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Post by lonecoyote on Aug 23, 2018 15:27:07 GMT -5
lonecoyote Pastor Paddy may need that alarm clock so he can get to service on time. Nice tampers, like the bottom one the most. Thanks John👍 The ones with the old pen tops are more practical and the type I use the most. The stainless steel was easy on my lathe. Perfect weight and balance. |
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Post by xjking on Aug 23, 2018 15:33:55 GMT -5
We have some talented people around here, those tampers look great fellas.
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Post by john_r on Aug 23, 2018 18:41:29 GMT -5
Couple of months ago I turned some tampers. Got them sanded and finished. Then put them in a bag to protect them. Well the gnomes found them and they are gone. Or could it been the wood elf's.
Anyway has anyone heard from @nevadablue?
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 24, 2018 3:35:18 GMT -5
Couple of months ago I turned some tampers. Got them sanded and finished. Then put them in a bag to protect them. Well the gnomes found them and they are gone. Or could it been the wood elf's. Anyway has anyone heard from @nevadablue? They weren't the ones you sent to me, were they? |
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Post by john_r on Aug 24, 2018 17:29:40 GMT -5
No Paddy this was another dozen I just finished
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Post by pappyjoe on May 28, 2019 11:52:51 GMT -5
No serious work was done in the making of these tampers! An antique junk shop had a basket of broken antlers. The price was Free so I took a couple and cut the tines off for use as tampers. (The big pieces are being sent to a pipe carver I know so he can use them as stem accents).  |
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Post by pepesdad1 on May 28, 2019 12:13:38 GMT -5
Nice work, Joe! Do you get any smell from the antler hitting the hot coal/ember/tobacco?
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Post by pappyjoe on May 28, 2019 12:42:26 GMT -5
Nice work, Joe! Do you get any smell from the antler hitting the hot coal/ember/tobacco? Haven't gotten that far with them yet. I'm looking at putting some type of metal cap on the end but haven't decided what to use. |
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Post by Don on May 28, 2019 14:20:20 GMT -5
I use older common copper pennies. I drill a small hole in the center, Gorilla Glue it and screw it on the end with a brass screw. Then I sand it flush and polish it. I tape the antler end to protect it from the sanding and grinding. I sand the screw off flush and polish the end.
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Post by pappyjoe on May 28, 2019 16:12:37 GMT -5
I use older common copper pennies. I drill a small hole in the center, Gorilla Glue it and screw it on the end with a brass screw. Then I sand it flush and polish it. I tape the antler end to protect it from the sanding and grinding. I sand the screw off flush and polish the end. Thanks for the tip. I may go that way. |
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Post by scrooge on May 28, 2019 18:40:01 GMT -5
I never got to know if he finished my portrait tamper.
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Post by lonecoyote on May 28, 2019 18:43:31 GMT -5
I never got to know if he finished my portrait tamper. You are the “ Mercury “ man👍👍👍 |
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