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Grizzly.com has white inlays for frets on guitars. I believe they are 1/16" diameter.

The comfort zone I shoot for is .175/bit and .240-.250/button. However, some customers deviate from this +/- and, of course, the width of the stem is a determining factor, with skinny bits in the + range.

Like I told you before, daughters are GREAT!
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
R looks beautiful!
It's a good thing you weren't in the picture cause you would have uglied up the whole blessed setting

staffwalker wrote:Thanks for the replies.

If I am buffing the smooth portion of a partly rusticated pipe the dust settles in the rustication. Lots of fun getting that out.

bob gilbert

Use your heat gun on the dust that accumulates on rusticated pipes. The wax will melt and give the pipe a nice sheen.

You're not ever going to eradicate "dust" from buffing wheels. They are made of felt or muslin, both of which produce lent with or without wax. The reason it "collects" on the pipe is because the friction of buffing creates static electricity which attracts the lent to the pipe....

I use an A&M stamp and, as Rad mentioned, they are sharp. Just to make it a bit easier, I heat my stamp and this makes the impression easier and a bit deeper.

Rad gave me his secret about making pipes in two hours and I have used this advice and it works. Shape a pipe, soak in water for 5 minutes then squeeze it out in a vise and there you have it, a squashed tomato. Thanks Rad, you've been a pal and I have appreciated all the help. Now, if Todd could jus...

Some horn I have is like putting a lighter to my nose hairs.

I have two and am VERY pleased.
What a time saver they have proven to be for me.

I have a number of items from Trent: chuck, french wheels, bits. Trent is very accommodating and will do whatever it will takes to make sure you are pleased. I really like the chuck due to the ease of use. I have both, a Lamb and Rudat chuck, but use the Rudat almost exclusively. BTW-Hey Rad! Great ...

Scott,
Beautiful job with the site. Tonight I'm going to spend an hour or two reading and enjoying your hard work, which is greatly appreciated.
I can't tell you enough what a fine job you've done. SUPER
BTW-It was great being able to chat with you last month!

Gunnar,
Possibly an improvement would be to have a good looking naked woman holding your pipes I sure would enjoy that! Good looking pipes!

As my hero, Rad, has such a way with words! I want to "ditto" his reply!!!

I'm very excited about the show. I'm going to be doing the Fort Wayne show next weekend, then will have a couple of more weeks until the "Big Show"!
I look forward to meeting many of you there.

Rad,
Super looking. I like long pipes!

The aesthetics of the rustication are great. The flaw was positioned where it gives the pipe great eye appeal.

I also have the Penn State Industries 1 micron collector and am very pleased. My son gave me the remote control for the collector and it's great. I recently moved the collector outside the shop and it has made it much more quiet in there!

Rad, Everyone has this wrong. Being a road warrior for over 30 years and traveling the great state of TN, I have run across Danny Ray, his sister Betty Lou Sue, his brother Billy Bob Bubba and uncle Slim. They actually started out in Skullbone, TN, and had offices in Wartrace and Bucksnort. Bucksnor...

PearlBee,
The second pipe is great! I like the symmetry and it looks like it is just begging for some tobacco.

I like the stain, symmetry, the off set stem, shape of shank and the extension. Nice piece of work!