Pipe Tamper?

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I'm not for sure if this is the correct forum for this post or not, but I will give it a shot.

Does anyone offer a pipe tamper kit? I saw, and ordered some cigar punch kits from Wood-N-Whimsies. I think a pipe tamper would go over extremely well.

Just a thought
Jon
 
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How about making your own? I've made the metal tamping part from large nails that I cut, polished, and ground to shape. Then turn the handle and drill/glue in.

Done, dirt cheap, and fun!

Just a thought.
 
I stumbled upon a website about a week ago that had them...took me a while to figure out what it was ( not a smoker)...I erased my browser's memory since then so I was unable to find the site...Will keep trying and forward if I have any luck
 
Awesome, thanks all. I started making one last night out of antler and Cherry. I will post it when it gets done
 
How about making your own? I've made the metal tamping part from large nails that I cut, polished, and ground to shape. Then turn the handle and drill/glue in.

Done, dirt cheap, and fun!

Just a thought.

Or possibly a small brass "end cap" from the hardware store. I bought a pipe tamper a while back that appears to be made from acrylic and the metal on the end looks like brass.
 
Or possibly a small brass "end cap" from the hardware store. I bought a pipe tamper a while back that appears to be made from acrylic and the metal on the end looks like brass.
Thats not a bad idea! I hope to make a trip to the store this weekend and take a look around.
 
you might check the hardware store for brass bolts. Easy to round the head over, polish and glue into a handle of your choice. You might even consider turning down the shaft except for the last few threads at the head, and shaping it into a "spoon" for a reamer, and gluing a brass nut into your handle. Ta Dah! tamper with hidden reamer!
 
i've made one pipe tamper... i wish i could find the picture of it, but i think it's on my old PC that is not functioning at the moment. what i did was get a piece of brass stock (i think 1/2"), cut off a small chunk, put it in the 1/2" collet and used a file to made a little tenon on one end. i then drilled a small hole in a piece of PR, epoxied in the brass tamping end and tried to turn it. the PR got REALLY hot and damn near melted, so I had a creative opportunity to freehand shape it on a sanding disc chucked on my lathe. it actually came out really cool and way outside my normal creativity realm. and it works great. i like the idea of using antler, let us know how it comes out. there are some other pipe tamper makers with websites, i'd recommend checking those out for some ideas.
 
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