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That's the type of lathe that I have. As far as pipemaking, it's almost like it was designed for it, in concept. Some things you might consider are that it's old; really, really old. I've only had to replace the spindle bearings, and one of the iron clamps for the tailstock broke, so I've been prett...

The blocks look really great Steve, thank you!

Sasquatch wrote:Try a skew chisel you pansy. Rock steady hands. Will. Determination. Man vs Nature. You get the picture.

What?!? Booooo! I love my compound tool holder and my home grindeded bits.

I touched the bit on the grinder, took much shallower cuts and slowed down my feed. It's already looking much better. Thanks again fellas!
Tim

Tyler wrote:Of course, like Rad, my stem have tool marks on the face, so what do I know?

I don't mind some tool marks, but these are pretty distinct and vinyl record-like. If, like Rad, you hoped this helped, it did. Thanks again

I'll keep taking cracks at it. I've tried a bit I ground myself as well as a bit I bought. I've also gone multiple passes. What would you recommend for feed rate, fast or sloooow? Thanks Tyler

I've gotten some relatively smooth stem faces, but most of the time my facing tool leaves little concentric circles on the face of the stock. I've tried different facing bit profiles and different angles of approach, as well as making sure my facing tool is centered. Is it possible this is a speed i...

Wow. Did you slice each piece of the gills and glue them into place? Very cool pipe.

What are the little 'footprints' on the inside of the bowl? Did you reverse chuck the stummel? Just curious.

I like your pipes Wayne.

Call it an intricate inlay and jack up the price.

My wood lathe, and a cutoff tool - mostly. Sometimes a skew. This seems like a good candidate for a video. It's way simpler than it sounds. I'm trying to figure out how you're insetting both sides of such a thin piece without hitting the mandrel itself; or are you just sacrificing the mandrel as yo...

I understand how extensions work and all but I don't understand how these shank caps are executed and perfectly rounded. Please, if this question has already been answered than I apologize. You got most of your answers regarding the mounting of the end cap, but in terms of the above it's actually p...

Even on a metal lathe you won't get a perfectly square shoulder, nor should you attempt to. The radius on the shoulder there acts as a strain relief in the event that the pipe is dropped, and when the tenon/stem junction is under any sort of stress. A sharp, square shoulder will actually promote th...

or just rip off some dunhill shape and make it look like a cheap peterson. I have to try to make the stem/shank fit better, but I think this is my PITH pipe. I have some touching up to do tomorrow. I will post in the gallery when it is totally finished. http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n519/fuch...

Those are just scratches. Sand a little more carefully and they'll come right out.

Very nice!

cmueller wrote:Holly crap, thanks Sas and everyone else who participated. This was a nice learning experience and I look forward to learning more. Sas, PM sent.

Agreed, congrats!

American: Aluminum
British: Aluminium
Canadian:

Sasquatch wrote:alumininium

Australian: Aluminiumeridoo

SchmidtN wrote:I think they were once white gold bracelets intended for giants, but made their way into a Sas pipe instead.

By which you mean, they were Todd's nipple rings.