Lush Mods, Drip Tips and more!
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morning! dj has a regular job to attend to which includes shift work
he was off over the weekend but he's back to work today. i'm sure he'll pop in when he can and provide more info
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African Blackwood, I think. I'm surprised how black it turned out to be with DJ's CA finish, 'cause the block of wood I sent him wasn't quite that black.
Length of the body is a touch over 18mm. OD is a touch under 12mm. Bore at the bottom is ~4mm, but opens up near the top.
Would it be of any advantage to use a stainless core in the tip? Possible to do a little larger bore if you did that? Also make it about 15-16mm length?
Thanks BlueSnake Can he do a straight bore or will it be a stepped bore? Either with or without the lip showing?
Can he do a straight bore or will it be a stepped bore? Either with or without the lip showing?
Sorry, just getting around to the forum. Been a horrible day. Couldn't even drag myself into work due to the back.
Anyway, I can due step boring where it is fairly smooth on the inside and no lip inside where the SS stops. The just means making the upper section a slightly smaller diameter. Non stepped the wood dia is 6.75mm and the SS is 4.75mm. I should have some larger bore cores coming. I do offer a hand made SS core made of 3/8" SS tube. I make it solid core and bevels flush with the wood at the top lip. But it is a monster drip tip almost as big as a nuppin. I hate making them as it takes me a ridiculously long time and I have to charge what I think is a rediculous price. Mainly all I charge for is my time, and hand turning, sanding, CA finishing 3 coats just already take a while. Adding almost an hour to make the core perfect....ouch. I would much rather not. Hoping all the option I can do with the premade cores will satisfy everyone's wants.
Also, one comment about the wood Rossum sent me. It did have some faint lighter sections and some character from growth lines. But the very first part of my process is taking wood blocks and cutting out round blanks. Very hot process and causes the sap (and even the dry looking pieces have sap when heated) to run to the surface. Usually scrubbing really hard with denatured alcohol brings back the figuring in wood, but for some reason the sap in the black wood was crazy hard and I barely got any figuring back. Ever tried acetone. After applying CA, think maybe too much, it just looks black. Should have tossed that one in the trash, but he has more coming in which I am going to try a different process. Unfortunately this is still a learning experiment for me, so it is what it is. I am honest about it.
Anyway, I can due step boring where it is fairly smooth on the inside and no lip inside where the SS stops. The just means making the upper section a slightly smaller diameter. Non stepped the wood dia is 6.75mm and the SS is 4.75mm. I should have some larger bore cores coming. I do offer a hand made SS core made of 3/8" SS tube. I make it solid core and bevels flush with the wood at the top lip. But it is a monster drip tip almost as big as a nuppin. I hate making them as it takes me a ridiculously long time and I have to charge what I think is a rediculous price. Mainly all I charge for is my time, and hand turning, sanding, CA finishing 3 coats just already take a while. Adding almost an hour to make the core perfect....ouch. I would much rather not. Hoping all the option I can do with the premade cores will satisfy everyone's wants.
Also, one comment about the wood Rossum sent me. It did have some faint lighter sections and some character from growth lines. But the very first part of my process is taking wood blocks and cutting out round blanks. Very hot process and causes the sap (and even the dry looking pieces have sap when heated) to run to the surface. Usually scrubbing really hard with denatured alcohol brings back the figuring in wood, but for some reason the sap in the black wood was crazy hard and I barely got any figuring back. Ever tried acetone. After applying CA, think maybe too much, it just looks black. Should have tossed that one in the trash, but he has more coming in which I am going to try a different process. Unfortunately this is still a learning experiment for me, so it is what it is. I am honest about it.
morning! dj has a regular job to attend to which includes shift work
Thanks Miss Tibbs. Actually I went on days a little while back, not long. But worse part is starting later this week, I have been moved back into one of our high security areas....CRAP. Was hoping that stuff was behind me. Just starting a new little business and now I will have zero access to my smartphone during work hours unless I walk the freakn quarter mile out to my car and use it there....NOT. So things just keep getting better lately.....
Actually, I think it's very cool that it turned out as black as it did. Basic black goes with everything, and unlike the cocobolo the other two are made from, I don't have an African Blackwood mod I'm trying to match -- yet.
Morning all Not even gonna try and compete with those sexy legs up above
Not even gonna try and compete with those sexy legs up above Hopefully some new mods and driptip pics a little later today.
Just fyi, I have 6 GDNA shells here, ready to paint with whatever custom scheme you desire. In the past I've just painted some mods and put them up for sale. I may do one or two that way if I get time, but I find most people want to choose their own color.
Just fyi, I have 6 GDNA shells here, ready to paint with whatever custom scheme you desire. In the past I've just painted some mods and put them up for sale. I may do one or two that way if I get time, but I find most people want to choose their own color.
any orders in progress right now, dj? that might give people a good idea what was requested and how it turned out!
Yup trying to finish up and get some pics outside before dark. Overcast right now, so no idea how it will turn out. But I don't think there has been a time in months now that I didn't have some kind of order being turn out. I have to get used to posting them on the forum now that I can...LOL.
Well damn, no sun out to get any good pics. But I took what I could. First, this next mod has to be seen to be appreciated. I am absolutely loving this mod and a new finish process too, which also turned out really awesome! A certain forum member is going to love it when he gets this in his hands.
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