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I’d like a nice metal lathe but I currently don’t have a few thousand to drop on machines and tooling. Maybe one day my minuscule scale pipe making will grow and allow for the big boy toys, but for now I’ll have to settle with what I currently have.

Thanks for your advice, I greatly appreciate it. I’d like to turn stummels as well as stems, my dad was a tool and die maker and I was fortunate enough to be able to hand around machine shops with him and work as a machinist, conventional not CNC, for a short time so I understand how the machinery w...

I’m new to pipe making and I’m in search of tools and supplies. I really need a French sanding wheel and advice on a decent lathe that won’t break the bank.

Hello all. I’m just a regular dude, Army Vet, with a lot of time on my hands. I like pipes so I decided to try my hand at making them, at the hobbyist level for now.