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I can't say where, you might have to go back a bit, but I do remember some threads on the topic on this forum. Not that they'll give you any numbers. Pricing can be difficult, and NOBODY with an ounce of sense will tell you what price to put on your pipes. You've got to decide where you're comfortab...

Hey guys, i have been searching the forum but haven't been able to find an answer to this. what is the expected price of a hand made pipe? I know it depends on quality but, whats the average? also im new. so. hello everyone :) Are you buying or selling? If you're selling, make sure to read Tyler's ...

Here's the most recent email I have for Mark; I don't think he'll mind me posting it. If someone has a more recent one please correct me.

smith1102@comcast.net

Before things get more grim for me financially in this shaky economy, I figure I'd rather be limited by my abilities than by my tools. If collets and the two-jaw chuck by Mark Yingling are better, I want to buy those up front instead of working up to them. In my previous tool-buying experiences, I ...

So, I should look for a spindle taper that is MT5? After talking to PM about their 10x30, I believe the taper is MT3. Here's a couple more novice questions. 1) Will the three jaw chuck work for holding vulcanite rod stock? Or, is a collet required? 2) PM said the machine I'm looking at doesn't have...

It's good to know that there may not be much difference in manufacturing between the different brands. I scratched my head after reading your advice, because I have a buddy who owns a machine shop and can't believe I didn't think to ask him and his older crabby father! I'll honor the "buy the ...

Sad to hear that all the new lathes are Chinese, because I do try to support the local boys when I can. I'm assuming that the Precision Matthews was recommended because it's a tad better than the Jet or the Grizzly? That said, I appreciate the advice on holding out for some good used gear. My budge...

we just got excited when you said cost wasn't an issue You should read that as Jack got excited. He's a member of L.A (latheaholics anonymous). Bless his heart, he can't help himself. It's a disease, you know. Rad Disease? That stings, I'm running a no-kill lathe shelter. Not to worry, even startin...

So I'm assuming the PM1236 is USA-made? I can afford the PM1236, but I don't have the space since I need a benchtop lathe for my shed. I saw this http://www.machinetoolonline.com/PM1030.html link and that will work with my space/benchtop consideration. I'm assuming it's sufficient for pipe-making? ...

Cost isn't an issue? I *never*hear that! Awesome! When I hear "cost isn't an issue" I have visions of Hardinge HLVHs or Rivetts or Monarchs or, at the very least, a Standard Modern. But the fact is that for pipes you don't need a super precision toolroom lathe; you need a sturdy production...

Budget? Taig is too small for anything but stems, and even for stems it's such a big advantage to have a hole through spindle big enough to accommodate your rod stock that I would make that a priority. So you're looking 9 or 10 inch as a minimum. That winds up also being the maximum for lots of guys...

Interesting that you say about clockwise rotation being good for a left hander like yourself, in my experience it has been completely the opposite. I am left handed and use a counter clockwise disc, my friend Paul Hubartt is right handed and prefers a clockwise wheel. Yeah, I think the main reason ...

Not wild about drums, it's not a very useful shape for pipe making, in my opinion. You need the edge of a wheel to get inside angles, and you need a larger surface to keep the ripples down. The sanding drums don't have a very large area so they'll wear out quickly and I'm guessing will be somewhat ...

double post, sorry

Not wild about drums, it's not a very useful shape for pipe making, in my opinion. You need the edge of a wheel to get inside angles, and you need a larger surface to keep the ripples down. The sanding drums don't have a very large area so they'll wear out quickly and I'm guessing will be somewhat e...

Mike, your tooling will be just fine. Rad actually has purchased and is using his chuck as you can see from his thoughtful and useful comment. In the interest of full disclosure, I own and use Trent's chuck. Tooling requires proper installation, alignment and, most importantly, use. If someone scre...

Todd is right. Delrin on briar, slick. Delrin on Delrin, grabby.

If the thought of using someone else's shape really bothers you, just make classic shapes for a few dozen pipes. There's always a buyer for a perfect billiard, and by the time you've made a couple hundred pipes you'll either start having ideas or become known as a skilled interpreter of classic shap...

I've been extolling the superiority of this chuck since Mark made the first one to my specs a few years ago. You can make perfectly good pipes with lesser chucks, but this thing is worth every penny. It's absolutely rigid. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Gear door missing, compound missing, a few handles missing, new paint on a machine that old and a price that low makes me suspicious. But a great, solid machine well worth a look. Wouldn't buy it based on the pictures, but if I were an hour away I'd go look. The Logan in the other post looks like a ...