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- Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:01 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Before I stain this, what is the good/crap ratio of the rustication?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2559
- Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:56 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Before I stain this, what is the good/crap ratio of the rustication?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2559
Re: Before I stain this, what is the good/crap ratio of the rustication?
George, how bold of you to post the same information twice.
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:24 pm
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Delrin tenon failure avoidance
- Replies: 62
- Views: 10038
Re: Delrin tenon failure avoidance
The same way they attach bamboo? No, I'm thinking drill from outside the stem and into the delrin a couple places, then glue in a tiny rod of ebonite or whatever. I guess more like a keyed motor shaft than like a clevis pin. The reason I'm thinking along these lines is that it's pretty easy to cut ...
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:49 am
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Delrin tenon failure avoidance
- Replies: 62
- Views: 10038
Re: Delrin tenon failure avoidance
I wonder if anybody's ever used Dunhill-style "through dots" as clevis pins to mechanically secure a tenon.
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:44 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Defects in the briar.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3083
Re: Defects in the briar.
.....but of course the better stuff is twice as expensive...... Yup, but if you buy two mediocre blocks and throw one away, you're left with one crappy block for the price of one good one. Of course it's not a problem if you just want something to learn and practice with. When you get to the point ...
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:27 am
- Forum: Alternative Materials
- Topic: Need A Wood That Is Similar To Briar
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3396
Re: Need A Wood That Is Similar To Briar
Buy a couple practice blocks from Vermont Freehand. If all you're doing is testing finishing techniques, you could probably cut each block into 1/4" thick slabs and get more bang for your buck.
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:17 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Do-It-Yourself Shop Tools -- The "Hammock Sander" (video)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2549
Re: Do-It-Yourself Shop Tools -- The "Hammock Sander" (video
George, you blew my mind with this video. It's a static slack belt sander! Pure gold.
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:49 pm
- Forum: Pipes
- Topic: Stinky Pipe
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2985
Re: Stinky Pipe
I know Savinelli's "liquirizia" line has ANISE flavoring added. Maybe somebody was inspired to do their own version but made a typo on the order form when purchasing the flavoring agent?
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:08 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Greetings from SoCal!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2105
Re: Greetings from SoCal!!
Howdy, and welcome! Here's a thought, though probably a bit beyond your skillset at this point: Make the poker out of two or three pieces. The soda can could be made of a top and bottom piece that are hollowed out like a true calabash and threaded to join together. The shank could be integral to the...
- Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:29 pm
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Dublin bamboo stem
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2689
Re: Dublin bamboo stem
https://i.postimg.cc/CLMWxCx7/sketch1547004189417.png Quick & dirty edit. I'd go for more of a stout cone as opposed to the gramophone/morning glory shape of the stummel, and remove some meat from the bottom to try and get the lines back under control. Also thinning the stem and toning down som...
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:37 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The more you think about it, the more your brain will hurt
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3346
Re: The more you think about it, the more your brain will hu
What's good for the stummel is good for the stem.JMG wrote:The answer is obvious...the stem was shaped, bent, then drilled.
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:06 pm
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: 80 gram super-premium pipe, .250" non-reinforced tenon...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3031
Re: 80 gram super-premium pipe, .250" non-reinforced tenon..
Perhaps the reasoning could be that minuscule tenons allow more real estate for those polished shank faces?
- Sun Oct 07, 2018 3:57 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Feature Film about pipemakers (really)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4999
Re: Feature Film about pipemakers (really)
Nah, it just took a long time to make because they cast the actors ten years ago and it took them that long to learn how to actually make pipes!
- Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:24 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: volcano with horn 9/30/18
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3308
Re: volcano with horn 9/30/18
I have found George's words to be true. Think of it this way: You're trying to shape a curve that is 80% perfect except for a lump at some point. The natural tendency is file or sand along the entire length of the curve, knocking down the high spot along the way. Problem is, as you file along that c...
- Tue May 29, 2018 10:28 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: A request from me to you PMF'ers
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5958
Re: A request from me to you PMF'ers
I'd love to see one of your projects where instead of recreating the original stem (flaws and all) you replace it entirely with an "ideal" stem and explain the design decisions that lead you to differ from the original.
- Tue May 29, 2018 10:17 pm
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Video project #3 just added - Rebuilding an ornamental shank
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3485
Re: Video project #3 just added - Rebuilding an ornamental s
Wow George, awesome job! Not because you did a good job, that's kinda boringly obvious by now, but because you refrained from basically remaking the whole pipe from scratch to fix it's inherent problems ;) I use horn quite often but it never plays any structural role, it's supposed to be just a dec...
- Mon May 07, 2018 10:45 pm
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Replacement stem making A to Z (instructional video set)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8498
Re: Replacement stem making A to Z (instructional video set
Last I heard, George was charging by the hour. Last I saw, his signature claims that no customer ever says "I wish you had made this stem an hour faster." Thus, we can assume that George has reached a level of proficiency such that his customers do not end up paying for inefficiently used ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2018 10:14 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Dust collection Help
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2732
Re: Dust collection Help
I use a shop vac with a cyclone type catcher in the line and a bag in the vac which catches particles that are missed in the cyclone. I have found that plastic cat litter cans make pretty fair collectors at the sanding wheels, and the necks accept the standard 2 1/2” hose connectors. I apologize, m...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:39 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: My 1" x 30" Belt Sander is Giving Me Grief
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2716
Re: My 1" x 30" Belt Sander is Giving Me Grief
If it is the switch, get a 20 amp light switch and wire it in the place of the original. On wood lathes the switch is usually the first thing to go bad, on my sander, it was also the switch that died first. You would think some "smart" tool designer would realize that, but so far it is ei...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:36 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Baroness Briar hides her flaws (there.. fixed it)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4355
Re: Lady Briar hides her flaws
Lady Briar hides her beautiful flaws on the inside to keep me humble... she hides them deep within.. hidden to thine eyes...until I'll already romanced her and given away my heart. - me trying to be zen after burning much of the day creating the perfect billiard only to find cracks and pits well be...