Search found 29 matches

by Dane C
Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: O.K. Confused, Which lathe?
Replies: 18
Views: 1952

Tsunami wrote:Well here is the lathe. It was made back in the early 1890's
Unfortunatly it is not complete
That sure ain't goin' in the back of the Yugo.
by Dane C
Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:34 pm
Forum: Processing
Topic: Cutting It Up
Replies: 13
Views: 5410

Hi Robert, When you first cured the leaves after they were removed form the stalk, what sort of setup did you use? Did you build the curing chamber with the constant heat source? I was looking at the 2 inch foam wall cube with the modified oil heater but I'm not so sure about modifying an elictrical...
by Dane C
Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:47 pm
Forum: Grow Your Own
Topic: it's alive!
Replies: 6
Views: 3187

Is there a way to respond to that photo in a masculine manner? :eek: Looks like it's back to Big 5 for some more ammo for the .22 LR.
by Dane C
Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:42 pm
Forum: Grow Your Own
Topic: Free Heirloom "Mopa Maya" Nicotiana Tobaccum Seeds
Replies: 9
Views: 4415

Hi Robert, Thanks for the seed. I finally got the Mopa and Havana in the "ground" last Thursday evening. I'm not so hip with the digital photo downloading and such but once these babies start to sprout that'll be my excuse to learn. I had a package from the seedman of about 40-50 seeds of ...
by Dane C
Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: Stem Work
Topic: Which Delrin to use?
Replies: 9
Views: 5560

Frank wrote:Dane,
It depends on whether you're just going to make tenons with it or the entire stem. I bought 1" diameter. This pretty much allows me to make just about any size of stem.
In what situations would you use it to only make the tenons?
by Dane C
Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:13 pm
Forum: Stem Work
Topic: Which Delrin to use?
Replies: 9
Views: 5560

You might want to look into using this: http://www.indplastic.com/index.cfm?id=703315&fuseaction=browse&pageid=40 It's about 10% the cost of Delrin. I've made two stems from ABS, one of which I have fitted to one of my daily smokers. I'm very pleased with the mouth feel.[/quote] Hi Frank, wh...
by Dane C
Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:25 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Pipe #43 for review
Replies: 12
Views: 1484

Re: Pipe #43 for review

flix wrote:Greetings from Spokane,
--Michael
Small world, I did my undergrad at a little place called Gonzaga, maybe you've heard of it. :)

I also worked at Metropolitan Mortgage before the crash in 01. Brings back memories :)
by Dane C
Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:25 am
Forum: Finishing Techniques
Topic: Waxing
Replies: 47
Views: 12758

Re: Waxing

Pipes, you bunch of smart arses. :lol: Quick question. When you're waxing your stummel, how many coats of carnauba are "enough" and at what point are you just wasting your time? Curious... I almost wet myself from laughing the first time I read this last week and I'm just now able to resp...
by Dane C
Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:46 pm
Forum: Finishing Techniques
Topic: Source for high quality buffing/polishing wheels?
Replies: 5
Views: 2591

KurtHuhn wrote:I get mine from delviesplastics.com. They have some of the best, IMO.
Do you still get your buff wheels from this supplier?