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LatakiaLover wrote:A repair shop is more like a little factory with specialized stations, while a carver's is more like a studio.)

I'm doing something wrong! Mine looks like a converted laundry room!!

LatakiaLover wrote:A repair shop is more like a little factory with specialized stations, while a carver's is more like a studio.

That's funy, mine more resembles an oubliet.

KurtHuhn wrote:That's funy, mine more resembles an oubliet.

Bloody college graduates with their vocabulary. Just call it a crap hole in the ground!

PS: Kurt, did you get my PM?

Frank wrote:

KurtHuhn wrote:That's funy, mine more resembles an oubliet.

Bloody college graduates with their vocabulary. Just call it a crap hole in the ground!

PS: Kurt, did you get my PM?

lol.. does it make ya feel better if I tell ya he spelled it wrong?

LatakiaLover wrote:

kbadkar wrote:Okay, you got me stumped. How is it that you turn a precise tenon on a drill press?

It's nothing secret or mysterious. Just stand a lathe on end, and spin the tool instead of the work is the only conceptual difference.

Of course, I should have known, the fancy Pimo tenon tool.

The Pimo version is a bit frustrating to work with, but a major fraction of the cost. I don't see what drill press rigidity has to do with the tenon cutting, since the stem can be hand fed up the guide pin, no? If you are actually dropping the drill press, wouldn't the stem flexibility be the limiting factor? I imagine that you wouldn't want to hold the bit end in a vise, since you want the guide pin to naturally follow the airhole without resistance from even the slightest misalignment.

By the way, Munkey, I love the somewhat Lovat, and especially the jet black stain and the contrast with the bowl top and ring. As noted earlier, the stem work is also very impressive. Your V-slot is real crisp & clean. I have yet to perfect that. After using the dremel cutter to get the perfect rectangle, I always end up nicking the clean lines with the needle file, broach or drill bit and have to monkey [sic] with it to hide my boo-boo.

kbadkar wrote: I don't see what drill press rigidity has to do with the tenon cutting, since the stem can be hand fed up the guide pin, no? If you are actually dropping the drill press, wouldn't the stem flexibility be the limiting factor? I imagine that you wouldn't want to hold the bit end in a vise, since you want the guide pin to naturally follow the airhole without resistance from even the slightest misalignment.

Don't let mental images and your intuition get you sideways, here. Rigidity is absolutely crucial. Chatter is the penalty for having ANY flex in the system.

As for a vise, one is not only necessary, but ZERO movement of the workpiece is essential.

Following the airway without resistance is a non-issue if everything is on center.

Wow Scott, that's a beautiful pipe! Very nice blast and beautiful lines. I love the stem work! First class! Looking forward to seeing more of your work. The last couple I've seen pics of are fantastic!

This is beautiful stem work, Scott. I'm focusing on bringing my stem work up a notch. I'm back to using integral tenons, and largely because of stem designs like this one. I still use Delrin for some, but any saddle or half saddle of mine is now sporting an integral tenon. I hated having to worry about where that Delrin was, and compromising the design to accommodate it, and I was especially tired of sanding into it! My integral tenons are still not as clean as I want them, but the last one was nearly there.

Beautifull pipe Scott


Exuse my ignorance what is an intergral tennon is it the holy grain of tennons or just one made in ebonite?

An intergral tenon is when you turn the tenon out of the single piece of ebonite stem material. Lots of folks are now drilling into the stem ebonite and epoxying in a delrin tenon. This has the disadvantage of not being able to work down the ebonite too much where the delrin is embedded.

geigerpipes wrote: Exuse my ignorance what is an intergral tennon is it the holy grain of tennons or just one made in ebonite?

It is the Holy Grail!

2 demerits for not knowing, and another for saying grain instead of grail!






Tyler

geigerpipes wrote:Exuse my ignorance what is an intergral tennon is it the holy grain of tennons or just one made in ebonite?

It's not the holy grain, it's the sacred crow!

2 demerits for not knowing, and another for saying grain instead of grail

Well Tyler, Being a man of the briar, Grain is far more important to me

And hey you try saing that in swedish after midnight

Frank wrote:

KurtHuhn wrote:That's funy, mine more resembles an oubliet.

Bloody college graduates with their vocabulary. Just call it a crap hole in the ground!

Oddly, I never graduated, despite attending for no less than 8 years.

PS: Kurt, did you get my PM?

I just noticed it. I'll reply in a few minutes....

hazmat wrote:

Frank wrote:

KurtHuhn wrote:That's funy, mine more resembles an oubliet.

Bloody college graduates with their vocabulary. Just call it a crap hole in the ground!

PS: Kurt, did you get my PM?

lol.. does it make ya feel better if I tell ya he spelled it wrong?

Oooops! Well, my only defense is that it's a French word, and the spell checker always complains on French words.

KurtHuhn wrote:

hazmat wrote:

Frank wrote: Bloody college graduates with their vocabulary. Just call it a crap hole in the ground!

PS: Kurt, did you get my PM?

lol.. does it make ya feel better if I tell ya he spelled it wrong?

Oooops! Well, my only defense is that it's a French word, and the spell checker always complains on French words.

Don't feel bad, I only know cuz I had to look up what the damn word meant.

geigerpipes wrote:

2 demerits for not knowing, and another for saying grain instead of grail

Well Tyler, Being a man of the briar, Grain is far more important to me

And hey you try saing that in swedish after midnight

touche!

When I think of trying to speak Swedish, I must admit that my mind jumps back to the Swedish chef on the Muppets. Ahhhh, the good old days!

Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue der grain der grail! Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn børk! børk! børk!

Oh wait! It's not midnight yet. Hold that, I'll be back!

Tyler

Tyler, I somehow pictured you more as Fozzy Bear, "Awww, come on you guys!".

the pipe looks great my friend, have you happen to get your smoking friend across the street buzzed yet?