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Did Huple's cat sleep on his face too?Yes although he claimed to have been a pearl diver with over 200 missions
Did Huple's cat sleep on his face too?Yes although he claimed to have been a pearl diver with over 200 missions
Good luckJust back from Norfolk with a bag full of mother of pearl. I'm fully aware the dust is toxic to lungs and skin. Going to buy some hole cutters and cut a few buttons under water as per a YouTube video. Then superglue buttons to round bar end to profile top and edges whilst in the chuck. It'll most likely be a disaster...
Just to be safe it is a good idea to use a respirator while spinning the pearls to size and give them a contour. I have done this many times when I don't have a pearl the right size to replace one that is missing. I take one with a larger diameter and turn it down to the right dimensions. A trick I was taught is to take a single edge razor blade and run the edge at a 45° angle firmly against a round steel rod. This puts a "burr" on the edge that scrapes rather than sands material away. Depending on the density of the MOP it may not be as effective as using a sanding stick. It always works like a charm on plastic (mother of toilet seat) key touches.Just back from Norfolk with a bag full of mother of pearl. I'm fully aware the dust is toxic to lungs and skin. Going to buy some hole cutters and cut a few buttons under water as per a YouTube video. Then superglue buttons to round bar end to profile top and edges whilst in the chuck. It'll most likely be a disaster...
The thought lasted a few seconds as, like that purple fringed Selmer, I'd be subtracting from its value, not adding.
Going to buy some hole cutters and cut a few buttons under water .
No, it was a fiend's lathe and he's since given up engineering and sold it.If I remember rightly I gather from a previous post of yours that you have access to a lathe, may I suggest rather than use diamond hole saws from ebay that may or may not produce the button sizes you desire, why not do it the old fashioned way and turn them up yourself yourself from brass or copper to the size required, spin them in a drill press or the lathe using a drill pad along with an application of diamond paste to the business end. Kemet or Geswien do the best quality pastes but there are much cheaper option on ebay
Nice typo. Guess he's an ex friend. ;-)No, it was a fiend's lathe and he's since given up engineering and sold it.
I see where you're coming from though.
All a little brown compared to the original Vito 23 one
Bling is good and the Tiger looks goodi like bling, doesn't do anything for the sound though it does personalize and make it your own. Tigers eye on tenor