You guys got me all fired up to make a pipe so I'm assembling the required means and materials. The first order of business was to convert my lathe from a table leg, spindle, balluster configuration to one that I can turn pipes on. I just finished giving everything a good cleaning with brake cleaner and a dose of penetrating oil in preparation. I ordered the following chucks and jaws to hold my briar blocks.
The economy 4 jaw chuck: http://www.pennstateind.com/store/CUG3418CCX.html
The economy tower jaws: http://www.pennstateind.com/store/LCALJAWS.html
A keyless drill chuck for the tailstock: http://www.pennstateind.com/store/TM32KL.html
I ordered some Briar blocks and premade ebonite stems from this guy in Greece: http://stores.ebay.com/Alexander-Briar He got some really good reviews on www.pipemakersforum.com. We'll see. I'm going to send a couple blocks to BarG and we're going to have us an old timey pipe making hoe down!
I want to start with a 1/4 bent Rhodesian style and then a 1/4 bent Bulldog. "They" say to start with a straight pipe first but what do "they" know? I just like those styles. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome and appreciated. I also ordered the PIMO book and Smoke Chamber, Air Hole and Stem Mortise drills, along with buffs, tripoli and carnauba wax from here: http://www.pimopipecraft.com/tools.html. Hopefully all will start showing up so I can start on my first pipe in a couple weeks. Well that's the plan. I eventually will make my own stems and will need a good source of ebonite and delrin and mucho advise and critique as I go along and post pictures.
Ok time for you guys to chime in........
The economy 4 jaw chuck: http://www.pennstateind.com/store/CUG3418CCX.html
The economy tower jaws: http://www.pennstateind.com/store/LCALJAWS.html
A keyless drill chuck for the tailstock: http://www.pennstateind.com/store/TM32KL.html
I ordered some Briar blocks and premade ebonite stems from this guy in Greece: http://stores.ebay.com/Alexander-Briar He got some really good reviews on www.pipemakersforum.com. We'll see. I'm going to send a couple blocks to BarG and we're going to have us an old timey pipe making hoe down!
I want to start with a 1/4 bent Rhodesian style and then a 1/4 bent Bulldog. "They" say to start with a straight pipe first but what do "they" know? I just like those styles. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome and appreciated. I also ordered the PIMO book and Smoke Chamber, Air Hole and Stem Mortise drills, along with buffs, tripoli and carnauba wax from here: http://www.pimopipecraft.com/tools.html. Hopefully all will start showing up so I can start on my first pipe in a couple weeks. Well that's the plan. I eventually will make my own stems and will need a good source of ebonite and delrin and mucho advise and critique as I go along and post pictures.
Ok time for you guys to chime in........