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That is unique and beautiful. Looks to be fine work...probably safe to say that is not a clencher! 8O
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Steve,
I saw this pipe on his site a few days ago. His style is very advanced. I'd be interested to hear some history on this guy. Judging by his exposition on engineering and fluid dynamics on another board, it seems that he knows his stuff better than most (better than me, that's for sure). The silver application is quite stunning and apparently very well executed. However, while I am quite taken with the pipe for its aesthetics, I must voice my suspicion about its smoking qualities, particularly moisture collection and heat generation in the metal shank. I'd be interested to hear what customers have to say.
Best,
Jeff
I saw this pipe on his site a few days ago. His style is very advanced. I'd be interested to hear some history on this guy. Judging by his exposition on engineering and fluid dynamics on another board, it seems that he knows his stuff better than most (better than me, that's for sure). The silver application is quite stunning and apparently very well executed. However, while I am quite taken with the pipe for its aesthetics, I must voice my suspicion about its smoking qualities, particularly moisture collection and heat generation in the metal shank. I'd be interested to hear what customers have to say.
Best,
Jeff
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Thanks Jeff,jeff wrote:Dave,
It's actually a members/invitation only board, so that's not really possible. Suffice it to say that he either knows what he's talking about, or is a raving lunatic who by chance happened to string together BS giving it the appearance of coherence.
JG
Dave--who dreams of someday, oh someday, being invited behind the green door into the super secret squirrel room.
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Dear Dave,
The shank is not metal, I am frankly impressed with the results.
I have been doing some R&D on this mule that I call BORG.
I put these things together from my "lego" kit (stuff that I didn't like or botched) to test materials and other design issues.
http://www.bolasdefuego.com/WA/BDF-Borg/BDF-Borg03.jpg
http://www.bolasdefuego.com/WA/BDF-Borg/BDF-Borg02.jpg
The BORG is beleive it or not an excellent smoker, I plugged a 4" tube first and later a 3" tube. Very dry smoke.
This shank has not been metallized, and I will probably offer the ceramic shanks natural or white only, since metallizing is just too expensive in small quantities and adds weight.
DL (L for Lunatic)
The shank is not metal, I am frankly impressed with the results.
I have been doing some R&D on this mule that I call BORG.
I put these things together from my "lego" kit (stuff that I didn't like or botched) to test materials and other design issues.
http://www.bolasdefuego.com/WA/BDF-Borg/BDF-Borg03.jpg
http://www.bolasdefuego.com/WA/BDF-Borg/BDF-Borg02.jpg
The BORG is beleive it or not an excellent smoker, I plugged a 4" tube first and later a 3" tube. Very dry smoke.
This shank has not been metallized, and I will probably offer the ceramic shanks natural or white only, since metallizing is just too expensive in small quantities and adds weight.
DL (L for Lunatic)
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Dan,
A while back, I thought about asking people to post some pictures of their shop mules--I may go ahead and do that now. :thumb:
I'm really curious about a couple of things;
Ok, so the BORG has a ceramic tubing shank--is that right? So the pipe that is the subject of this thread has a ceramic shank that is metallized? Is that right? (Dave wonders how one goes about plating ceramic but holds that thought for another thread)
Does the ceramic tube have absorptive properties that help eliminate moisture and dry the smoke?
Is a small diameter, ceramic tubing shank (like the one on BORG) prone to breakage? (Is the ceramic tubing fragile?)
Have you experimented with lining a briar shank's airway with ceramic tubing--can you see any advantage to doing that?
Thanks Dan--your work is very impressive.
A while back, I thought about asking people to post some pictures of their shop mules--I may go ahead and do that now. :thumb:
I'm really curious about a couple of things;
Ok, so the BORG has a ceramic tubing shank--is that right? So the pipe that is the subject of this thread has a ceramic shank that is metallized? Is that right? (Dave wonders how one goes about plating ceramic but holds that thought for another thread)
Does the ceramic tube have absorptive properties that help eliminate moisture and dry the smoke?
Is a small diameter, ceramic tubing shank (like the one on BORG) prone to breakage? (Is the ceramic tubing fragile?)
Have you experimented with lining a briar shank's airway with ceramic tubing--can you see any advantage to doing that?
Thanks Dan--your work is very impressive.
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Someone may have thought I directed the "squirrel" comment at them (super secret squirrel room)--it was not--I used to spend alot of time in another forum dedicated to Heckler and Koch firearms. H&K has a room they call the "Grey Room" that has EVERY firearm they ever made on display--on HKPRO the Grey Room is sometimes refered to as the super secret squirrel room and everyone who loves H&K wants to see it. Super Secrect Squirrel room is a metaphor for something I would love to see and be apart of--nothing more. I apologize for any misunderstanding.
Dave
Dave
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