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I've done this on all my tobacco chamber bits. I chuck the S&D bit in the lathe, spin it at about 1800RPM, and use my angle grinder to profile the bit. Works great. Then I grab the dremel with a sanding cylinder on it to relieve the area behind the cutting edge just slightly. So far every bit h...

This is from a post of mine on another board in this forum: "I just sent Trent Rudat an email about regrinding the bit I got from him two years ago in Chicago. I was never very happy with it - it seems to have a pretty pronounced shoulder, if that makes any sense. The tobacco chamber goes down ...

Why is it that you need to have spoon bits to drill after shaping? Is that that a typical S&D bit would have too much tendency to pull on the stummel when you are drilling? I guess I never really understood this.

Gotta take a minute to give props to Nick Carter. I emailed him on Monday and ordered two new belts for the Taig. I paypaled him the money on Monday, and they were in my mailbox when I got home on Wednesday. Now that is service!!

Dang! And from the picture with the wetted block it looks like you had some nice grain going on there too! That sucks. I'd have finished that sucker, coated the bowl, and kept it for myself to see what happened to it. But then again, I'm a hobbyist pipemaker and I keep everything anyway, so my situa...

Really cool! I also liked seeing the before and after shots of the billiard. It's interesting to see how subtle changes make the pipe appear more graceful and "Barbi-esque". What a nice opportunity.

This makes me even more anxious to schedule my trip to Midland, TX...

Nice looking piece of wood. I like the pipe, but I am a little put off (personally) by the mismatch between the curvature on the front and back of the bowl. The front side of the bowl is much more round, and I think this makes the back look flattened.

That's funny. I had a similar thought, except I think it would be easier to hang the motor from the ceiling...

Wow, these are all great deals! I have to start hanging out with you guys - I never find anything like those things around here.

This one time...esteemed pipe maker Jeff Gracik offered to sell me one of his really cool pipe creations for only $100!! I couldn't believe it...

*insert sound of crickets chirping here*

I was thinking about inlet and exhaust fans, with the inlet including a chilling coil or dessicant to dehumidify the incoming air...

Thanks - for some reason it wasn't loading for me, but it works now. Sorry!

Is the website down?

Okay, the link to Trever's page is obviously dated, so what is the URL of this new supplier? Getting back into the swing here hopefully.

I guess this is what I get for being away from pipemaking for a year. Missed out on this one. :cry: I just sent Trent Rudat an email about regrinding the bit I got from him two years ago in Chicago. I was never very happy with it - it seems to have a pretty pronounced shoulder, if that makes any sen...

So I finally get back out in my garage after like a year. I spent all day yesterday cleaning things out and getting ready to start making pipes again. I'm relatively stocked on raw materials, so I figure I'm good to go. Get a block squared and drilled, and pull out the Taig to start fitting a rod. A...

Personally, I like your pipe better than the Stanwell.

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bscofield wrote:*whispers* Scott, your supposed to email it to him.

Aw crap! I forgot to mention this, but unfortunately I am not able to email this directly to Mister Piedmont, as I was born without access to an email account.

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My father recently turned 106. One night while out at his favorite Hooters, he misplaced his favorite Piedmont briar...