Black Bamboo Beetle In Morta
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...and if you've ever wondered how the tenon is cut that the ivory ring slides over- I'm using a tenon cutter that's probably 50 years old-came from an old pipe repair shop. It's extremely unusual because the guide pin is stationary and only the cutter head spins around it. I use a section of 3/16" carbon fiber tube that slips into the mortise- all it takes then is to push that into the cutter and 10 seconds later, it's done...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXPHcVje8m8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXPHcVje8m8&feature=youtu.be
Zack... I really just don't like the look of bamboo shanks on a pipe. I think it really takes away from how the pipe would look with a briar shank. In my opinion it really hurts the look. But GOOD LORD HAVE MERCY!!!! Those two pipes are the first I've seen that I really thought looked great! 
Especially that morta with cumberland stem. Goodness! Absolutely stunning. Well done good sir.
Especially that morta with cumberland stem. Goodness! Absolutely stunning. Well done good sir.
Exotic looking pipe and extremely well done from the photos. Do you glue the bamboo shank to the morta connection? Just curious, as I have seen many pipes with a sleeve inside the bamboo and others like Dunhill who actually use a brass pin as an attachment. That pipe os superb, and I can imagine that Banjo is drooling over it!!! LOL
Hey Zak, just out of curiosity...what rpm is your headstock running there?
Dan
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Up until a few months ago, I was using about a 1.25 length of stainless tubing. Had a conversation with Joao Reis at the Chicago show about some of the impossibly small bamboo shanks he was using and found he was using carbon fiber tubing- the tubing has an epoxy base and gives a great glue bond with epoxy glue between the morta and the bamboo- I like it a lot...
Dan,
Not sure about the RPM- this isn't run on the lathe- it's a completely self contained unit with a little 1/8 hp motor and round leather belt driving the pulleys. If I had to guess, It looks to be around 1100 rpm...I like it, because all the T-Head cutters that use a fixed guide pin rotating with the cutter tend to enlarge the size of the mortise as the guidepin is rotating. Also helps that I can push the mortise on the pin for a really snug fit before I turn on the motor and start cutting...
Up until a few months ago, I was using about a 1.25 length of stainless tubing. Had a conversation with Joao Reis at the Chicago show about some of the impossibly small bamboo shanks he was using and found he was using carbon fiber tubing- the tubing has an epoxy base and gives a great glue bond with epoxy glue between the morta and the bamboo- I like it a lot...
Dan,
Not sure about the RPM- this isn't run on the lathe- it's a completely self contained unit with a little 1/8 hp motor and round leather belt driving the pulleys. If I had to guess, It looks to be around 1100 rpm...I like it, because all the T-Head cutters that use a fixed guide pin rotating with the cutter tend to enlarge the size of the mortise as the guidepin is rotating. Also helps that I can push the mortise on the pin for a really snug fit before I turn on the motor and start cutting...
Yeah I just saww the motor, blind ol man I am. Looks like the old Pimo tenon cutter I have layin around somewhere, havent use it in years . Worth a try, I cut those collar seats by hand 8O, be nice to save some time.
Dan
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Zack, beautiful work of art, per the usual. Your pipes just keep getting better and better. Once i get my finances in order and am on the prowl for another pipe, yours are in top contention. I would be proud to own one of your creations and proud to support a great pipe maker and person. Cheers and keep on keepin' on, Zack!
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