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NathanA wrote:I'm pretty sure we are all artists.

I think my world just fell apart.

Searched around for the Vauen and found the white and blue ones but they're the bristle kind. I couldn't find the white ones anywhere online in the states. Seems Vauens are a lot more expensive than the standard. The Gloredos were almost the same price as the BJ Long cleaners, if I remember correctl...

I've owned one before and didn't like the way it smoked. Maybe that's just the old man in me.

Only thing I've ever turned was a crappy table leg in shop in college. Didn't see another lathe for ten years until one appeared in my apartment.

I guess there are those of us who turn tenons but I don't know if that methodology translates to wood turning.

Solomon_pipes wrote:I cant find them either, and i recently ran out. Best cleaners i have used. Now i regret using them to stain pipes.

Ditto.

Anyone know what happened to these? I bought a ton of them 4 years ago and am about to run out.

Smokingpipes doesn't have them anymore and I haven't found anywhere else that does. Anybody got any info or leads?

buster wrote:David

What compressor did you get? Does it run off the 30amp dryer breaker or did you change breaker size?

I got the Bellaire 2-stage 80 gallon. It runs happily on the 30 amp dryer breaker. No changes were made to the breaker.

caskwith wrote:Put your compressor next to your outlet and run an air line to your cabinet, further is better, the air line will act as an extra storage reservoir and it will be quieter for you.

Actually this is better.

Can I use that receptacle with an extension cord? Don't use an extension cord. Buy the proper wiring for your compressor in the proper length then buy the proper plug. Wire one end directly into your compressor's control box and wire the plug to the other end. Look up how to wire it all together sa...

C'mon, George. If you're gonna meme it up, meme it up right.

If you subscribe to your theory that you shouldn't do something like Mark did on this pipe is David's blast on top smooth on bottom Tomato wrong as well? I see a bunch of things that I could've done better to make that pipe work. I think a larger smooth bevel would've looked better or blending the ...

Mark, what the hell? A keyhole? And you've got an itsy bit of tearout on your stem face? *throws hands in the air* I give up. This guy is hopeless.

Is that what this feeling is? It's strangely liberating. I was afraid my sociopathic tendencies were getting the better of me, but if it's just "arrival" then we're all good. :thumbsup: I think so, but I haven't gotten there yet with pipes. I got there with acting just before I got my deg...

David, are those old treadle machines, or just the "built like a tank" ones that they don't make anymore? She recommended the old foot powered ones above all other Singer type machines. I'm looking at the ones that are "built like a tank" and are electric powered. According to h...

PS - I found this handy: https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en- ... guide.aspx

Sasquatch wrote:I just don't fuckin care what anybody thinks of my pipes right now.

You have arrived!

Sweet pipe, Scottie.

Is there a dip in the line of the shank where the shank meets the bowl? Right on top.

I've been looking into this too and, as luck would have it, my mother-in-law is a professional seamstress and repairs and restores sewing machines. Been doing it for decades. I asked her about this and she sent me a slew of info, the jist of which is this: for our purposes, we probably want a Singer...

wdteipen wrote:I've met Andrew and can vouch that he could be Fabio's twin.

I think Fabio stole the look from Andrew.

Last year, I had a block in which the very same dust pits showed up, just more of that. I poked out the dust, and this is what turned out: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wCWy1K_tous/VKb-_SbkzwI/AAAAAAAAD1g/e5zlNYiuyGM/s640/CAM00099.jpg In one of the holes I found dryed remainders of the critter...