stickstones
Vapor concierge
Aren’t u a vegan?
In the dietary sense...wanna thumb wrestle for it?
Aren’t u a vegan?
It's vital the hole in the hot end of a VC stem is no bigger than 8mm, if it is then you get this type of thing happening.
A one piece stem is scrap when this happens, I can make a new Blackwood HE if one of them is loose but the time taken is lost forever.
Today I picked up the stuff from the machine shop and this first one means no more worries on the fit.
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These little Ti top hats will be fitted to stems in the future. This one is extra thin for testing
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The loose fitting stem, now resurrected, turned out like this, Figured Walnut.
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The machine shop will also be giving me prices for a couple of other ideas I've been looking in to.
Macassar Ebony with Ti hot end. This one will be checked to see how the wood deforms now it's been abused.
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A big relief getting these parts and a bit of imagination will be needed to hold them in the lathe but today's been a good start into getting things right.
They work on my endThanks @pxl_jockey I can see them on my fone, I'll check on my pc.
Once I'm happy with these two pieces I'll send you one down.
Yeah, @szai it could very well be me because now I can see one but not the other. I just wanted pp to know because his phone can do some weird shit on its own accord sometimes.
This glass is going to be tasty and fun I bet!
I hope none of it mirrors that sick sick ripple!Pics are working for me, on many levels![]()