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I just put the bit in my vice. You can wrap the end of the bit with a wad of electrical tape. Whatever works really ...Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:21 pmYeah. Figured I should probably toss that one out for a safer method. Some folks (I think it was George D that I saw) have a hand held chuck they use to give them proper twist grip to open up the airway. Most of us probably don't have a spare chuck laying around and don't want to purchase one just for the occasional use so just use the one in the drill to act as a vice and spin the pipeTsal wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 12:59 pmThat works too.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:49 am
Also if you're not comfortable with spinning the bit in a drill to do it you can still chuck up the bit and spin the pipe. Easier than trying to grip and twist a small bit
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I picked up one of those a few years ago. Mine is a shorter fatter bulldog (squat?) and a great smoker.
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I've always been curious about those but never pulled the trigger because of the horn stem. I don't really care for acrylic stems and it seems like the horn would be similar to the hardness / feel
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It's softer than acrylic, about as hard as fingernails. You can chew one up good. Have had a few but I prefer vulcanite/cumberland.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:45 pmI've always been curious about those but never pulled the trigger because of the horn stem. I don't really care for acrylic stems and it seems like the horn would be similar to the hardness / feel
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You can buy tapered drill bits, or, for wayyy less, get some mini files which you probably have already. I use a flat one like this to clean up transitions.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:49 am *I've read/seen elsewhere that the tip of the bit should also be tapered different from it's stock form. I haven't modified a drill yet but maybe one day.
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I'm definitely more the type to modify an older bit before buying a specialized tapered bit. Already have needle files.Thelonious monkfish wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:01 pmYou can buy tapered drill bits, or, for wayyy less, get some mini files which you probably have already. I use a flat one like this to clean up transitions.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:49 am *I've read/seen elsewhere that the tip of the bit should also be tapered different from it's stock form. I haven't modified a drill yet but maybe one day.
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Horn is comfortable and it doesn't oxidise. A nice surprise was the nylon tenon and overall precision.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:45 pmI've always been curious about those but never pulled the trigger because of the horn stem. I don't really care for acrylic stems and it seems like the horn would be similar to the hardness / feel
The delein tenon is a nice safe guard from snapage.Hawkwood wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 6:34 pmHorn is comfortable and it doesn't oxidise. A nice surprise was the nylon tenon and overall precision.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:45 pmI've always been curious about those but never pulled the trigger because of the horn stem. I don't really care for acrylic stems and it seems like the horn would be similar to the hardness / feel
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