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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:11 pm
by Joseph E. Smith
I think its a gas to watch them raise their eyebrows in unison. I could spend hours doing so....uh...er...yup, gotta go.
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:28 am
by reedman
Joseph,
is the donkey avatar image a true reflection of your image & personality, he-alls-he-alls-he-always calls me that.
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 12:03 pm
by Joseph E. Smith
Yup, to some degree or another. The avatar be Stitch from the disney movie 'Lilo and Stitch'. He's an indestructible space alien...I guess. Looks more like a koala than a donkey...don't you think?
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 12:36 pm
by WannabePiper
DMQuinn wrote:
The only way to get as good a fit with a cylindrical ferrule as can be had with a conical one is to heat it up and allow it to shrink down in place. That is too risky, especially with a thin wall of ebony, which is notorious for being sensitive to heat.
Couldn't you make a form or a mandrel to heat-shrink tubing on?
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:48 pm
by DMQuinn
WannabePiper wrote:DMQuinn wrote:
The only way to get as good a fit with a cylindrical ferrule as can be had with a conical one is to heat it up and allow it to shrink down in place. That is too risky, especially with a thin wall of ebony, which is notorious for being sensitive to heat.
Couldn't you make a form or a mandrel to heat-shrink tubing on?
What good would it do on a mandrel?
And then...? And then...?
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:55 pm
by djm
I'm not sure, but wouldn't there be a problem removing the heat-shrunk ferrule from a metal mandrel once it had cooled? I suspect this is why it is cold-rolled instead.
djm
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:58 pm
by Chadd
DMQuinn wrote:WannabePiper wrote:Couldn't you make a form or a mandrel to heat-shrink tubing on?
What good would it do on a mandrel?
To protect and support the mandrel, of course! :roll:
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 5:20 am
by Joseph E. Smith
Mr. Quinn, do you have a ball-park figure/idea what percentage of contemporary pipe makers use hand rolled tubing as opposed to pre-rolled tubing. I realize to nail down an exact percentage is a tricky thing, but in you experience, what would you say?
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:49 pm
by DMQuinn
Joseph E. Smith wrote:Mr. Quinn, do you have a ball-park figure/idea what percentage of contemporary pipe makers use hand rolled tubing as opposed to pre-rolled tubing. I realize to nail down an exact percentage is a tricky thing, but in you experience, what would you say?
I really can't answer this. I am only sure about the few makers that have already been mentioned in this string.
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 4:57 pm
by Jim McGuire
My guess is only a handful. Some pipemakers learn to do it since they all seem to attempt vintage repairs at some point but, when it comes to normal production, tubing is usually the way.