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Thank Doc. That picture came through as I was typing. Thank you. This helps a lot. I am able to obtain kitty litter jugs also. I need to get a vac and some hoses. Then I think I am ready to take off the mask.

Thank you Dogcatcher and Doc. I appreciate the help. I will have to live with the noise. My shop is really small. Outside the work area is the outside. Doc would you mind showing a picture of how the plastic jug is situated up to the buffer or sander? I have heard that some also put a box over the t...

I need to set up a inexpensive dust collection system. I am thinking of using a shop vac for now. I don't know what to use at the buffers and the sanding disks. And a home made slack belt sander. Please would any one post some pictures of those areas for collection. So I can figure out what I need o...

Yes, I agree with the dust collection. That is in the plan for my next add to the shop. I will take some pictures of the back when I get home tonight. I got the idea from a duck decoy sight.

Here is a slack belt sander I made. It does not look like much. It will hold 2, 2" x 72".
sorry these are on there sides. I don't know how to turn them.

Congratulation. Beautiful baby. Sounds like a nice big family. I have 5 kids. So I know how fun it is.

Thank you DocAitch for the advise. I will do more studding shapes and reading this forum. No problem about the stem. I need to remember that I can reshape the stems. I use the pre shaped stems. Because I don't think I have the tools or know what to do with the stock from scratch. I do plan to learn ...

RickB, your right its easy to worry about taking to much off or getting it to thin while shaping.

Latakialover, I will find a shape to copy.

I still struggle with getting the bowl symmetrical.

Thank you DocAitch. So the shank should be narrower and have more radius where it joins the bowl? The stem was a pre formed stem that came like that. I wasn't sure what to do with it.

Thank you DocAitch, I will work on that. That would also give me a better line along the bottom.

Thank you. I see what you mean with the light reflection. and the dull area. I will work on the sanding and the straight lines.

Please let me know what I can do to get better.

Thanks for the link on the billiard. I like that I will continue to refer to that. I will also look for the link on pictures by Premal.

Thank you, I will look up the billiards post. I do want to learn and get better.

Thank you for the feed back. My next couple of pipes I am going to try to make basic shapes. I also plan to slow down and work on better detail sharper lines.

Thank you RickB, I appreciate all the advice given and knowledge on this forum. I am working on 3 pipes currently. I am going to take them slower. To work on the detail and better lines. I will post them when I finish.

Thank you for the advise. I do appreciate the advice. I agrre with making a standard shape. I am currently working on 2 basic pipes. I do struggle with making them symmetrical. I will need to slow down and use the files more. Reading the posts on the forum are helpfull.

Here is my #14 pipe. I know I need to use the files more and power sander less. I am working on 3 more pipes now. Any advise to do different?

Thank you. I will read the reviews.