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Then I'm guessing you shave a little off, test fit, shave some more, test fit, more, test, more test, until you get the fit.

Side besides the safety concerns of the guy's technique. Is there a good (and inexpensive) way to cut tenons on a lathe without having a precision lathe or using derlin.

I would figure that this type of tool would be common, not just for pipe making, but for making tight fitting dowel joints on the end of say a table leg. regardless if you turn the tool or turn the stock.

I posted the question on the comments of this video but haven't got a response. Does anyone know what attachment is being used at the 3:20 mark?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=yo ... uJN8HBOQoQ

Yea. So I was drilling the airway in a piece of briar on my lathe. Had about 4 inches drilled when all hell broke loose. My drillbit chuck came loose from the mortis, started spinning, then vibrating then the bit must have buckled then broke then the chuck and briar went flying. Now I'm paranoid the...

Thanks.

oooooooh. Now i get it. Drill a hole into the Vulcanite then using epoxy insert a rod of derlin then go from there. Should but a summary at the top of the post. Drill a hole into the rod stock, insert derlin rod. Done.

I would search for this if the search function on this forum says that the word "tenon" is too common so it doesn't even try to search. What kind of search function is that if you can't even search a word? Anywhoo, I'm looking to get into pipe making and I'm wondering what options I have f...