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- Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:51 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: BouchematBriar Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2222
Re: BouchematBriar Question
Thanks for all of the input everybody! We'll see what happens, I'm hoping it never shows up. Yea, I almost always order from Steve, in this case I was trying to feel out another source for Algerian (love those craggy/gnarly blasts). I've read through some of those Yazid horror stories on the forum, ...
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:18 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: BouchematBriar Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2222
BouchematBriar Question
Hey folks, I hope the holidays are treating you all well. Has anybody dealt with BouchematBriar? Looking through some old threads, I assume it's Yazid? The reason I ask is that I recently sent a message through their website inquiring about a sample of their briar and they just responded by saying t...
- Tue Aug 15, 2017 2:42 pm
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Buffing Wheel Finish
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2863
Re: Buffing Wheel Finish
I'll second Bob Flexner's " Understanding Wood Finishes". It dispels a lot of the mystery to finishing and lays out some solid information to work with. Granted, repetition and practice is where you'll start seeing the results your after.
- Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:10 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3060
Re: Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
Thanks Chris, that's good to know. That could be the solution to the problem.
- Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:10 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3060
Re: Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
I gotcha, thanks for the tip.
- Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:13 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3060
Re: Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
Okay, good to know. Have you noticed any residue left behind that affects the 'flushness' of the fit after you break the bond?
- Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:30 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3060
Re: Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
Ok, interesting, just a friction fit works for you guys. I've tried that before and had a problem with the bamboo shifting on occasion, even with a pretty tight mortise-tenon fit.
- Thu Jul 13, 2017 2:32 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3060
Temporarily Attaching Bamboo
Up to now when making a pipe with bamboo to stummel transition sans spacer, I've temporarily attached the bamboo to the stummel with a tiny drop of CA glue on the face of the bamboo. Once the stummel is ready for stain I carefully break the glue hold and commence. This works well most of the time bu...
- Thu Apr 20, 2017 3:29 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Blind side shaping
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5121
Re: Blind side shaping
Practice is certainly key and like Wayne, I'll use the other side of the disc if needed. Just take it slow and keep a good grip on the block. Nice first pipe!
- Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:42 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: New Lathe and Chuck
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3771
Re: New Lathe and Chuck
Sweet! That's a fine piece of machinery.
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 4:22 pm
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Sanding cord ...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4882
Re: Sanding cord ...
You can use a clamped churchwarden pipe cleaner loaded with with red then white compound. Just slide the stem up, down, works pretty well.
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 12:19 pm
- Forum: Alternative Materials
- Topic: Boxwood price
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2860
Re: Boxwood price
Hey Wayne,
I've bought from knappwoodworking on ebay before. They're not full logs but great quality old, dry, European boxwood. Here's a link to a listing. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boxwood-Genuine ... SweW5U4K-Q
-Josh
I've bought from knappwoodworking on ebay before. They're not full logs but great quality old, dry, European boxwood. Here's a link to a listing. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boxwood-Genuine ... SweW5U4K-Q
-Josh
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 12:16 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: replacement nozzles / tips for Cyclone benchtop blaster?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2394
Re: replacement nozzles / tips for Cyclone benchtop blaster?
Like Jeremiah, I also replaced my cyclone gun with the trigger fed gun from tptools.com. If you buy the replacement gun kit it comes with everything you need. ( http://www.tptools.com/USA-Cabinet-Gun-and-Pickup-Tube-Upgrade-Kit,2320.html?b=d*8026 ) If you've got the cash, a carbide nozzle will proba...
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:15 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Clamping pipe?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2756
Re: Clamping pipe?
You can also use an adjustable reamer. The senior pipe reamer is a style that works. Just wrap some tape around the cutting edges so it doesn't mar the bowl and expand until tight. You can then clamp the handle in a vice and go to town.
-josh
-josh
- Sun Jan 08, 2017 5:24 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Freehand drilling
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4234
Re: Freehand drilling
Yes, you can. It's the same principle as doing it on the lathe but your doing it vertically on the press. You can use a fuller counterbore to drill your mortise and face your shank at the same time. Or think of another way to face the shank like a plate of glass and sand paper.
-Josh
-Josh
- Sat Dec 10, 2016 7:26 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Precision Air Regulator
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5719
Re: Precision Air Regulator
Thank you Tyler! That is exactly what I'm looking for and I greatly appreciate the help!
Pipeguy- thank you for the contact info, I'll look into Tacoma co.
Take care,
Josh
Pipeguy- thank you for the contact info, I'll look into Tacoma co.
Take care,
Josh
- Sat Dec 10, 2016 10:56 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Precision Air Regulator
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5719
Re: Precision Air Regulator
Never mind, thanks.
- Fri Dec 09, 2016 9:14 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Precision Air Regulator
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5719
Re: Precision Air Regulator
Oklahoma- there are a number of reasons why I'd like a more accurate regulator. Trever Talbert says it better than I could in one of his blogs, . "Any pipemaker who has spent some years cursing and wrestling with those spring-top knob regulators, that you have to crank and crank and crank, and ...
- Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:07 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Precision Air Regulator
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5719
Re: Precision Air Regulator
Jeremiah, Currently I have a 1/2" air line running from my compressor about 20 ft to a moisture trap made of 1/2" piping that runs up and down 4 times with ball valves at the bottom for draining. This collects the majority of moisture in my system. From there an air line runs to a Parker 0...
- Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:35 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Precision Air Regulator
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5719
Precision Air Regulator
Hey guys, I'm searching for a precise air regulator for my air compressor. One that allows you to really dial in the psi. I've got the kind with a knob on top, but need something a little more precise. I've seen pictures of them in other pipemaker's shops (Tyler, Trever), but can't seem to locate on...