Hi Frank, When I first read your question I couldn't imagine what the problem might be. After time passed I remember I had a problem that was similar. The...
Hi Terry, powdered stone is very fine. The crushed stone I've bought is slightly coarser, more like sand. I like it better because you can see individual...
Larry, I had asked you simular questions several months back. On ebay I found a cast iron mortar and pestle that seems to work fine for crushing the stones....
Hi Jeff, Not that I have ever noticed, I had just stumbled onto the web site for the cast iron country kettle. If you ever find an outlet store, which is where...
... Thanks for clearing that up Russ. I think I'll experament with the crushed stone first since I've learned now that I can crush it further if I need too....
Hi Terry, I use stone for my inlay work with CA thick glue. To crush the stone I made a rock-crushing tool. I like it because when you crush real stone, pieces...
I've used wire cutting plyers with a serrrated teeth on the head to crush soft stone with pretty good results. It can be crushed to various degrees. Then I use...
Dusty- If you can crush it in a lineman's pliers, then the stone is probably soft enough to rasp. Use an old wood rasp and I bet you can rasp the stone. I do...
Hi I was wondering if anyone can remember a while back someone mentioned that there is tool available at auto stores which could be used to enlarge a flute...
Gotta love Marty's idea for a stone crusher! Simple and effective. I can see that anoter advantage of Inlace is it's not as difficult to sand and shouldn't...
Hi All I'm not a flute maker (YET) but I do crush stone to use in inlaid bowls,I also make segmented bowls. The device I use to crush stone is shown in two...
Mick, Smoothing a bore is easy; making it a great deal larger is a bit harder. The brake/cylinder hone has the advantage of being spring loaded, but my guess...
Hi Don, Your right this method works great for me, I usually whittle the dowel down to fit into the hand drill that I use, but I like the idea of using an old...
... idea... Hi Guys - I do the same thing with aluminum rod, mounts in the drill well and lasts forever. I've also bought the bore polishers out of the MSC...
Mike what I have done for getting inside of the bore is take some aluminum arrow shafts ( I have some narrow one that were for compition archery) and dip one...
Here's another variation I use: Use a thinner rod or dowel and wrap duct tape around the end until it's just a bit smaller than the bore. Leave a small flap...
Does anyone out there have any information on the tunings used on the Seminole 4 hole flutes or the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana 4 hole flutes? I am guessing...
. I don't know if you were aware, Dock is in the hospital, a hernia, and bowel damage. Cards can be sent to: Dock Green, Brandon Hospital, Rm C-201, 119 ...
Cama-i folks! As promised- here are some the DETAILS for this years NCFC Flute Gathering at YOUNGBLOODS. Yes folks- Another year is upon us already, and it...
To all of you who took the time to respond.Thank you , as always it was educational. I think what I need to do probably is to tune up my routing jig. I think...
I love the idea of the pipe. I can tell you to how not to crush it. Do not wrap said stone to be crushed in a paper towel. Do not hold with left hand said now...
... Mick, More than one way to skin a cat; I, too, liked the other takes on the subject. I cut my jig into little bits and trashed it, so haven't tried the ...
Does anyone know of a chromatic stand alone tuner that shows the HZ of the note on it's display such as 396 HZ or what ever as you play the note. I have one on...
I started building a jig today for routing flutes. Well... actually I started bulding a jig just to round flutes. It has a base, 2 sides, and in between the...
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