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Coloring bowls.
Coloring bowls.
I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a wine
cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
that well.
Max
I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a wine
cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
that well.
Max
Re: Coloring bowls.
On Jul 6, 10:45 pm, max s <agi...@earthlink,net > wrote:
> I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a wine
> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
> that well.
> Max
Greatings Max
I've been useing a coloring bowl for several years now. Its made by
Butera(sp?) and comes in 2 sizes.
The idea here is not to heat the the Meerschaum bowl causinging the
wax finish to heat up and flow to the lower part of the bowl .In fact,
you dont put any tobacco into the bowl at all ! All the tobacco is put
into the coloring bowl.
I disagree about cork not working well and I have a Meer. to prove
it.
The Butera made coloring bowls use cork because when you turn it
into the pipe bowl it contracts and makes a good seal.
The idea here is to let the coloring bowl get the heat while the pipe
bowl remains cool. The Butera coloring bowls may be taken apart for
cleaning.
All the tobacco juices flow into the cool pipe bowl while the heat is
in the c. b.
I don't think the Coloring Bowl is a new invention ; rather it is
most likely a re-discovery of something used in the mid 17th or 18th
centuries when meerchaum and clay were the main materials pipes were
made from: after all they had the same coloring problems as we have
now.
I sometimes I will smoke my Meer.+ C. B. when have friends over
just to get thier funny reactions and have some laughs.
P. S.
Let the both the the pipe and C. B. cool before takeing them apart.
Pipe Smoker in L. A..
On Jul 6, 10:45 pm, max s <agi...@earthlink,net > wrote:
> I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a wine
> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
> that well.
> Max
Greatings Max
I've been useing a coloring bowl for several years now. Its made by
Butera(sp?) and comes in 2 sizes.
The idea here is not to heat the the Meerschaum bowl causinging the
wax finish to heat up and flow to the lower part of the bowl .In fact,
you dont put any tobacco into the bowl at all ! All the tobacco is put
into the coloring bowl.
I disagree about cork not working well and I have a Meer. to prove
it.
The Butera made coloring bowls use cork because when you turn it
into the pipe bowl it contracts and makes a good seal.
The idea here is to let the coloring bowl get the heat while the pipe
bowl remains cool. The Butera coloring bowls may be taken apart for
cleaning.
All the tobacco juices flow into the cool pipe bowl while the heat is
in the c. b.
I don't think the Coloring Bowl is a new invention ; rather it is
most likely a re-discovery of something used in the mid 17th or 18th
centuries when meerchaum and clay were the main materials pipes were
made from: after all they had the same coloring problems as we have
now.
I sometimes I will smoke my Meer.+ C. B. when have friends over
just to get thier funny reactions and have some laughs.
P. S.
Let the both the the pipe and C. B. cool before takeing them apart.
Pipe Smoker in L. A..
Re: Coloring bowls.
I think you misunderstood. I know how a coloring bowl works, I decided to
make one. I was trying to turn the cork to the proper taper on the lathe. It
is like trying to machine licorice.
Any way, the coloring bowl works great. Now I just need to smoke it a few
dozen times.
m
> On Jul 6, 10:45 pm, max s <agi...@earthlink,net > wrote:
>> I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
>> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a wine
>> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
>> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
>> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
>> that well.
>> Max
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Greatings Max
> I've been useing a coloring bowl for several years now. Its made by
> Butera(sp?) and comes in 2 sizes.
> The idea here is not to heat the the Meerschaum bowl causinging the
> wax finish to heat up and flow to the lower part of the bowl .In fact,
> you dont put any tobacco into the bowl at all ! All the tobacco is put
> into the coloring bowl.
> I disagree about cork not working well and I have a Meer. to prove
> it.
> The Butera made coloring bowls use cork because when you turn it
> into the pipe bowl it contracts and makes a good seal.
> The idea here is to let the coloring bowl get the heat while the pipe
> bowl remains cool. The Butera coloring bowls may be taken apart for
> cleaning.
> All the tobacco juices flow into the cool pipe bowl while the heat is
> in the c. b.
