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#11: Post by redbone (original poster) »

FotonDrv wrote:I fit the wood to the tamper base and then turn the wood while it is in the tamper if I want a perfect fit.

BTW, your latest tamper and razor handles look very good!
Thanks for the info. I enjoyed using my hands and creating something. The tampers were complicated since they are three piece but intended to be as they were a learning experience. I could have simplified them but as my first go around on a metal lathe I was looking for some learning challenges and time on the lathe.

I could always substitute a wooden handle or just knob on the base. That's the advantage with the three piece threaded tampers.

I like how you metal and wood tamper turned out. Nice work.
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redbone wrote:Thanks for the info. I like how you metal and wood tamper turned out. Nice work.
Thank you. I want to try to make a curved metal flow into the wood but it would have to be all done manually on the lathe.

Kafatek has some beautiful tampers that display that curved flow of metal from base to wood that I am going to try.

https://www.kafatek.com/index.php/store ... od-padauk/
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#13: Post by redbone (original poster) replying to FotonDrv »

Thanks for the link. That looks like a future doable possibility. I like it minus the ring outer base on the ring.
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#14: Post by FotonDrv replying to redbone »

Yeah, I am not to fond of that ring either. The tapered sides on the tamper base are interesting and worth a try since it allows for nutation without grounds getting stuck on the sides of the tamper base.
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#15: Post by redbone (original poster) replying to FotonDrv »

VG point and a better solution on non-tapered baskets with straight walls.
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#16: Post by FotonDrv replying to redbone »

Tapered baskets, although they dump easily, pose that problem of having the loose fit on top and very tight at the bottom so the walls are not scraped all the way down.
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#17: Post by redbone (original poster) replying to FotonDrv »

Good point. I find them more frequent on single baskets vs double baskets.
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