Thanks again Chris. I understand now. I do have a Nova Chuck and some small pen jaws that I use for Delrin and rod material. I have several jaw sets for it that I use for other various projects and hobbies. I only use Trent's chuck for my briar.
All good!
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- Sat Nov 20, 2021 8:44 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Qustion About My Scroll Chuck From Briar Pipes Tooling
- Replies: 10
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- Sat Nov 20, 2021 1:10 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Qustion About My Scroll Chuck From Briar Pipes Tooling
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2159
Re: Qustion About My Scroll Chuck From Briar Pipes Tooling
Thanks Chris! That makes sense. So which is the correct way? Stepped sides in or the other way?
I sure hope I haven't damaged anything.
I sure hope I haven't damaged anything.
- Sat Nov 20, 2021 12:18 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Qustion About My Scroll Chuck From Briar Pipes Tooling
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2159
Re: Qustion About My Scroll Chuck From Briar Pipes Tooling
OK, I'm still confused, I'm still thinking the jaws are reversible. I can't get the stepped side to go closer together and I can't get them to align properly. In the first picture on the left hand side you can see a small, inset ball-bearing. I only discovered today while trying to work the scroll t...
- Sun Nov 14, 2021 2:39 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Qustion About My Scroll Chuck From Briar Pipes Tooling
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Re: Qustion About My Scroll Chuck From Briar Pipes Tooling
Let me try and rephrase this. Whatever difficulties I'm having are solely because of operator error or my lack of knowledge. My understanding is these are reversible jaws. One side with steps, the other side just for clamping. The clamping side closes just fine like in this picture below. https://i....
- Sat Nov 13, 2021 2:04 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Qustion About My Scroll Chuck From Briar Pipes Tooling
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2159
Qustion About My Scroll Chuck From Briar Pipes Tooling
Hi All. I can't believe it's mid November and I haven't logged in since October. My priorities have shifted a bit: my wife has requested that I turn some candlestick sets for our daughters, daughter in Law and her. I have a chuck I bought from Trent Rudat with the special jaws, but it also has the 4...
- Thu Sep 30, 2021 6:54 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Would Someone Please Tell Me The Proper Placement For the Nub On A Cutty Pipe
- Replies: 6
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Re: Would Someone Please Tell Me The Proper Placement For the Nub On A Cutty Pipe
Thanks David, yeah, the stem/stummel junction is still something I have trouble with no matter what I do. Sometimes I get it but a lot of times I don't. It's frustrating as heck. You wouldn't by chance have a few pictures of what you explained in the above? I find it a lot easier if I have a few pic...
- Thu Sep 30, 2021 12:50 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Would Someone Please Tell Me The Proper Placement For the Nub On A Cutty Pipe
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1393
Re: Would Someone Please Tell Me The Proper Placement For the Nub On A Cutty Pipe
Thank you, I will do so. That seems to be the common comment on the pipes magazine forum as well. Spur needs to move forward. I will do as you commented and have a careful look.
Thanks mate!
Thanks mate!
- Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:47 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Would Someone Please Tell Me The Proper Placement For the Nub On A Cutty Pipe
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1393
Re: Would Someone Please Tell Me The Proper Placement For the Nub On A Cutty Pipe
Oops, I meant to say Spur!
- Wed Sep 29, 2021 9:49 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Would Someone Please Tell Me The Proper Placement For the Nub On A Cutty Pipe
- Replies: 6
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Would Someone Please Tell Me The Proper Placement For the Nub On A Cutty Pipe
I'm attempting to make a Cutty and though I've viewed a ton of them on Smoking Pipes I'm not sure where the nub should be located.
Would someone please enlighten me as to where the correct location would be?
Thanks All
Would someone please enlighten me as to where the correct location would be?
Thanks All
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:09 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: 2nd attempt at an egg
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1317
Re: 2nd attempt at an egg
Hey thanks BrownLeaf, I looked at that over my lit 5x magnifying ring and sanded and sanded and sanded and no matter what I did those tiny claws remained. At times I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. Moving it into other lighting and I couldn't see anything. So I'm not quite sure why I'm no...
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:17 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: 2nd attempt at an egg
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1317
2nd attempt at an egg
This is my second try at an egg. The stem/shank intersection isn't the best but I think after emailing back and forth a few time with a friendly artisan, that issue is in the past. Oh, and that's Franklin helping hold the pipe in position. https://i.imgur.com/4m67VS6.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ipsfvyA....
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:02 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1983
Re: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
Is this where I should take material off to correct the bowl sag?
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:24 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1983
Re: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
I see exactly what you all have mentioned about the wavy stem.
Thank you for pointing that out and also the info on laminar flow. That goes into my checklist and build criteria.
Thank you for pointing that out and also the info on laminar flow. That goes into my checklist and build criteria.
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:58 am
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1983
Re: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
Awesome! Thank you!
- Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:40 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1983
Re: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
Hey thanks Sask, I have one question if I can include it here. Sask, you once mentioned in a post several months ago that's it's real easy to check for laminar flow and that pipe buyers have often come up to your table armed with a flashlight to check for laminar flow. How do I check to insure the p...
- Sun Sep 12, 2021 3:33 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1983
Re: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
Thanks guys: blb; I will go back and revisit George's videos again. Sask, thanks for the comments. I'm working on another right now. The stem is bent because the gentleman from the pipes magazine forum who approached me about making him one, wanted the stem to have a slight bend in it. I sell them d...
- Fri Sep 10, 2021 12:08 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1983
Re: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
Hi folks, I'm going to try explaining my thoughts on this egg and how I arrived at what I did. So, first off I went to Smoking Pipes and looked at a whole swack of eggs by a lot of different artisans. I took a bunch of screen captures, printed those and taped them to my shop wall. I then started ske...
- Thu Sep 09, 2021 9:14 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1983
Well Here Goes Nothing - My First Egg Attempt
This is my first attempt at an egg. I rusticated it because the briar wasn't the best for a smooth. I used the Walt Cannoy method with the nails epoxied into a 1" dowel. Think I need to get an old pool ball like he uses and build a new rustication tool out of that. My stamp isn't very good. It'...
- Thu Sep 09, 2021 9:07 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: First Meerschaum Cutty
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2932
Re: First Meerschaum Cutty
Thanks guys, I really appreciated it.
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:35 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: First Meerschaum Cutty
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2932
Re: First Meerschaum Cutty
Yeah, I struggled with the shank cap and I also struggled with the blimply-ness.
Now, looking at the pics again, I see exactly what you are referring too.
Thank you!
Now, looking at the pics again, I see exactly what you are referring too.
Thank you!