutting wood threads!

@glenndornak6410 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of glue gun do you use?

@MikePeaceWoodturning 4 жыл бұрын

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