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What is Tsuge Ikebana using to hold his stummel?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:26 pm
by Onelief
Does anyone know what he is using as a vise?
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Re: What is Tsuge Ikebana using to hold his stummel?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:48 pm
by Sasquatch
It looks like a self centering vise, not uncommon, and the jaws are lined with something padded yet stiff - my first guess would be cork but it looks more like a synthetic material of some kind. You could mimic it with any number of materials, from vibration-isolation rubber pads to old tires, I'd guess.
Re: What is Tsuge Ikebana using to hold his stummel?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:06 pm
by pipeguy
He is using a 4 jaw lathe chuck horizontally in a vice the jaws a made custom with a lining like Sas said
Re: What is Tsuge Ikebana using to hold his stummel?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 11:19 pm
by wdteipen
The lining looks like it may be thick, stiff leather.
Re: What is Tsuge Ikebana using to hold his stummel?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 11:55 pm
by LatakiaLover
10-4 on the leather.
As for using a four-jaw chuck as an x-y table, though it can (obviously) be done (albeit with a severely limited range of motion), I would not recommend it. Operator insanity would likely be induced within 72 hours.
Infinitely preferable is a true x-y table. Spin and glide to any position within .001" in seconds.
Re: What is Tsuge Ikebana using to hold his stummel?
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:03 pm
by pipedreamer
That's my guess, 4 jaw chuck and leather padding...
Re: What is Tsuge Ikebana using to hold his stummel?
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 11:08 pm
by DocAitch
Next question for me is:
What is he going to do?
It's on the drill press table, appears to have a stem but no tobacco chamber.
DocAitch
Re: What is Tsuge Ikebana using to hold his stummel?
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 11:53 pm
by Onelief
It's a video on YouTube. He's about ready to drill the tobacco chamber.
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Re: What is Tsuge Ikebana using to hold his stummel?
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:56 pm
by DocAitch
Thanks, now I am wondering how he aligns the axes so that his mortise and tobacco chamber are in the same plane (and he stays within the bounds dictated by his bowl shape). Must be a lot of practice.
I've seen a video of him drilling the vent hole which he does last.
DocAitch