> I don't think the Coloring Bowl is a new invention ; rather it is
> most likely a re-discovery of something used in the mid 17th or 18th
> centuries when meerchaum and clay were the main materials pipes were
> made from: after all they had the same coloring problems as we have
> now.
> I sometimes I will smoke my Meer.+ C. B. when have friends over
> just to get thier funny reactions and have some laughs.
>
> P. S.
> Let the both the the pipe and C. B. cool before takeing them apart.
>
> Pipe_Smoker in L. A..
I think you misunderstood. I know how a coloring bowl works, I decided to
make one. I was trying to turn the cork to the proper taper on the lathe. It
is like trying to machine licorice.
Any way, the coloring bowl works great. Now I just need to smoke it a few
dozen times.
m
> On Jul 6, 10:45 pm, max s <agi...@earthlink,net > wrote:
>> I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
>> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a wine
>> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
>> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
>> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
>> that well.
>> Max
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Greatings Max
> I've been useing a coloring bowl for several years now. Its made by
> Butera(sp?) and comes in 2 sizes.
> The idea here is not to heat the the Meerschaum bowl causinging the
> wax finish to heat up and flow to the lower part of the bowl .In fact,
> you dont put any tobacco into the bowl at all ! All the tobacco is put
> into the coloring bowl.
> I disagree about cork not working well and I have a Meer. to prove
> it.
> The Butera made coloring bowls use cork because when you turn it
> into the pipe bowl it contracts and makes a good seal.
> The idea here is to let the coloring bowl get the heat while the pipe
> bowl remains cool. The Butera coloring bowls may be taken apart for
> cleaning.
> All the tobacco juices flow into the cool pipe bowl while the heat is
> in the c. b.
> I don't think the Coloring Bowl is a new invention ; rather it is
> most likely a re-discovery of something used in the mid 17th or 18th
> centuries when meerchaum and clay were the main materials pipes were
> made from: after all they had the same coloring problems as we have
> now.
> I sometimes I will smoke my Meer.+ C. B. when have friends over
> just to get thier funny reactions and have some laughs.
>
> P. S.
> Let the both the the pipe and C. B. cool before takeing them apart.
>
> Pipe_Smoker in L. A..
Re: Coloring bowls.
"max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
news:C496FB83.173AF%agi733@earthlink,net ...
>I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a
> wine
> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
> that well.
> Max
>
Very cool!
"Cork doesn't turn all that well."
I'll bet that's an understatement. I can't imagine trying to turn cork on a
lathe.
Rad
"max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
news:C496FB83.173AF%agi733@earthlink,net ...
>I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a
> wine
> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
> that well.
> Max
>
Very cool!
"Cork doesn't turn all that well."
I'll bet that's an understatement. I can't imagine trying to turn cork on a
lathe.
Rad
Re: Coloring bowls.
Rad
Where is your sense of adventure? I couldn't make a cutting tool not remove
chunks of cork. I decided to bore the hole in the cork and stick it on a
mandrel and shape the cork with files. Works very well. How does Butera bet
his cork on the bowls? They are so neat.
max
>
>
>
> "max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
> news:C496FB83.173AF%agi733@earthlink,net ...
>> I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
>> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a
>> wine
>> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
>> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
>> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
>> that well.
>> Max
>>
>
> Very cool!
>
> "Cork doesn't turn all that well."
>
> I'll bet that's an understatement. I can't imagine trying to turn cork on a
> lathe.
>
> Rad
>
>
Rad
Where is your sense of adventure? I couldn't make a cutting tool not remove
chunks of cork. I decided to bore the hole in the cork and stick it on a
mandrel and shape the cork with files. Works very well. How does Butera bet
his cork on the bowls? They are so neat.
max
>
>
>
> "max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
> news:C496FB83.173AF%agi733@earthlink,net ...
>> I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
>> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a
>> wine
>> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
>> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
>> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
>> that well.
>> Max
>>
>
> Very cool!
>
> "Cork doesn't turn all that well."
>
> I'll bet that's an understatement. I can't imagine trying to turn cork on a
> lathe.
>
> Rad
>
>
Re: Coloring bowls.
