interesting tool

[bscofield]

Has anyone ever used anything like what he is describing in the second from the bottom "picture and text?" Seems like it would be something worth pursuing if it's efficient. Never even heard of it myself, and I don't think I quite get how it works.

http://www.lunapipes.com/process/index.htm

[KurtHuhn]

I'll bet it works great - very precise.

I've seen that before, but haven't attempted to do anything like that. It might save time on long stems, of the type he does. I find that I'm usually better served by shaping them while carving the pipe - 60-grit belt grinders make short work of vulcanite.

[jeff]

:think: I guess it's a good tool, but it seems like the time it took to make, if used to practice grinding the vulcanite by hand, would render some pretty solid skills. Practice is a good alternative to any such jig. Although, if I was actually cutting churchwarden stems, maybe I would find it useful. I have, however, been cutting some 4+ inch stems that I've had no problem with. Again, practice makes perfect.

JAG

[RadDavis]

When he says that it ends up "comfortable eighteen thousands", what is he talking about?

It can't be the thickness, or more accurately, the thinness of the bit, can it?

A 1/16" hole (which is what I drill initially in the button end) is three and a half times thicker than .018.

.140 is as thin as I've ever gotten, and I was nervous at that.

Do you think he means .180?

Rad

[Brendhain]

Rad:

I found Tom's hard-sell offensive enough that I didn't dig through his site this time

??????? That is funny.............I couldn't find

Tom's hard-sell

at all.

Wait a minute, are we refering to the same site? :dunno:

http://www.lunapipes.com/process/index.htm

Must not be!![/quote]

[bscofield]

Tyler has been doing that 'admin' thing again. :thumb:

[Brendhain]

Bless him!!!

[alexanderfrese]

Tyler has been doing that 'admin' thing again. :thumb:

Bless him!!!

Yes, Sir. Back to the civilized part of discussion.