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trent has 15 of them made w/arbors that he is taking to chicago and will probly sell some of them now

give him a call

jim

hi Jack

any chance of some pics of this bison chuck -

jim

i agree Kurt you do not need a custom chuck to make pipes - but it sure makes things a lot easier. I did not understand the use of pins until i watched the JT Cooke video - with a mark on the lathe i always know the depth of my drill bits. You can also work backwards turn the bowl and drill the toba...

hi Kurt

e-mail him and he will tell you. Trent is a very good person and very easy to deal with. I think his Phone number is on his web site

Also e-mail John Crosby and ask how he likes his


jim

hey LL

send trent rudat an e-mail trudat1970@netzero.com - he is also a machinst and makes pipe tooling -

items not on his web site are french wheels (he just started making them)

and he has the equipment to grind carbine tools and get them very sharp

jim bacon

thanks rad i use a W.L. Fuller counterbore from jamestown dist. The item# is ful-X85L i got this information off this site a few years ago. the one pimo sells is a type b counterbore designed for use in softwoods. the one i use is a type X which is designed for use in hardwoods. you can get in diffe...

thanks rad

you are right msc is not easy to find things

most of the aircraft counterbores i found are on pages 242 and 243

jim

hi rad

after looking in msc enco and mcmaster-carr it looks like there are several types of aircraft counterbores that would work - which one is the one you use

thank you
jim

hi latakialover

really like the saddle stem what # is it 585 and can you please tell me where you got it from

jim

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

that is one beautiful pipe

jim

hi jack

what kind of woodturning attachment do you use in your QCTP

looking for one - is it the same kind as micro-mark and the little machine shop sells

thanks for any help you can give me

jim

skip

can you tell us who made your mortise-square the shank-bevel the mortise tool and the jig to drill the draught hole

will he make more


jim

hi james i have a jet bd-920 as well - for all your tooling try trent rudat he has made me a chuck to hold stummels and he is also grinding me some tool bits for different pipe-making applications see the tool section to go to his web site and to contact him web site is www.briarpipetooling.com jim

thanks kurt

i agree w/ everthing you said

the shapes i want to make- the spoon bits as is will be very helpful

jim

hi kurt

just curious did you re-shape your spoon bits or did you leave as is.

i think i am going to leave mine as is for a while
if you used your wood lathe now did that go

also how did the cut - i have not had a moment to play

jim

thanks jeff just two more questions and i will be set. I am using the jet bd-920 what rpms do you use to drill on your jet- 130 is the lowest rmp setting can you go to slow. And also do you start w/ a pilot hole john crosby said he uses a 5/32 and then a 3/8 w/a rounded edge thanks for all your pati...

i have received mine today as well

i really like the profile as is i think i will be leaving my profile as is.

just one question - what is the best way to keep them sharp

just hone the top

thanks brad and thanks jeff for all your help

jim

thanks jeff (and of course brad)

this is indeed great news. And if you can provide other information like
what size pioet hole you use and what rmps you use on the jet bd920

how to tips and tricks on eevery thing you can provide will be a god send

many thanks

jim

hi david

thanks for the tips

did you get your sanding discs and sanding pads from www.woodturnerscatalog.com

jim

kurt's pipe that he used in the stem making photo essay is on his web site and it is one nice looking pipe. and he says that he shaped first and drilled second. OK question kurt on squaring the shank how did you do it. parting tool on wood lathe fornstner bit hand held sandpaper on very flat surface...