What's the best hand tool for trimming off the edge of a mushroomed tip? I've always used the below tool but it's time for an upgrade.
Best hand tool for fixing mushroomed tip?
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I like the last4ever tip tool and just grind off the mushroom and then burnish. I will wrap the ferrule with some blue painters tape just in case I slip off the tip.
Well if you do not let a mushroom get big, and out of control.
Mushrooms that start to form are easily controlled with New Dollar Bill.
Mushrooms that start to form are easily controlled with New Dollar Bill.
A flat file.
pj
chgo
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chgo
And PJ it would be good to spin it up to trim it with a file.
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Wish I could. But rolling it with my palm on a flat surface, holding file stationary over it works too. Easy to control and avoid the ferrule - even easy to put a slight taper on.
pj
chgo
I just purchased a high speed hand drill. I set in on the counter on some foam. I spin it up to about 1700 rpms with the shaft end laying on a rolled up towel, a light then, I put a sock on my left hand to hold the spinning wood to not get a burn.
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My go too if Mushroom is more then new dollar bill can burnish.
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As Joe Porper is out of biz might be tough find.
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As Joe Porper is out of biz might be tough find.
I have a bench grinder in the garage with a stone wheel on it. I won't use that on my Scruggs or Black.
I have not had mushrooming tips lately, but when I want to even/trim the edge I use sandpaper, a block of wood, some paper, and some tape. That's more or less zero cost. Here is a video that includes the technique as part of a full retipping job:
Leather cutting fit knife, please see video
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
The first thing to try is burnishing the tip, especially if the mushroom isn't bad. The last4ever has a great burnishing leather pad on it. The porper burnisher is the same as worthless. Most porper tools are good or have redeeming qualities. The burnisher... just junk.
No matter what you use, be careful, hand tools dealing with mushrooming make it easy to gouge your ferrule.
No matter what you use, be careful, hand tools dealing with mushrooming make it easy to gouge your ferrule.
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Burnishing a mushroomed tip with make it taller and change the feel of the hit a lot. The excess leather has to go somewhere.
It might seem more spongy, for example. Burnishing a normal tip doesn't have that problem.
Using a knife to cut like that video in post 15 is no good for layered tips and isn't so good for solid ones either.
Jeff Livingston
It might seem more spongy, for example. Burnishing a normal tip doesn't have that problem.
Using a knife to cut like that video in post 15 is no good for layered tips and isn't so good for solid ones either.
Jeff Livingston
Whats wrong with that video? Are you saying Kamui doesnt even know how to install their own tips?
A bill can burnish but it won't do shit to fix one that has mushroomed.My go too if Mushroom is more then new dollar bill can burnish.
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As Joe Porper is out of biz might be tough find.