Here are some tampers I made. Hope you like them.
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Where do you get your brass ends and nails... or do you make them yourself. I've looked for about a year for some brass ends that are usable in about 30 stores and haven't found anything suitable yet (for me)
james
james
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Hi James,jogilli wrote:Where do you get your brass ends and nails... or do you make them yourself. I've looked for about a year for some brass ends that are usable in about 30 stores and haven't found anything suitable yet (for me)
james
I made them all by myself with brass rod.
if you have a lathe, you can make them as well.
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not on a wood lathe you can't
but seriously nice tampers
regards
dave
but seriously nice tampers
regards
dave
"Omne ignotum pro magnifico" - everything becomes common place by explanation :- sherlock holmes
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Thanks.potholer wrote:not on a wood lathe you can't
but seriously nice tampers
regards
dave
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Wow! Very nice looking tampers. They look great!
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You should consider making the brass things as kits for turners, much like the 6in1screwdriver turning kit. I would buy it! I'm sure other turners would foam at the mouth to have something new to add to their catalog.
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Growley wrote:Wow! Very nice looking tampers. They look great!
Thanks guys.Charl wrote:Looking very good!
Thanks man, that is a great idea, let me think about how to pull this off.Newcarver wrote:You should consider making the brass things as kits for turners, much like the 6in1screwdriver turning kit. I would buy it! I'm sure other turners would foam at the mouth to have something new to add to their catalog.
When I made these tampers, i spent half the time(about 1 to 2 hours) to make the brass bit (with the screws and everything).
And each one has a different angle at the joint(brass to wood). If you have metal lathe, it won't be a issue.
But if you only have a wood lathe, it is a bit hard to turn brass, and make a good connection.
It would be tricky to make a turning kit..
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Great! My commission is 50%. Jk! Im really only referring to the straight ones. The angled stuff is one off for each app. I mean it, I would buy it! I'm full of ideas, PM me if you wanna work it out, I'd be glad to offer my 2 cents.