finshed my shaft lathe

bigskyjake

bigskyjake

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well thanks to Maniac's instructions, miha's search engine skills and most of all to my Gramps who helped me build it my mini shaft cleaning/tipping lathe is finished

the drill was 29.95 at Home Depot the crutch tips ( a total bee-otch to find by the way) were 4.99 at a random drug store, the lumber and hardware
I already had

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I can understand how you might clean or buff a shaft, but how do you install tips with that contraption. Can you provide a video of you doing a tip replacement.
 
Kevin Lindstrom said:
I can understand how you might clean or buff a shaft, but how do you install tips with that contraption. Can you provide a video of you doing a tip replacement.
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It's more for trimming the tip down even with the ferrule AFTER you glue the tip on using normal procedure. I have used (carefully) a razor to trim the tip to the point where I begin using the different grits of sandpaper. I do all my own re-tipping and also do tips for my good friends. Heck, the materials bought to make this thing will be payed for after just a few self-tipping jobs. Not to mention the pleasure derived in knowing that you did it yourself.

Maniac

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bigskyjake,
That thing looks so much like mine that I had to do a double-take on it. Good job, bro' !!!
 
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Maniac said:
It's more for trimming the tip down even with the ferrule AFTER you glue the tip on using normal procedure. I have used (carefully) a razor to trim the tip to the point where I begin using the different grits of sandpaper. I do all my own re-tipping and also do tips for my good friends. Heck, the materials bought to make this thing will be payed for after just a few self-tipping jobs. Not to mention the pleasure derived in knowing that you did it yourself.

Maniac

P.S.
bigskyjake,
That thing looks so much like mine that I had to do a double-take on it. Good job, bro' !!!
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Thanks Maniac, Yeah I just installed a tip in the normal way and sanded it flush, this thing makes cleaning and burnishing a breeze
 
bigskyjake said:
well thanks to Maniac's instructions, miha's search engine skills and most of all to my Gramps who helped me build it my mini shaft cleaning/tipping lathe is finished

the drill was 29.95 at Home Depot the crutch tips ( a total bee-otch to find by the way) were 4.99 at a random drug store, the lumber and hardware
I already had

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I like that! Pardon the ignorance, but what are crutch tips?

Now I've got to go find Maniac to give him some REP.
JoeyA
 
Crutch tips are the rubber tips you put on the eng of a crutch. A real crutch [broken leg type]..
 
bigskyjake said:
What's up DL, I'm gonna bring it to the tourney tonight and pray that someones tip pops off :D :D
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But then do you also have to prey their shaft has a 5/16 x 18 thread? :(
 
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