I am getting a little bit ahead here because they are still in the mail but I went on Ebay and bought a bunch of assorted, estate stumels and an assorted bunch of premolded, vulcanite stems.
My intention is to, one at a time, refurbish the stumels and shape and mount the appropriate stems.
I hope to achieve several things:
- Stop estate PAD. You want another pipe - make one!
- See and feel several different shapes, sizes and angles to find out what I like and not.
- Learn and practice the basic elements of refurbishing/making pipes.
So, was this a good idea or a waste of money?
I am looking at which tools I need to get started fitting a stem to a stumel?
I don't have a lathe or proper pillar drill but I do have some basic power tools
and a pillar type thing to mount a drill on.
I have files but I want to get a set of good files.
A set of chucking reamers?
Do I need a tenon cutter/turner?
What else?
My intention is to, one at a time, refurbish the stumels and shape and mount the appropriate stems.
I hope to achieve several things:
- Stop estate PAD. You want another pipe - make one!
- See and feel several different shapes, sizes and angles to find out what I like and not.
- Learn and practice the basic elements of refurbishing/making pipes.
So, was this a good idea or a waste of money?
I am looking at which tools I need to get started fitting a stem to a stumel?
I don't have a lathe or proper pillar drill but I do have some basic power tools
and a pillar type thing to mount a drill on.
I have files but I want to get a set of good files.
A set of chucking reamers?
Do I need a tenon cutter/turner?
What else?