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I think you're right, Fred. Looks like an Expander, now that I look closer.

He's possibly using somehing like this: http://www.grizzly.com/products/g1015

Man, I thought we were in a recession - that thing costs about $100 more than when I bought mine!

It's also possible that you've cut the shank face and/or the stem shoulder at an angle all the way around, instead of them being perpindicular to the centre axis.

Looking at the new photos you added, there's a raised area on the stem face, around the tenon, by the looks of things.

Could be the lighting, but something looks weird about the underside of the stem, the area closest to the button. The bite looks pretty thick, too. Other than that you're well on your way, considering it's your first. Good job.

Sasquatch wrote:photobucket works good

Yep, same, no probs.

restever99 wrote:I wonder if I could convince my boss to let me smoke at work.

No problem - I'll have a word with him tonight. So, just go on in to work and light up indoors. No worries.

pierredekat wrote:A third way would be to set the pipe aside, half-smoked, and finish the other half later.

Yep. Many of my pipes are Oom Pauls, so I get 3 to 4 lights from a bowlful.

Reminds of the old guy who owned the fisrt machine shop I worked in. He didn't like new-fangled dial indicators with jeweled movements becasue they were too fragile. "Hit 'em with a hammer or drop the damn things and they're no good any more". :lol: I just got a mental picture of him goin...

I'm wondering where most people are getting their ebonite. I've seen the posts about group orders from SEM and whatnot; does that sort of thing still happen? I've only ordered from PME and I was very happy with the product and service, I'm just wondering if I'm missing out on something price-wise. ...

If you aren't too fussy about size and quality, you can get them dirt cheap, great for a starter Meer: eBay Meerschaums

kbadkar wrote:

RadDavis wrote:

Pharaohfitz wrote:While name dropping may impress a few in our cadre,

Name dropping?

Rad

Check it out, Rad's now dropping his own name.

And here I was thinking it was just an abbreviation for Radical . Actually, Rad's name should be dropped.... like a fockn hot potato!

Yoiks!! That horn must be worth a small fortune. Simply beautiful.

... it tends to erode the kiln and piss off the neighbors when their plants die and the paint peels off their house... :lol: Sorry for the attack of too much information, I'm a historical archaeologist by training with a deep interest in locally-made pottery of the early historic period in eastern ...

I wouldn't say anything bad about Trent's stuff, but I saw one of his chucks at Premal's and I think the chuck jaws Mark made are better. .... Jack Well, I think you just did. Perhaps you're being a bit too critical of Jack's remark. Pointing out features that make one item better than another does...

SimeonTurner wrote:Would you say these are better/worse/the same as Trent Rudat's chucks?

One advantage of Trent's chuck is that it incorporates the "locating pins". In theory, this allows you to perfectly align the tobacco chamber and draught hole when you drill them.

Thanks guys. I guess acetone will have to do for now.

I sent these guys an email for more info on availability of their product: EnTron.

This doesn't actually apply to pipemaking, but since there are a few knifemakers and machinists that haunt the forum, I might get an answer: Until recently I used 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (Carbo-Trichlor) for degreasing metal. I preferred using it because it very effectively removed oil and grease, eva...

I bet you - like me - just about pee your pants evey time you see a picture like this (with apologies to Jeff): As I recall when I received my lathe, one of the first safety instructions in the manual was, "Never leave the key in the chuck" . Still, it happened to me... only once ! I hit ...

..., I have to state that it runs perfectly round, concentric and without vibration or wobble - provided, of course, that it's made exactly and symmetric... I think this is the point that Pharaohfitz was trying to make. If everything isn't properly aligned, i.e. shank to back plate, to centre of mi...

I am in need of one of these, but I can find no one around here that will make one. Any ideas? If you have an industrial area near you, there will likely be machine shops that can make it for you. An alternative is this pipemaking chuck from Trent Rudat : Chuck You can also email the above design t...