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Now THAT is one top-heavy hunk of iron! I bet moving was fun. Looks to be in good shape for being close to 100 years old! moving it was kind of awesome. we took it apart and loaded it in a truck, the guys we bought it from used a scissor jack to get the ways in the bed of the truck. everything else...

Any oil is better than no oil. I use just plain old engine oil, 20-40 usually. We are pipemaking, not NASA engineering, you just need to keep things running smooth and free from rust. Be sparing on anywhere that oil might meet with the briar, that's a lathe specific thing you will have to learn for...

An after-thought: If the gear train is not well protected you might consider moly-disulfide or tungsten di-sulfide in lieu of the JAX. Both are dry film lubes and will not make a gawd-awful mess like the JAX (or anything like it) will do if totally exposed to briar dust. I would definitely use the ...

Mobil Vactra #2 for the ways and for anything that has an oil cup. JAX synthetic gear lube for the gear train. Extremely sticky stuff and as such will not get slung all over the place. DO NOT get it on your clothes. awesome, thank you for the reply! cleaning it up and putting it together tonight an...

i only use Iwazaki but i make crappy pipes. i love the way they cut, and they cut fast. i bought a bunch from woodcraft when i was making more money at my old job.

hey guys, my and my buddy josh just picked up a nice old southbend lathe. it's big, i took the advice on the forums and went for a bigger lathe then we think we'll need. it's a 12"x60" from 1919 i believe. bought it from a machinist, and it is pretty restored, in good working order, etc. w...

been a while since i've posted here. i've got an opportunity to rent out tool access for $125 a month. this place has sandblasting equipment, wood and metal lathes, fool woodworking shop (with dust collection) and instructors on how to use the big boy tools. here is a link (in case there is one in t...

Sadly, I'm out. My pipe got flung from my hand on the belt sander and cracked the bowl. I won't be able to finish one in time. Sorry guys. I'm bummed. First time I launched a pipe. I'm putting a pillow under that damn thing

the ninth would help me greatly. i'm getting there but the stem is not what i want it to be. i'll be mostly done buy the fourth i think but the breathing room would make for a better end product. after seeing everyone else's work i'm almost embarrassed i joined, but it's definitely making me want to...

so far i've ruined two pieces of briar and two pieces of ebonite, but i'm still in, barely. this is way harder than i originally thought. i'm hoping to get it done this weekend sans staining. i might have to get a prefab stem and overnight it though. the first stem i cut was easy, and this one is ma...

I'm in the process of finishing my first hand cut stem. I used a drill press and belt sander and files. Bought some ebonite off of peg leg on this forum. I'm pretty stoked I did it. Its kind of scary when you start to make the stem but it was actually pretty easy. I'm not going to buy any more premo...

Hoping ton start drilling mine this weekend. Finishing up my first drilled block and hand cut stem first!

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i hit him up on his etsy store, and yes he is still making them. the prices are on his page, along with some other good stuff.

just bought one. had to go get a set of spade bits and a long drill for the stem anyway so i figured i'd try it. good post! thanks for the info.

welcome to the forum brother. My mentor in painting said, "painters paint, give me a finished painting every week" Well pipe makers make pipes... so make some damn pipes :) and have a blast while doing it rev i like this advice. i think i'll follow it! thanks for the kind words. pipe 3 st...

got my stock and briar today. and boy do i wish i had more money to buy it out. well packaged, and a thank you gift! pegleg is a rockstar! buy with confidence. or don't, so i can buy it all

i bought the reject blocks from pimo for my first two pipes. they smoke great! had some flaws of course, but they where like half off. i think JH has some cheap briar, but it isn't predrilled. actually carving the block was the only thing that let me grasp what i was getting into. nothing made sense...

Sweet! I'm in! kinda stoked to make this shape, the cap could be fun to engineer.

Would I be a big jerk to try and get in on this considering I've only made a few pipes? That shape seems like a good challenge and I just ordered some blocks and drill bits.

Hello Pipemakers Forum! I want to thank you all for the knowledge and inspiration for this hobby. I'm a new pipe smoker, and a brand new pipemaker. I didn't even think you could really make pipes at home when I started smoking pipes until I saw some briar blocks for sale at my local B&M. They ex...