Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:21 am
FWIW:
a) Thanks for sourcing on delrin for tenons and such. (I've been looking for a good source!)
b) I am assuming (possibly incorrectly) that this thread is involving the use of delrin for tenons in briar or other wood pipes, correct? (I'd never heard of epoxying delrin tenons in before...then again, 99 percent of what I've done has been clay bowls and/or meerschaum, so I've not had that much experience *working* with wood. (I do eventually want to start messing about with wood pipes, possibly briar, possibly some other hardwood--anyone have recommendations for starter woods for someone just getting into wood pipemaking who happens to own a mess of Dremel bits and a good woodcarving set? :3)
I *do* have experience with the delrin fittings used in meerschaum pipe stems (which are essentially 1/4-20 or 5/16-18 threaded delrin nipples with one end smoothed which the pipestem fits into) and actually own thread taps and dies for my own pipeworking; should I ever start into making my own mouthpieces, this is going to come in very useful :3
a) Thanks for sourcing on delrin for tenons and such. (I've been looking for a good source!)
b) I am assuming (possibly incorrectly) that this thread is involving the use of delrin for tenons in briar or other wood pipes, correct? (I'd never heard of epoxying delrin tenons in before...then again, 99 percent of what I've done has been clay bowls and/or meerschaum, so I've not had that much experience *working* with wood. (I do eventually want to start messing about with wood pipes, possibly briar, possibly some other hardwood--anyone have recommendations for starter woods for someone just getting into wood pipemaking who happens to own a mess of Dremel bits and a good woodcarving set? :3)
I *do* have experience with the delrin fittings used in meerschaum pipe stems (which are essentially 1/4-20 or 5/16-18 threaded delrin nipples with one end smoothed which the pipestem fits into) and actually own thread taps and dies for my own pipeworking; should I ever start into making my own mouthpieces, this is going to come in very useful :3