need a tenon tool

Josh B. · Post by **Josh B.** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 4:38 am

Im in need of a tenon tool like the pimo tool or the one tim west Sells or used to at least. Im really hoping to make a trade, i make pipes and knives. But if you have one that youd let go for a reasonable price let me know

PremalChheda · Post by **PremalChheda** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:02 pm

Josh B. wrote:Im in need of a tenon tool like the pimo tool or the one tim west Sells or used to at least. Im really hoping to make a trade, i make pipes and knives. But if you have one that youd let go for a reasonable price let me know

Before you spend $500+ for one of those tools if you decide to buy one, check out your local craigslist for metal lathes.

LatakiaLover · Post by **LatakiaLover** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:52 pm

PremalChheda wrote:
Before you spend $500+ for one of those tools if you decide to buy one, check out your local craigslist for metal lathes.

Listen to Premal, Josh. I use a spinnable tenon cutter and get away with it because it's surrounded/supported by a lot of VERY expensive tooling that's super-rigid and highly precise. Using one with a Home Depot-grade Chinese drill press is an un-winnable situation, though. They are too flexy and sloppy in ways that can't be "tuned away" to produce a good result.

Asian lathes, on the other hand, CAN be used with success because lathes are inherently rigid, while DP's are not. Takes a bit of know-how, but the Web is full of info about how to tune them. Most of the pipe makers on this board use Asian lathes, in fact.

caskwith · Post by **caskwith** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 4:36 am

Listen to George, for once he is correct in advocating the use of a lathe!

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 12:56 pm

George is advocating for a lathe... the end is nigh.

Josh B. · Post by **Josh B.** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:53 am

Id love a lathe but at the time my budget foent alloe for a lathe. And craigslist has ptoduced zero results wood or metal the closest thing ive found is just the motor off an old lathe

PremalChheda · Post by **PremalChheda** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:42 pm

Josh B. wrote:Id love a lathe but at the time my budget foent alloe for a lathe. And craigslist has ptoduced zero results wood or metal the closest thing ive found is just the motor off an old lathe

Keep looking and broaden your search to local listings with universities surplus, ebay, garage sales, etc... Also be patient and save the funds up. A good old metal lathe can be purchased for under $1000.00 and will allow you to do so much more than just cut a tenon.

jmoss · Post by **jmoss** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:02 pm

Hello Josh, you have pm.

Thank you

i.b.pipes · Post by **i.b.pipes** » Tue May 12, 2015 5:59 pm

If u still need one pm me

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weedsnager · Post by **weedsnager** » Tue May 12, 2015 11:08 pm

i.b.pipes wrote:If u still need one pm me

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Which one do you have ?

i.b.pipes · Post by **i.b.pipes** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:26 am

I don't recall man but it works

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