"max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
news:C49775FA.173D2%agi733@earthlink,net ...
> Rad
> Where is your sense of adventure? I couldn't make a cutting tool not
> remove
> chunks of cork. I decided to bore the hole in the cork and stick it on a
> mandrel and shape the cork with files. Works very well. How does Butera
> bet
> his cork on the bowls? They are so neat.
> max
Max,
If you crank the lathe up to about 8 million rpms and move your tool really,
really slow, you might get a smooth cut.
Otherwise, I think you did the right thing with a mandrel and files. :o)
Rad
"max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
news:C49775FA.173D2%agi733@earthlink,net ...
> Rad
> Where is your sense of adventure? I couldn't make a cutting tool not
> remove
> chunks of cork. I decided to bore the hole in the cork and stick it on a
> mandrel and shape the cork with files. Works very well. How does Butera
> bet
> his cork on the bowls? They are so neat.
> max
Max,
If you crank the lathe up to about 8 million rpms and move your tool really,
really slow, you might get a smooth cut.
Otherwise, I think you did the right thing with a mandrel and files. :o)
Rad
Re: Coloring bowls.
Rad
I have a liquid nitrogen cooled spindle but 5 million is redline. The cork
gets kind of brittle at 150 below zero.
Do you know how Butera applies his cork/
m
>
>
>
> "max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
> news:C49775FA.173D2%agi733@earthlink,net ...
>> Rad
>> Where is your sense of adventure? I couldn't make a cutting tool not
>> remove
>> chunks of cork. I decided to bore the hole in the cork and stick it on a
>> mandrel and shape the cork with files. Works very well. How does Butera
>> bet
>> his cork on the bowls? They are so neat.
>> max
>
>
> Max,
>
> If you crank the lathe up to about 8 million rpms and move your tool really,
> really slow, you might get a smooth cut.
>
> Otherwise, I think you did the right thing with a mandrel and files. :o)
>
> Rad
>
>
Rad
I have a liquid nitrogen cooled spindle but 5 million is redline. The cork
gets kind of brittle at 150 below zero.
Do you know how Butera applies his cork/
m
>
>
>
> "max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
> news:C49775FA.173D2%agi733@earthlink,net ...
>> Rad
>> Where is your sense of adventure? I couldn't make a cutting tool not
>> remove
>> chunks of cork. I decided to bore the hole in the cork and stick it on a
>> mandrel and shape the cork with files. Works very well. How does Butera
>> bet
>> his cork on the bowls? They are so neat.
>> max
>
>
> Max,
>
> If you crank the lathe up to about 8 million rpms and move your tool really,
> really slow, you might get a smooth cut.
>
> Otherwise, I think you did the right thing with a mandrel and files. :o)
>
> Rad
>
>
Re: Coloring bowls.
"max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
news:C497CF0C.17401%agi733@earthlink,net ...
> Rad
> I have a liquid nitrogen cooled spindle but 5 million is redline. The cork
> gets kind of brittle at 150 below zero.
> Do you know how Butera applies his cork/
> m
I have no idea, Max.
Rad
"max s" <agi733@earthlink,net > wrote in message
news:C497CF0C.17401%agi733@earthlink,net ...
> Rad
> I have a liquid nitrogen cooled spindle but 5 million is redline. The cork
> gets kind of brittle at 150 below zero.
> Do you know how Butera applies his cork/
> m
I have no idea, Max.
Rad
Re: Coloring bowls.
On Jul 7, 1:45 am, max s <agi...@earthlink,net > wrote:
> I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a wine
> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
> that well.
> Max
Very cool, Max. Do you have a picture?
On Jul 7, 1:45 am, max s <agi...@earthlink,net > wrote:
> I some how bought a bag of meerschaum bowls a long time ago and don't know
> what to do with them. Today I made a coloring bowl out of one. I used a wine
> cork and turned it on the lathe to a taper, drilled a hole and turned a
> Delrin rod to fit through it and screw in to the bowl. I have smoked three
> bowls through it and it seems to work really well. Cork doesn't turn all
> that well.
> Max
Very cool, Max. Do you have a picture?
