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Hand-cut stem advice needed.
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<blockquote data-quote="Kyle Weiss" data-source="post: 241502" data-attributes="member: 1969"><p>You know, I simply shoved the tenon part of a pre-molded stem into the chuck of a clamped drill, and voila, instant "lathe." Worked pretty well, didn't break nothin'. Worked even better when I put a folded piece of sand paper (so the grit was both gripping at the drill chuck and on the material of the tenon). </p><p></p><p>I assume if you can simply work down enough of a "nub" on a block of acrylic/vulcanite and start turning it in a similar manner, you can get most of the shape knocked out. Gotta be gentle, though. Another option would be a temporary bit to clamp a drill down on (pilot hole, put some kind of bolt/rod/etc in there--making sure it's straight as can be) and do the same. </p><p></p><p>All you gotta do is get the material spinning the right way. Ghetto-tech or not.</p><p></p><p>8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kyle Weiss, post: 241502, member: 1969"] You know, I simply shoved the tenon part of a pre-molded stem into the chuck of a clamped drill, and voila, instant "lathe." Worked pretty well, didn't break nothin'. Worked even better when I put a folded piece of sand paper (so the grit was both gripping at the drill chuck and on the material of the tenon). I assume if you can simply work down enough of a "nub" on a block of acrylic/vulcanite and start turning it in a similar manner, you can get most of the shape knocked out. Gotta be gentle, though. Another option would be a temporary bit to clamp a drill down on (pilot hole, put some kind of bolt/rod/etc in there--making sure it's straight as can be) and do the same. All you gotta do is get the material spinning the right way. Ghetto-tech or not. 8) [/QUOTE]
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