Lush Mods, Drip Tips and more!

[2buildawall]

You painted my Peko! Thanks my man!

 

[ThreeDJ16]

You painted my Peko! Thanks my man!

Dream on brother....lol. I gotz a list going on that.....probably something a lot of people don't know about my paint jobs. It's a min 3 day process, so that is just one of the reasons it takes me so long. FYI, I have a list on copper reworks and now apparently I'm somehow into repairing/rebuilding Italian mods with pretty poor wiring jobs....LOL. FYI, If anyone is interested in a like new Reo, I have two. PM for more info on those.

 

[X-Puppy]

Ah...I've found the place. Hi, y'all.

Hi Dan, ah...more punch for your pinch?

 

[ThreeDJ16]

Yeah, yeah....I'm running late here. But still plan on getting the rest of those tips pictured tonight and hopefully invoice links too. Afyer doing the final polish the most common two woods featured with most of the last tip batch, seems to need more CA than other woods. So had to go back and reapply CA to almost all these tips and then back through all the sanding stages. I'm polishing them all back out now and will finish soon, grab some pics and get them posted. And they are freakn beautiful tips too. Think you'll will be pleased the wait is well worth it.

 

[ThreeDJ16]

Damn....fell asleep in the chair somewhere around midnight and woke up by my 4am alarm with the polishing pad still in my hands....lol. Will post and get invoice links out when I get home from work.

 

[penguiness]

Damn....fell asleep in the chair somewhere around midnight and woke up by my 4am alarm with the polishing pad still in my hands....lol. Will post and get invoice links out when I get home from work.

Please take care of yourself and get more rest.

 

[McPuff]

Dream on brother....lol. I gotz a list going on that.....probably something a lot of people don't know about my paint jobs. It's a min 3 day process, so that is just one of the reasons it takes me so long. FYI, I have a list on copper reworks and now apparently I'm somehow into repairing/rebuilding Italian mods with pretty poor wiring jobs....LOL. FYI, If anyone is interested in a like new Reo, I have two. PM for more info on those.

getting those italian mods built the way they should have been from the start is much appriciated!

 

[ThreeDJ16]

Please take care of yourself and get more rest.

Yeah, that's the plan.....soon....hopefully.

 

[tiburonfirst]

dj, all good things take time - but it won't do to eke that out of your body's need for rest

 

[ThreeDJ16]

Yes, it's one of three issues I have been plagued with for a long time. First one I am hoping get's fixed soon and that has to do with the sleep apnea. Second is never being able to get more than about 4 hrs without my back killing me, but trying to work through that by changing location about half way through a sleep cycle and maybe once I can get back into deep sleep it won't be a problem. Going to get my results tomorrow. But the third issue is the worst for me and it's the having a list and people waiting on me. Drives me insane to make people wait on me. That issue keeps me awake probably more than any other. But as a vendor now, i am just going to have to work through that and try to start forcing myself to stop and take days off. Don't think since I have started selling stuff, actually long before the vendor on ECF I use the place that shall not be named, and don't think hardly a day has gone by that I don't work on something for somebody. A lot of the issue is I hand work everything. I already mentioned my paint/poly process and how long that takes, adding CA even longer. But haven't really mentioned the drip tips. Each tip I cut a core blank out the wood, turn it down manually on the lathe, bore it out and sand. Once I mount it to the SS core and start the CA process, every single sand cycle or polish cycle is hand worked so I can see the wood. Using power equipment here can cut the layers out to quick or cause you to miss little nuances of the wood that might get hidden or sanded away. So it takes a considerable amount of time to layer CA, sand and polish, then rinse repeat until the finish looks like what I want. So that long time for products to be finished coupled with not wanting to make people wait is rough. And I feel bad for the couple of guys I have waiting on mods to be finished as I save those for weekend work since it is more involved time wise. Damn, ok, shutting up rambling now.

I am to go start getting the pics in a minute, polishing up one last tip. There are also going to be some spares in this batch, initially only a couple, but several more once I get them final polished.

