by Nate King | Dec 4, 2011 | Pipes, Portfolio
The long-awaited ‘steam-punk’ pipe has arrived! This pipe has been a work of details. From ‘cutting’ the teeth in the briar to the brass airway thumbscrew, no attention to detail was spared! This has been one of the best blocks I have had the...
by Nate King | Nov 23, 2011 | Blog, Pipe Making
Have done a few things since the last entry, including installing a central workbench in the dirty room with a Wilton 5″ vise and Skil 6″ bench grinder. I also got a milling vise for drill press use for the instances where I am unable to drill or...
by Nate King | Nov 2, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
This will be a short one! Still no lathe unfortunately. However, I did receive my outdoor hanging sign from the sign maker! I am very happy with what they did! Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
by Nate King | Sep 29, 2011 | Blog, Pipe Making
Some accomplishments since the last entry. I built a variable speed sanding station and ran ducting to it from the dust collector. The dust collector has been properly grounded; 12-2 copper ground inside and 12-3 on the outside, spiraled around the 4″ PVC pipe....
by Nate King | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog, Pipe Making
A quick update on shop progress. I met with the landlord today and he’s going to have his electrician install the remaining needed outlets for my equipment. Will be done this week or by the beginning of next. I purchased a 1/2HP variable speed (650-4400 RPM)...
