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- Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:33 pm
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Need advice repairing a stem
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3510
Re: Need advice repairing a stem
Ronni man, good to see you are still breathing!!!! Hope all is good in the 'Ville after all the flooding. Let's hear from you! Hi Craig, It's good here at my little spot on the planet. There's still a lot of folks in need from the flood, tho. Todd had to wear floaties for a coupla days and Jody's s...
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:25 pm
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Oxidized vulcanite stems
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13792
Re: Oxidized vulcanite stems
Using bleach and then alcohol to clean stems is redundant. Both are germ removal agents, but neither removes the oxidation. In fact, bleach leaves the oxidized remains of the germ cells it kills. Look it up. The only way to remove heavy vulcanite oxidation is with abrasion; scraping, filing, sanding...
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:04 pm
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Need advice repairing a stem
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3510
Re: Need advice repairing a stem
Any patch will show. It's nearly impossible to match the original material in depth of color and hardness. Like putting a bow-tie on a pig - still a walking BBQ. Best thing to do is take that Dremel away from your friend...also any sharp objects!
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:05 pm
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Jade green inlay material needed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1895
Re: Jade green inlay material needed
ToddJohnson wrote:You can have some of my green Bakelite scrap if you need it Roni. I've got various "jade" colors.
TJ
Thanks! I'll stop by this week whenever the old fart is in a good mood.
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:02 pm
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Jade green inlay material needed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1895
Re: Jade green inlay material needed
Hey Ronni, Have you looked at malachite Tru-stone? It's a deep malachite green, which is pretty jadey, and in small dots, you probably woudn't see the pattern in it. http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store/Turning_Materials___Pen_Blanks___Tru_Stone_Blank_Size_C___tru_stone_c?Args= Rad Let's see if ...
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:00 am
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Jade green inlay material needed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1895
Jade green inlay material needed
I need some jade green inlay material that can be turned. Have to make some repro Brakner stems and his inlay dot color is like a medium jade green. Bakelite, acrylic, whatever can be turned. A pic with a stem and proper color dot can be supplied.
Muchos garcios, amigos
Muchos garcios, amigos
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:56 am
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: new ebonite sources?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8751
Re: new ebonite sources?
That American Art ebonite sure looks like SEM material...especially the solid colors. I got some color samples and they appear identical.
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 1:43 am
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: ugly ebonite
- Replies: 117
- Views: 16583
Re: ugly ebonite
Boy, am I glad I finally got approved for this forum. Tired of listening to buttocks smooching in other Forums. Reading Mike's posts, I thought I was reading George Dibos. Whew! Scary. I received replacement black ebonite from SEM a few months ago and it's good! Also got some samples of their latest...