 

[B2L]

Yes, it's one of three issues I have been plagued with for a long time. First one I am hoping get's fixed soon and that has to do with the sleep apnea. Second is never being able to get more than about 4 hrs without my back killing me, but trying to work through that by changing location about half way through a sleep cycle and maybe once I can get back into deep sleep it won't be a problem. Going to get my results tomorrow. But the third issue is the worst for me and it's the having a list and people waiting on me. Drives me insane to make people wait on me. That issue keeps me awake probably more than any other. But as a vendor now, i am just going to have to work through that and try to start forcing myself to stop and take days off. Don't think since I have started selling stuff, actually long before the vendor on ECF I use the place that shall not be named, and don't think hardly a day has gone by that I don't work on something for somebody. A lot of the issue is I hand work everything. I already mentioned my paint/poly process and how long that takes, adding CA even longer. But haven't really mentioned the drip tips. Each tip I cut a core blank out the wood, turn it down manually on the lathe, bore it out and sand. Once I mount it to the SS core and start the CA process, every single sand cycle or polish cycle is hand worked so I can see the wood. Using power equipment here can cut the layers out to quick or cause you to miss little nuances of the wood that might get hidden or sanded away. So it takes a considerable amount of time to layer CA, sand and polish, then rinse repeat until the finish looks like what I want. So that long time for products to be finished coupled with not wanting to make people wait is rough. And I feel bad for the couple of guys I have waiting on mods to be finished as I save those for weekend work since it is more involved time wise. Damn, ok, shutting up rambling now.

I am to go start getting the pics in a minute, polishing up one last tip. There are also going to be some spares in this batch, initially only a couple, but several more once I get them final polished.

Your attention to detail is evident to anyone who has had the pleasure of being on the receiving end

 

[ThreeDJ16]

Your attention to detail is evident to anyone who has had the pleasure of being on the receiving end

Thank you, that is super nice to say, but I know it's never perfect when hand making products. I'll call it character....LOL. I try to bring out the best I can in what I have to work with, but a certain bee I am not. He has been super helpful in getting me to this point though.

 

[penguiness]

I do not think you give yourself enough credit. Every recipient of your handwork believes they have something that is exceptional. That places more value on your work than you would

 

[ThreeDJ16]

Ok, I think most can pick out there tips. Invoices are on the way out now. Please, if any of the tips are not up to your expectations or desires, let me know and we can try again. I want you to be 100% happy or I won't be happy. There are a couple of folks in which Peter sent me extra wood for tips, so I made extra tips. Once they have made their selection(s) from the group i will put the others up for general sale. And one person's tips are not in this pic, I contacted that person earlier and I am working now to complete those as this was one of those wood blocks in which I made a lot of extras to have some pre-made on hand.

Stormed again this evening, so i apologize for the meh pictures. Especially the very dark blue in the upper left corner. It has lots of figure, but I just can't get it to show in artificial light due to the dark nature of the wood. If anyone wishes extra pics (first click on pic), let me know and I can get some tomorrow if the sun peeks out for a bit. I want everyone to be happy. Thanks.

 

[B2L]

Ok, I think most can pick out there tips. Invoices are on the way out now. Please, if any of the tips are not up to your expectations or desires, let me know and we can try again. I want you to be 100% happy or I won't be happy. There are a couple of folks in which Peter sent me extra wood for tips, so I made extra tips. Once they have made their selection(s) from the group i will put the others up for general sale. And one person's tips are not in this pic, I contacted that person earlier and I am working now to complete those as this was one of those wood blocks in which I made a lot of extras to have some pre-made on hand.

Stormed again this evening, so i apologize for the meh pictures. Especially the very dark blue in the upper left corner. It has lots of figure, but I just can't get it to show in artificial light due to the dark nature of the wood. If anyone wishes extra pics (first click on pic), let me know and I can get some tomorrow if the sun peeks out for a bit. I want everyone to be happy. Thanks.

There's not one I wouldn't be happy with.

Tell me about the soup can in the lower left, I really like it

 

[ThreeDJ16]

This pic below shows the soup can better....haha....did you just name my tip style? It is a very large premade core I get, but takes a big ole piece of wood. I got these cores mainly for peeps who want natural finish wood, even though I Ca them too, like this one. It is solid SS all the way through from top flange to bottom so no juice will mix with wood. I had a amboyna burl one of those in my first batch. Actually I keep forgetting to post it for sale as I still have it.




Amboyna burl

 

[B2L]

So that's the XL premade core.

I was going to say beer can but the dimensions didn't quite match, not quite tall enough.

It looks awesome, I think I'm going to need to find something it will work with (and a piece of wood big enough) What is the diameter on it?

 

[McPuff]

I really like the one on the top left. All are beautiful tho. That one is just my style

 

[Henry Etta]

Really digging that center bottom one... they all are awesome, though! The soup can kinda scares me, it's so BIG!

 

[inspects]

Really nice drip tips DJ....!

Remember, I don't care when I get another mod, a month, two+ months, I could care less.

Get some needed rest ole buddy...!