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- Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:39 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bamboo Questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1908
Re: Bamboo Questions
Carefully. There really is no trick to it, just be careful.
- Sun Sep 12, 2021 3:37 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6731
Re: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
Yes Paul has had a career shift, he can turn his hand to so many different things and needed a change. We still get together regularly for a mess about in the workshop, chat etc. I didn't have space for any more equipment when he cleared his shop and he has kept some tools anyway as they are useful ...
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:38 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6731
Re: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
Yeah I guess so, or maybe people just get me confused with Paul, the poor bastard.
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:17 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6731
Re: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
I give up then!
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 2:28 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6731
Re: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
Is that a real listing?
- Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:50 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6731
Re: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
Well I guess I am moving to Bodmin.
- Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:32 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6731
Re: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
Bodmin! Now are you just being insulting!
- Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:46 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6731
Re: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
It's not bloody Cornwall, you are as bad as Neill Rowan!
- Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:50 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Worth watching.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1735
Re: Worth watching.
You had me for a moment there George!
- Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:45 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Worth watching.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1735
Re: Worth watching.
Yeah loads of people still think that and look at you like an idiot when you try to explain how dumb that is.UnderShade wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:47 pm After watching it again, I fucking lost it when dude is like, "The longer the pipe, the cooler the smoke." Jess is like, "Wrong."
- Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:46 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6731
Re: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
The problem is that with my lathe, when you do that the saddle is under the stummel, and you cut from the left. If you look at the 1st photo in the second set, you can see the shank will not clear the saddle/tool post. A Senior reamer works well as an expanding internal mandrel. DocAitch Same probl...
Re: Wet briar
Weigh it, write that weight on the block. Weigh it again in a few weeks, write that weight on the block. When the weight stops falling (or is fluctuating up/down by a few grams) it's ready. If you want to speed up the drying you can cut/drill the airway and chamber and then let it sit. It's a little...
- Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:36 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6731
Re: Bulldog/Dublin on an undersized lathe
Another way to skin a cat. Nicely done.
I have used similar methods to also get around the problem of a small lathe, amazing what you can achieve with some scrap wood, some glue and a little forethought.
I have used similar methods to also get around the problem of a small lathe, amazing what you can achieve with some scrap wood, some glue and a little forethought.
- Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:47 pm
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Pricing repair work
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2212
Re: Pricing repair work
Sensible thing is not to do repair work.
- Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:30 am
- Forum: Other Things We Make
- Topic: Briar snuff jar
- Replies: 1
- Views: 884
Re: Briar snuff jar
There is more contact with finer threads hence greater friction. You need plenty of lube.
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:20 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What Would Be The Best RPM For Drilling A Meerschaum Block?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1036
Re: What Would Be The Best RPM For Drilling A Meerschaum Block?
SLOW and carefully, clear chips frequently.
- Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:09 am
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: What pipe cleaners do you use for staining/ How do YOU apply stain?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2028
Re: What pipe cleaners do you use for staining/ How do YOU apply stain?
Any old pipe cleaner works fine for stain/shellac as you will be wiping the pipe afterwards anyway.
I bought 10,000 extra long pipe cleaners on ebay years ago. They are cheap and cheerful but they work well for applying things to pipes etc.
I bought 10,000 extra long pipe cleaners on ebay years ago. They are cheap and cheerful but they work well for applying things to pipes etc.
- Fri May 07, 2021 3:50 am
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Italian acrylic rod vs other acrylic rod
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4135
Re: Italian acrylic rod vs other acrylic rod
I don't recall seeing the thread here but I did see it mentioned on facebook that Baldo Baldi had died, I don't remember seeing much of a response there. This is primarily an English speak forum, I doubt many here would have had much/any interaction with Baldi or possibly even known the name? I met ...
- Fri Apr 30, 2021 2:16 am
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: My second briar pipe, complete.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 972
Re: My second briar pipe, complete.
Assuming you don't have a massive tenon on that stem then you still have loads of material to work with. Slim that shank to flush up the stem, fix the taper of the stem and tidy up the bowl/shank junction and you will have a much more elegant pipe.
- Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:43 am
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: A "Shop Tips and Specific Problem Solutions" playlist...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1216
Re: A "Shop Tips and Specific Problem Solutions" playlist...
You know it! haha. The HSS one is a bit of a personal moral crusade for me after I heard of someone throwing away a load of HSS tool and drill bits because they had "blued at the tip" and they assumed were therefore trash, all those tools could have been mine in a workshop clearance but so...