pauldavis Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 does that site sell wood that comes in dowel rods?? that would be more convienitne, as i do not have a lathe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 [quote name='Lukasa']oh god thats an awesome idea. it works perfectly for that hookah too. it'd be harder to make them for hookahs with the bulbs in the stem[/quote]I would like to see how/if those stems come apart to find out what could be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 [quote name='pauldavis']does that site sell wood that comes in dowel rods?? that would be more convienitne, as i do not have a lathe[/quote] I don't have a lathe yet either. Wait until this is finished though and see what you think. I did not see any exotics already turned. Since it is a woodworkers supply that is to be expected. most of their customers want raw, rough cut materials. For this project you just need a saw and a drill with a bit. A belt sander would save a LOT of work but you can get by with sweat and extra time.This will be different than any I have seen yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasa Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 [quote name='Scalliwag'] [quote name='Lukasa'] oh god thats an awesome idea. it works perfectly for that hookah too. it'd be harder to make them for hookahs with the bulbs in the stem[/quote]I would like to see how/if those stems come apart to find out what could be done. [/quote] Probably not without busting up the soldering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 yea wouldnt work for any of the hookahs i have, but its gonna be kewl lookin when its done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldavis Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 what are the measurements for the stem and the pieces of wood you bought?edit: I checked the mya saray site for the height of that stem...total of 14" so I guess that the total amount of stem is around 10-11". so I figured i would get a burl maple block with the dimensions of 2" x 6" x 6" and cut it in half to make two segments to fit around that decorative washer that is already there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Yep, if they are soldered it would not be very practical. Given the choice I would stick to fully machined assembly for all sorts of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldavis Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 what is the width of the stem that the wood will actually be sliding over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 [quote name='pauldavis']what are the measurements for the stem and the pieces of wood you bought? edit: I checked the mya saray site for the height of that stem...total of 14" so I guess that the total amount of stem is around 10-11". so I figured i would get a burl maple block with the dimensions of 2" x 6" x 6" and cut it in half to make two segments to fit around that decorative washer that is already there[/quote] Dang, you snuck the post in. My last post was for the post above yours anyways the dimensions on the cocobolo are 1.5" square x 6.125" long. The bocote is 1.65" square x 5.9" long.More importantly is that the tube these are replacing are 4" long each. So that is the number you need to shoot for. If you use 3" pieces you will need either 2 pieces 1/2" thick or one piece one inch thick.Once I get my blocks sanded so I can locate which end looks best I will grab my 4" from that end. Lamps use a lot of decorative pieces that could act as filler pieces if you decided to go with 3" blocks. It is pretty wide open what you can do with this though. That's what makes it fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 [quote name='pauldavis']what is the width of the stem that the wood will actually be sliding over[/quote] Eyeballing it would be close to 1/2" diameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldavis Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 what i meant by cutting that piece in halfe is that i would have a 2x3x6" piece which would be sanded/cut down to 1.5x1.5x4" then do the same to the other half of the blockedit: i did not see those dimensions of wood on the site...how did you get them to come in those dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 I hand picked them at the store. It's about 22 miles from my house.I may pick up some next time I go if you can't locate any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 I will edit the first post and move the pics later. A buddy is coming over and we're gonna break the guitars out and I wanted to get the hookah done so I did not get step by steps as far as the drilling. I decided for now to leave the top tube but we'll see. I will probably put radiuses one all the edges of the other set to see how that looks.Here are a few pics. We will get details in later.This is one block cut to 2" long sections and offset on the stem.[img]http://www.scalliwag.com/hookah/wood/sand02.jpg[/img][img]http://www.scalliwag.com/hookah/wood/sand03.jpg[/img][img]http://www.scalliwag.com/hookah/wood/sand04.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldavis Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 looks pretty goodi was planning on making just one solid piece for each part of the stem, about the same diameter as the metal pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldavis Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 [quote name='Scalliwag']I hand picked them at the store. It's about 22 miles from my house.I may pick up some next time I go if you can't locate any.[/quote] well i wanted to try to do it with the burled maple...if you could take a look next time you go there and see if you can find some pieces about the same size that would be great...but no rush or anything, this will not be happening for a hot minuteedit: haha, nevermind, they have a store only 30 minutes from me, guess i should have looked firstbut i still can't wait to see your results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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