Orange Ferrule Material

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Jerry R

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I have a Tiger Fortis shaft with the orange ferrule, my eyes aren't what they used to be, and I feel like I see it much better than the white ferrule on some of my other shafts. I'm thinking of putting orange on some other shafts just to see how it goes.
Anyone have a recommendation/source for an orange material that is light weight and suitable for making a ferrule?

Thank you!
 

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Jerry R said:
I have a Tiger Fortis shaft with the orange ferrule, my eyes aren't what they used to be, and I feel like I see it much better than the white ferrule on some of my other shafts. I'm thinking of putting orange on some other shafts just to see how it goes.
Anyone have a recommendation/source for an orange material that is light weight and suitable for making a ferrule?

Thank you!
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I wonder if it's acrylic?
Acrylic comes in many different colors.
 
Jerry R said:
I have a Tiger Fortis shaft with the orange ferrule, my eyes aren't what they used to be, and I feel like I see it much better than the white ferrule on some of my other shafts. I'm thinking of putting orange on some other shafts just to see how it goes.
Anyone have a recommendation/source for an orange material that is light weight and suitable for making a ferrule?

Thank you!
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I believe that it is orange Juma.
 
j2pac said:
I believe that it is orange Juma.
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The orange Juma I have is more red in colour than the Tiger ferrules, but it could be colour variations I guess?
Haven't faced off a Fortis shaft yet, but I would probably be able to tell if it's Juma based on how it machines.
 
Kim Bye said:
The orange Juma I have is more red in colour than the Tiger ferrules, but it could be colour variations I guess?
Haven't faced off a Fortis shaft yet, but I would probably be able to tell if it's Juma based on how it machines.
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I can't swear to it being Juma...For some reason Juma was ringing a bell.
 
I'm curious and impressed as to how you guys are identifying a material based on the way it cuts. What are the parameters the materials are being cut at? Spindle speed, feed rate and insert type play a huge part in this ID-ing.
 
Had a chance to take a close look at a shaft with an IB+ break tip on it and I'm 99% sure it's the same material. The color is identical, and it even has that very slight/small yellowish ring right at the edges that you can see in Kim Bye's picture above.
I'm guessing Tiger isn't going to want to sell and of that material to me.
 
DJEnD said:
I'm curious and impressed as to how you guys are identifying a material based on the way it cuts. What are the parameters the materials are being cut at? Spindle speed, feed rate and insert type play a huge part in this ID-ing.
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When you work with a material a lot, you know how it behaves. As for feeds and speeds, when it comes to something like turning down ferrules I always do that at the same speeds and feeds and with the same type of insert or end mill, so I feel I know most variations of Juma pretty good.
But I'm not saying I'm the Juma whisperer or anything, but you can learn a lot from how a material cuts, glues and polishes.
 
Kim Bye said:
When you work with a material a lot, you know how it behaves. As for feeds and speeds, when it comes to something like turning down ferrules I always do that at the same speeds and feeds and with the same type of insert or end mill, so I feel I know most variations of Juma pretty good.
But I'm not saying I'm the Juma whisperer or anything, but you can learn a lot from how a material cuts, glues and polishes.
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Thanks. I do have a simple lathe that doesn't have spindle speed readouts so I just listen to the sound it makes when cut and pay attention to my feed rate.
 
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