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Sam
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Looking for tips
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January 02, 2013, 02:43:15 PM »
Hey Guys.
I have been playing around with my wood lathe over the holiday break and I've been getting better at using my tools. I've made a few tops and they are turning out pretty good. I'd like to find a good source for tips though.
I have some 1/2 delrin plastic rod that I turned out a few tips and they do pretty good. However I'd like to get some metal tips to try out. I really like the Strummol8 tips but I'm not sure my tops are good enough to justify a 20.00 tip
. If any of you has a good place to get some I'd be grateful to hear about it.
I don't have a grinder or metal lathe but I'll see if I can come up with some way to eventually make my own.
Thanks for the help.
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Dick Stohr
ITSA
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Re: Looking for tips
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January 02, 2013, 04:47:01 PM »
Check out this.
http://www.spintastics.com/shop/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=18&cat=Spin+Top
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czyoyo
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I am American but I live in Czech Republic.
Re: Looking for tips
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January 03, 2013, 05:33:09 AM »
Haha. I saw this thread and thought that you wanted
tips
on some trick or something. It turns out that you wanted actual
tips.
Silly me!
I would have posted the same link as Dick. That's probably your best bet.
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Sam
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Posts: 123
Re: Looking for tips
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January 03, 2013, 07:39:53 PM »
Thanks for the links. I'll order some and try them out.
Yea, czyoyo... I should be asking for more trick advice as well...
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MrYo
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Re: Looking for tips
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January 04, 2013, 12:10:56 PM »
If I can suggest you something, make the tips in delrin or teflon, but hide inside them a steel nail, this ensure you to try different shapes and maintain enough strength against the ground fall. I think Chris agreeds with me
Maurizio
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Sam
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Re: Looking for tips
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January 05, 2013, 12:15:40 AM »
Thanks for the tip MrYo. With the nail you could make a thinner tip and not have it break when it hits the ground.
Do you just drive the steel nail into the delrin rod or drill it 1st?
I think my biggest problem with the plastic tips was getting them aligned to the top after they were turned. They didn't end up as level as I would have liked so I had to turn the tips a bit more to make it spin good.
I think with the next one I make I'm going to try attaching the rod to the top and then shape the tip.
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