Wood Turning Spin Top making A Spin Top On The Lathe

[Bijan630]

The first top Iearned to spin had a nail tip.  Later on, the tops with ball bearings came out. I still have one ball bearing top and pulled it out to spin it for my grandchild.

[jrhperu]

what do you put in your sanding paper and for what purpose?

[haydenHD]

@jrhperu I use it to cut down on the sanding dust.

[jrhperu]

@haydenHD Good, to cut down on the sanding dust, but what is it? Grease or what?

[haydenHD]

@jrhperu It's Paste wax and Mineral oil. I just mix it together.

[cousinfun1]

Where can i get the ball bearing tips?

[ccxx1234]

Show this toy to kids now and days, and they wouldn't know what to make of it. Awesome video by the way.

[gusto1978]

Awesome..I have lived in Aus for 23 yrs and no one knows what that is in here... I had even forgotten the name of this. lol ohh i miss the other side of the world..:(

[cheaben3]

what type of mandrel is that?

[haydenHD]

@cheaben3 It's a pin chuck I made it.

[captdestiny]

@haydenHD. Have you ever worked with Russian Olive wood? It has an amazing grain, but is super hard. Any tips for working with extremely hard wood?

[haydenHD]

@captdestiny No I haven't turned any Russian Olive just good sharp tools.

[KO9958]

wow.. i remember playing with one of these when i was a kid.. fun great memories, thanks for sharing =)

[haydenHD]

@KO9958 Thank you,

[oxide011]

Made one of these tops using a faceplate. I don't have a chuck yet but still gate a good top out of it. thanks for the post it helped alot.

[haydenHD]

@oxide011 Cool did you upload some pictures?

[beyblade71]

or.....you can buy one on ebay or amazon.

[mrsvinarich26]

ive been tramitized by my lathe because i got the tool stuck and it broke into peices one hit just above the eye leaving a nice cut

[haydenHD]

Ouch. Sorry to hear. Try to keep the tool rest as close to the work piece as possible. I explain this a bit in this weeks video. Hope you are healing well.

[mrsvinarich26]

@haydenHD this happened several years ago but i still have a scar.

[TheKishinhunter]

i would put nail in the tip before hand and grind off the head for the tip

[spintopmaster]

were can i buy one of those wood turning things an how much are they :)

[haydenHD]

Most woodworking store have lathes they range from about 200 to 600 hundred for a small one.

[PM3520]

Hi Carl,

Nice teaching style -- and I agree that if the pin chuck were shorter, it would be more stable. There are a few different ways to throw a top like this, and I only know one of them. The way you started it off is backwards for a right-hander. Start it with the wrap reversed, then cross over and wind just as you did on the tip. When throwing, start with the top UPSIDE DOWN (pointed toward ceiling) -- it flips over as it lands. Adjust as needed. Practice & you'll have a lot of fun.

[haydenHD]

Thank you I'll give it a shot.

[bingcro]

you are getting some nice looking shavings even though you are cutting up hill which i am given to believe leaves a poor finish.how is your finish tks for posting

[haydenHD]

Yes you generally get a better cut down hill I just get ahead of my self some times.

[kaisaerpren]

Hi, did you make your pin chuck or is it a bought item? I am hearing a vibration as you turn this. a shorter chuck might stop that .

thks for the vid, nice use of the pin chuck, I like that hole in the top look.

[haydenHD]

Yes I made my pin chuck. Yes, it probably would.

Thanks,

Carl

[Ichigo1577]

i have this because  they made this in india and i am inndian

[ardvarkkkkk1]

The groove you put in the top for the string is not needed and if you are winding it that way, you are doing it wrong. I could show you how to wind it but really can't describe it in the limited space on here. There are sites on the web that show how to do it. These things were old fashioned when I was a kid (I'm 50) but I have an uncle that thought me. He was also second place yo yo champ in his state. Just an old kid.

[haydenHD]

Thanks, I'll check out some sites I would love to learn how to throw it.

Carl

[excalebuir]

i made one the same way in school with pine wood

[haydenHD]

Very cool how did it turn out?

[excalebuir]

@haydenHD great! thx for asking i just think pine wood may be a bit to fragil to be trowing it around,what wood so you sugest is good for these?

[haydenHD]

A good hard wood like Maple.

[bingcro]

tks for posting you seem to do a lot of different cuts to the way i was taught.no working up hill on spindle turning

[haydenHD]

I get a little ahead of myself sometimes. You should cut downhill, it makes a much cleaner cut.

Thanks for watching.

Carl

[TexTK]

Thanks for showing an awesome video

You sure make it seem very easy to make one of these

[fattininja]

Thanks for the video. Just wondering what the paste was that you were putting on the sandpaper?

[haydenHD]

I use paste wax and mineral oil mixed together to cut down on the sanding dust and it also gives a nice satin finish.

Thank you,

Carl

[DuMb666SkUlL]

a few questions, can you make one of these without the pinchuck and what size peice of wood should i use for one that size

[haydenHD]

yes you can make one with out the pin chuck.

I think the piece of wood was about 3" x 3"

Carl

[WELCHSAUTO]

Hey Carl, if you wanna see how I do those tops check out pt. 3 of my turning a spinning top video.

[haydenHD]

Hi Mark,

Great job! Nice looking top to.

Thanks,

Carl

[Upcountryturner]

as always another informative an outstanding video. thanks.

[mersyturning]

how come you slow down to sand becoz ive always known or thaught higher the better

[haydenHD]

Hi,

The slower the better for sanding if you have a lathe that you can reveres it's even

better. I'll do a video to better explain it.

Thanks,

Carl

[TheFishingschool]

hmmmmm.......i would definatly brake that in like one throw