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by Woodfly
Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Woodfly
Replies: 0
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Woodfly

Real name: Jesper Walther Larsen Age: 38 Location: Denmark Years as a pipe smoker: 1 How I got into pipe making: My grandfather used to make pipes years ago. During camping trips, he'd sit outside in the sun with a block of briar and a pocket knife. When he passed away, I inherited three undrilled b...
by Woodfly
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:04 am
Forum: Tools and Tooling
Topic: Drill press problems
Replies: 3
Views: 700

Re: Drill press problems

Very nice setup you've got going. I've considered many different solutions to my problem, but I always circle back to the issue of the quill's range of movement, as you also mentioned. I saw a floor mounted drill press on facebook marketplace with a crank to raise and lower the table, which might ac...
by Woodfly
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:22 am
Forum: Tools and Tooling
Topic: Drill press problems
Replies: 3
Views: 700

Drill press problems

Hello fellow pipemakers. I'm a novice pipemaker, currently working on my twelfth pipe. Three of them I have drilled myself, but not without problems. I have a very small drill press and I find that I'm having to move my stummel around all the time in order to change drill bits. My drill press can on...