Some more bottle stoppers - the rest of the spectraply starter set

jschoolcraft · Sunday at 5:20 PM

I bought the starter kit from Stainless Steel Bottle Stoppers and finished it off today. The first three are posted here. I sold my first one yesterday but in my excitement to fulfill the order I shipped the wrong one so I'm sending the correct one tomorrow and having them keep them both.

I'll probably get another kit. I did some searching for the brass insert on McMaster Carr but the ones I saw are more similar to these from william wood-write which are a good deal but with shipping from Canada make them less so.

On to the stoppers.

wolf creek knives · Sunday at 6:02 PM

I use the brass inserts from stainless bottle stoppers with no issues. Are you having problems with the insert?
Very nice work and you called it right with your customer on letting them keep the misent stopper.

leehljp · Sunday at 6:15 PM

Your design shapes show of the colors well! Beautiful work!

LouCee · Sunday at 7:27 PM

jschoolcraft said:
I sold my first one yesterday but in my excitement to fulfill the order I shipped the wrong one so I'm sending the correct one tomorrow and having them keep them both.

That's good customer service not expecting them to return the wrong one.
The bottle stoppers look great!

egnald · Sunday at 7:59 PM

Cool collection. I really like the stature of liberty torch one -- the brown and tan one. - Dave

jschoolcraft · Sunday at 8:14 PM

wolf creek knives said:
I use the brass inserts from stainless bottle stoppers with no issues. Are you having problems with the insert?
Very nice work and you called it right with your customer on letting them keep the misent stopper.

Thanks!

No, no problems at all with the inserts from stainless bottle stoppers. Just the min/max part of my personality wondering if there's a better deal to be had.

leehljp said:
Your design shapes show of the colors well! Beautiful work!

Thanks!

LouCee said:
The bottle stoppers look great!

Thanks!

egnald said:
Cool collection. I really like the stature of liberty torch one -- the brown and tan one. - Dave

Thanks! More google for inspiration and then trying to adapt what I have to what I was shooting for. That one turned out better than I thought it would halfway through.

jttheclockman · Sunday at 9:14 PM

I like them all. As I said I need to give these a try as I recently gotten some of those type stoppers where they stand. I like that idea.

wolf creek knives · Sunday at 11:50 PM

jschoolcraft said:
Thanks!

No, no problems at all with the inserts from stainless bottle stoppers. Just the min/max part of my personality wondering if there's a better deal to be had.

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks! More google for inspiration and then trying to adapt what I have to what I was shooting for. That one turned out better than I thought it would halfway through.

I haven't found a better deal...yet. I buy my stoppers and inserts 50 at a time. Also the magnetic bottle openers which do well for me and I also buy them 50 at a time. I'm hoping to make it through this year with that many.The openers might last me 6 months...maybe. What I appreciate most about Stainless is their customer service/support. I use the 501 stopper and it does very well for me. You've really got some nice stoppers here.

jschoolcraft · Monday at 5:45 AM

wolf creek knives said:
I use the 501 stopper and it does very well for me. You've really got some nice stoppers here.

Thanks! I appreciate the follow up. I'm not buying in that quantity yet but hopefully soon.

RGABEL · Monday at 3:54 PM

I get my threaded inserts from Klingspor's. They have a flat $3.50 shipping rate going on right now.

Insert

wolf creek knives · Monday at 11:37 PM

RGABEL said:
I get my threaded inserts from Klingspor's. They have a flat $3.50 shipping rate going on right now.

Insert

I looked them up but didn't find the inserts. What am I doing wrong?

jschoolcraft · 2025-02-04T08:51:22-0500

Hey Tom - here are some direct links from my browser tabs:

wolf creek knives · 2025-02-04T17:27:17-0500

jschoolcraft said:
Hey Tom - here are some direct links from my browser tabs:

Klingspor

Stainless Bottle Stoppers

william wood-write (10 pack)

Thanks for sharing Jeff. I think klingspor might get theirs from stainless, the photos the same. Interesting.

WriteON · 2025-02-04T18:58:08-0500

You know my favo

egnald said:
Cool collection. I really like the stature of liberty torch one -- the brown and tan one. - Dave

Black Is my favorite

jschoolcraft · 2025-02-04T19:04:53-0500

WriteON said:
Black Is my favorite

That shape was going to be soooo different. Basically a cone but I was getting a bit to aggressive with the skew and sheared off a few plies. I thought about sanding down the other side to make a V but I was afraid I wouldn't get them even. So I made it round and added a bunch of beads.

WriteON · 2025-02-04T20:05:52-0500

Also the "English" hat. I'm Big fan of that style. You have good creative taste.

jschoolcraft · 2025-02-04T21:34:39-0500

WriteON said:
Also the "English" hat. I'm Big fan of that style. You have good creative taste.

Thanks! I really like the half bead to the brim on 7193. There's probably a better term for that

WriteON · 2025-02-04T21:49:39-0500

jschoolcraft said:
Thanks! I really like the half bead to the brim on 7193. There's probably a better term for that

Looking forward to seeing your next pieces

BULLWINKLE · 2025-02-05T18:42:25-0500

jschoolcraft said:
I bought the starter kit from Stainless Steel Bottle Stoppers and finished it off today. The first three are posted here. I sold my first one yesterday but in my excitement to fulfill the order I shipped the wrong one so I'm sending the correct one tomorrow and having them keep them both.

I'll probably get another kit. I did some searching for the brass insert on McMaster Carr but the ones I saw are more similar to these from william wood-write which are a good deal but with shipping from Canada make them less so.

On to the stoppers.

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Absolutely awesome work. I like the shape you of all of them. If by brass insert you mean the insert you screw the stopper into, note that different brands have different diameters so be sure they match the stopper. They aren't all uniform in diameter. I really like the Ruth Niles line of steel stoppers but they use different size inserts so I haven't tried any yet.
You can get inserts (not sure if they are steel or aluminum) at a reasonable price from Penn State Industries. If they're compatible with your kits try their website.

Mike · 2025-02-05T19:21:22-0500

Very creative, beautiful work and finishes.

Mike

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