Skewed Water Pipe Cigar

[maxman400]

I want to say thanks to ED for his dirty movie, I used the information that he passed on about using the skew and I turned this Water pipe pen from start to finish with only the skew. I got two pieces of water pipe from Dan the other day to try out and this is what I came up with. It's Blue and Green water pipe with black and white pick-guard on a black chrome cigar. I made it for one of our local construction company's foreman, I stopped at their Main Yard and he gave an 8' piece of pipe that is about 12" in diameter. It has been sanded to 600, then MM to 12,000.
Any Comments Welcome, and Thanks for looking. :biggrin:

 

[arjudy]

Very nice design

 

[danroggensee]

Very cool Mike love it .

Dannie

 

[CSue]

Beautiful pen! I really like the colors and the design. Amazing!

 

[rjwolfe3]

Very nice. I had a heckofa time turning my water pipe blanks for some reason.

 

[gvanweerd]

Very Nice. it really looks good on the black chrome i'm still getting use to the skew. i'm using it on every pen i make. But not start to finnish. an other GOOD JOB! to you Mike.

 

[gebx]

good job mike, what size diameter pipe was it, some more information on how that works, is the thickness of the pipe 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick?

 

[RAdams]

I had a piece of the turquoise colored stuff. very difficult to work with. Couldn't get it to work out near as good as yours! Nice pen for sure!

 

[maxman400]

good job mike, what size diameter pipe was it, some more information on how that works, is the thickness of the pipe 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick?

The Pipe is 12" in diameter and it is 3/4" thick. The skew did a really good job at making it smooth, I started sanding at 320 (wet) This took the most time because being plastic it does not sand well, but the 320 smooths it out. Then I used 400, 600. 1000 and 1500 then MM.

 

[el_d]

Nice Job Max. I Like the two different pipe colors, they go well together.

 

[tim self]

I had a piece of the turquoise colored stuff. very difficult to work with. Couldn't get it to work out near as good as yours! Nice pen for sure!

Hey Ron, I never said it was easy:biggrin::biggrin: still have some if you wanna try again.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

nice color combo with the segmenting with the shape, with the hardware, with the finish, with the skew...well done!

 

[johnnycnc]

Oh yeah! That is a great looking piece of work, good
design and super looking finish. Nice.

 

[Bree]

Cool! I have some of that pickguard and have been jonesing to use it. Maybe you will inspire me!
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice work Max . Welcome to the Skew world .

 

[bruce119]

Nice job segmenting the blue and the green pipe. I got a ton of that pipe blue, green & purple. I find it turns very easy a little too easy probably. I use the point or corner of the skew like a metal lathe tool bit would. Works great and the stuff polishes very nice.

I like the pickgaurd it breaks up the pastels of the blue & green just rite.

.

 

[maxman400]

Hey Ron, I never said it was easy:biggrin::biggrin: still have some if you wanna try again.

Hey Tim do have any of the pink, I got one from Dan. But I have had about 4 ladies at work ask about pink.

 

[Ligget]

Now that is unique, I have not seen two coloured pipes used in one pen before, looks cool!

 

[bitshird]

Cool looking pen Max.

 

[maxman400]

Thanks Every one for the great comments, If any one knows where I can get other colors, I am Interested in getting a few blanks.
Thanks Max.

 

[RHossack]

I want to say thanks to ED for his dirty movie, I used the information that he passed on about using the skew and I turned this Water pipe pen from start to finish with only the skew. I got two pieces of water pipe from Dan the other day to try out and this is what I came up with. It's Blue and Green water pipe with black and white pick-guard on a black chrome cigar. I made it for one of our local construction company's foreman, I stopped at their Main Yard and he gave an 8' piece of pipe that is about 12" in diameter. It has been sanded to 600, then MM to 12,000.
Any Comments Welcome, and Thanks for looking. :biggrin:

I like that! Nice :good: :good:

I need to find that video (which Ed?) so I can figure out what to do with that skew that sits in a hole on my lathe bench :biggrin:

 

[maxman400]

I like that! Nice :good: :good:

I need to find that video (which Ed?) so I can figure out what to do with that skew that sits in a hole on my lathe bench :biggrin:

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=55580 This is the thread that was put out by ED it has the link to his you tube video. In case this don't work go to advanced pen turning page three.