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PremalChheda wrote:What equipment do you have to work with?

I also have a mini wood lathe and full size wood lathe, hand tools from some past experience making bowls and vases..

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What equipment do you have to work with? Hi Premal, I have a small enco metal lathe, band saw, shaping wheels (vfd connected), a small belt sander, a few files (I need more specific ones...was recently reading a post here on files), emery boards, hand sand. I have two chucks and have been strugglin...

Ummm.... I hate you. This looks better than my 10th pipe :wink: Thanks Calsbeek. It's my first "completed" pipe. Many catastrophic failures before I got one what had all its parts and is functional. I have many bowls without shanks. Lol. Best-Tom Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

Castello? It's a Castello. Model 65, in fact, which is one of their trademark shapes. I didn't intend to make this a "guess what brand?" thing, though. Just that one of the world's best known makers produced and shipped it. Widely regarded as a "high grade" maker. Or maybe David...

JMG wrote:Nothing I can add to the comments already given. Wonderful first pipe, now go make another.

Thanks JMG. Looking forward to repeating the process.

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I think this is an outstanding first pipe. You did a reasonable job with the stummel, cut your own stem from rod, and sand blasted it. Only took me 40+ years to reach that stage. :D Now you have to dial things in as Jeremiah and George have pointed out. I did notice that you have been a member for ...

- Don't blast the face of the shank (it should be dead-smooth, dead-flat, and dead-square. To clarify this, there is stain on the face of the shank, but not blasted? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk I guess it must look bad if you thought it was blasted. But I did hear the dead-smooth d...

- Don't blast the face of the shank (it should be dead-smooth, dead-flat, and dead-square.

To clarify this, there is stain on the face of the shank, but not blasted?

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There's a lot to like here. :D The nits: - What Sandahl said. - Don't try to re-invent the wheel with a large radius button-to-bite-zone transition. It's been tried many times, and buyers don't like it. (Only Baldo Baldi gets away with it, and his stuff is from a different planet, anyway.) - Don't ...

There's no shot of a 100% dead-on profile, so it's harder to see. Your bowl/shank junction is fuzzy and the shank is not round at the face. It's not bad for a first pipe. Thanks Jeremiah. Let me see if I can get better profile shots. When you say "fuzzy", do you mean not crisp or defined ...

First completed pipe. 1/2 bent billiard, blast with smooth rim and Briar Cumberland stem. Feedback is gratefully appreciated. Dimensions: 1.4" deep, 1.8" tall. 3/4" chamber, 4.5" long and 35gms. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170427/6e7234e2cf62dfc0dc8fd410bec879ee.jpg https:...

LL hinted at a slot cutting template in a recent post, so I had to give it a shot. I used a Strong Tie ($2 t Home Depot), drilled and filed a 1/16" x 1/2" slot, made a V channel from scrap, cut some shims, and C clamped my drilled rod in place. https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90...

Using this today for my first shot at a tapered stem.

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I am working on my 61st- 74th pipes this century and do most of my final shaping with files. Changing the angle, switching hands, sitting, standing and looming over the work and twisting backward, and holding the piece against my chest and filing are all things that I do to reach the blind side. Sw...

jthomas wrote:Practice is certainly key and like Wayne, I'll use the other side of the disc if needed. Just take it slow and keep a good grip on the block. Nice first pipe!

Thanks Jthomas.

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I just recently made myself a French wheel and mounted the motor much lower than where the 36 grit wheel sits on my lathe. I've found that between looking down on the disc and bring able to hold the workpiece lower without the lathe bed getting in the way, I get a decent view of the blind side if I...

I just use the opposite side of the french wheel. I would reverse spin on the VFD if it were a significant issue. Practice and taking it slow like Chris said is your best bet. Cool Wayne, I tried using the opposite side of my wheel, but forgot about basic shop safety. I didn't reverse the rotation....

I know that doesn't help your situation a lot, but I am afraid it is the simple answer to a lot of these types of questions, the old phrase still holds true, practise makes perfect. FWIW that is looking good, especially for a first pipe. It does help and it's nice to be reminded that while I'm so f...

Appreciated Chris.

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Thanks Jeremiah.

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