Custom CARBLESS VapCap Ti stems

stardustsailor

stardustsailor

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phattpiggie said:
@stardustsailor forget the drill chuck go for collets they are much better and more accurate.
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I'm already saving money for that !
I want to get a decent collet set and collet chuck.

I spoke with an old ,local lathe "master" .
When I asked him "why my 3-jaw chuck is not turning true " ,
he replied saying to me " Huh ! The correct question would have been :How come my 3-jaw
chuck turns true ? "

3 jaw chucks are very notorious for their lack of precision.
 
phattpiggie

phattpiggie

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Best money I've spent on tooling by far, so much so that I have 3 chucks and 2 sets of collets.

Make sure and shop around as I bought everything for less than price of one expensive sets.

Don't forget and get a draw bar so you can lock the chuck into the taper.

It's going to great watching the evolution of your products now.
 
stardustsailor

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A standard length ( 62 mm ) carbed Titanium stem.
Features a carb hole of 7/64" Dia.
It needs a tad more polishing .
Tomorrow it's going to be ready for sale at the classifieds .


About the "CCD tool "...
Last night I've posted a pic of a prototype ,that I thought it was made of stainless steel.
Well it seems that my "stainless steel " rod ,ain't so stainless steel.
Actually it is a rod of 12L14 carbon steel. Not good for the job.
It contains some Lead.

So ,I 've tried the machinability of Titanium Grade 5 ( aka Ti6Al4V ).
I had already 5x 100 mm long & 10 mm Dia. Ti Grade 5 rods laying around.

Yeap,as I thought .
The machinability of Ti Grade 5 sucks big time .
It needs xtra low cutting speed and feed .
Thus it takes way loooooong time to finish just one piece.



Still , I will try and make some ,in case somebody wants a fancy CCD tool ,hanging at his/her keychain.

Cheers.
 
needalift

needalift

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stardustsailor said:
A standard length ( 62 mm ) carbed Titanium stem.
Features a carb hole of 7/64" Dia.
It needs a tad more polishing .
Tomorrow it's going to be ready for sale at the classifieds .


About the "CCD tool "...
Last night I've posted a pic of a prototype ,that I thought it was made of stainless steel.
Well it seems that my "stainless steel " rod ,ain't so stainless steel.
Actually it is a rod of 12L14 carbon steel. Not good for the job.
It contains some Lead.

So ,I 've tried the machinability of Titanium Grade 5 ( aka Ti6Al4V ).
I had already 5x 100 mm long & 10 mm Dia. Ti Grade 5 rods laying around.

Yeap,as I thought .
The machinability of Ti Grade 5 sucks big time .
It needs xtra low cutting speed and feed .
Thus it takes way loooooong time to finish just one piece.



Still , I will try and make some ,in case somebody wants a fancy CCD tool ,hanging at his/her keychain.

Cheers.
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I definitely want a ccd tool !!! Too bad your prototype metal didn’t work out , but thanks for not just pushing forward with it and giving folks an inferior or possibly dangerous product . But , your work is top notch , so myself and I’m sure the rest of the FC community would only expect the best from you !!! I missed out on “Jason” , but I know on down the road there will be another @stardustsailor piece that I will have to have ....
 
stardustsailor

stardustsailor

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Dynalowrider said:
I'm going to try to spleak splanlly here.
If the end of the Omni mouthpiece, (the end you put in your mouth,) were reduced enough to fit in the tip, you would have a tool to set the screen with you at all times.
As to that I'm thinking of sanding down a wooden mouthpiece to the correct size. Make sense? I do not think it would affect the function of the MP. You would want to reduce the opposite end from the o'ring on the wooden MP, or the o'ring wouldn't hold it on the condenser.
Does this sound like it would work, or am I talking out of my ass? Doc
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What a nice idea !
But better to be done to the other end ...



I'm waiting for the appropriate-for-the-job tools to arrive .
And then I 'm going to make couple of them as prototypes .

Non-spinning mouthpieces for the carbless/condenserless stems + CCD setting tool combo !
 
szai

szai

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stardustsailor said:
What a nice idea !
But better to be done to the other end ...



I'm waiting for the appropriate-for-the-job tools to arrive .
And then I 'm going to make couple of them as prototypes .

Non-spinning mouthpieces for the carbless/condenserless stems + CCD setting tool combo !
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Could it have the scallops you're doing on your newer pieces?
 
cybrguy

cybrguy

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Is there a price list for SDT components? I realize that a lot of work is custom or "customish", so I guess I mean "starting prices".

Just trying to get an idea what I will be in for when I can no longer resist... ;)

I think the coolest thing for me about SDT stuff is the textures. I want to hold them. :)
 
stardustsailor

stardustsailor

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cybrguy said:
Is there a price list for SDT components? I realize that a lot of work is custom or "customish", so I guess I mean "starting prices".

Just trying to get an idea what I will be in for when I can no longer resist... ;)

I think the coolest thing for me about SDT stuff is the textures. I want to hold them. :)
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prices depend on quite a few variables( texture,bands,surface finish ,anodising ,etc ) .

But ,here's a rough guide :
62 mm (STD)Carbless : 35-45 Euro
62 mm (STD)Carbed : 45-65 Euro
79 mm (XL)Carbless : 45-65 euro
79 mm (XL) Carbed : 50-70 Euro
>79mm ( XXL /XR ) carbless : 55-75 euro
Special stems-carbless (not yet available ) : 65-85 euro

Cheers.
 
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