WOW Love, that is a very cool machine. Thanks so much for sharing the photos of it.
I'm going to have to put some thought into this engraving issue.
Back to work now : )
John
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- Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:25 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Putting your name on pipes
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11735
- Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:23 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Putting your name on pipes
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11735
Hi Love, Do you like the darker stain effect in the engraved name more than the lighter bare wood effect? I assume that when you stain after engraving, that the engraved name will absorb more stain and show darker than the smooth finish of the pipe. I have wanted to try engraving my name. It's more ...
- Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:21 am
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Putting your name on pipes
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11735
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:23 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Putting your name on pipes
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11735
Does anyone stain their stamp to get it to stand out? Stain it black, and then sand off so that just the lettering is black? The design and workmanship should be what stands out. That's what you spend you time creating, and that's what the customer buys. The signiture or stamp should be descreet. Y...
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:40 pm
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Another Blasting Question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5012
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:30 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Putting your name on pipes
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11735
I used the drill press because my name is so long. To stamp by hand over that length is imossible, and to wrap it around perpendicular to the shank (so I could do it by hand) would be too much of a wrap for my liking. The problem was never having a flat surface for the height of the stamp, but to ha...
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:36 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Putting your name on pipes
- Replies: 55
- Views: 11735
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:19 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Layout/Alignment problems
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6554
Well, duh on me! John may be right. Now that he mentions it, I've run into two identical problems with floor-mount drill presses that were slightly off. The solution seems crude, but was effective: to whop the spindle with a very large leather or wood mallet to straighten the travel. Okay John. We ...
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:59 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Layout/Alignment problems
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6554
Hey here's a thought. Check your drill press (I think you said you used a press). I have a Delta mid sized press and it is pretty poor. I had to fiddle with to correct the issues. First issue was that the clamp screw to secure the table in position changed the angle ever so slightly. Secondly, the s...
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:45 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Keep your forstner bits sharp!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1540
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:33 pm
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Another Blasting Question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5012
Until about a week ago I had forgotten about this forum, and never seem to get much time to chit chat, but I was just going through some threads here. I don't blast, but my belt sander builds static charge. I just run a copper wire from the metal of the table to the nearest good ground. A ground can...
- Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:52 pm
- Forum: Raw Materials
- Topic: [b]Briar blocks for sale[/b]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8963
[b]Briar blocks for sale[/b]
Good day to you, For the adventurous among you, I am offering more briar blocks for sale. These are select Algerian plateaux. They are the same blocks that I use to create my pipes. They are not my discards. These are blocks that I feel will produce excellent pipes. I have cleaned the bark from the ...
- Tue May 17, 2005 11:30 pm
- Forum: News and Announcements
- Topic: Big Announcement
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7020
Hey Tyler, I haven't been around for a long time; just too busy I guess. I sure wish you good fortune with your decision. Time is precious, and what you do with it--even more. You have the right priorities. The best creation we can accomplish is planting the seeds of effectiveness, and goodness in o...
- Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:42 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Briar Supplier Reviews
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6627
- Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:04 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Briar Supplier Reviews
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6627
That happens to me occasionally too, and I've started putting a bevel on the end of the tenon with a file while it's spinning in the lathe. This eliminates the sharp edge on the end of the tenon, and no more ridges form when I'm test fitting. Rad Thanks Rad, I always do a bevel on the tenon, but af...
- Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:05 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Briar Supplier Reviews
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6627
Hi Brendhain, Sorry for leaving you hanging. I get mixed up with these threads and forget which one I was on. Yes, I did end up paying $2 US for shipping per block. It arrived very fast after Yazid finally used UPS. A few weeks went by before that where I had heard nothing. Finally he responded to m...
- Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:51 pm
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Contrast Stain
- Replies: 67
- Views: 14395
The purpleish color of the understain you describe goes away because of the yellow content of your highlight stain. Remember yellow and violet mute each other; that's why the purple disapears with the overstain. You know, in painting, very few artists use black paint in their mixes. I don't own any ...
- Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:04 pm
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Contrast Stain
- Replies: 67
- Views: 14395
- Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:14 pm
- Forum: Buy, Sell, or Trade
- Topic: Beginner tools for sale
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5097
- Tue Dec 28, 2004 12:58 pm
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Contrast Stain
- Replies: 67
- Views: 14395
Hi Random, I have used an almost black. I might mix up some extremely dark reddish/brown. It looks almost black, but interacts with the over-stain better in my opinion. Some color theory goes a long way to working with color over color. When you put the highloght stain over the black, you'll get a t...