[TheForge] Fw: lamps

Tue Jan 1 05:14:27 2002

At 03:54 PM 12/31/01, you wrote:

Ralph;'
If you get a plate cutting tip ( 1 preheat hole, cutting jet)for your torch 
and adjust the pressures right, then practice a bit to get the right rate 
of travel; Then you should be able to make a fast clean cut . The slag, if 
done just right, will pop right off if you run a rod thru the pipe...Pete

>         I am reposting this as it didn't come up when I sent it.  If folks
>get doubles - please ignore.
>
>Ralph Sproul - Bear Hill Blacksmith
>Webster, NH
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ralph Sproul" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 6:03 PM
>Subject: lamps
>
>
> >         Just before Christmas I was in elf mode making lamps for the kids
> > for presents.  (they are 22 and 24 so it is safe to do that!)
> >         In the process of making these lamps, I was after a tree trunk
> > looking lamp with roots on the base.  So this brings me to the topic of
>pipe
> > slitting.  I found many ways of pipe slitting during this project and
> > wondered if anyone had any other ideas.
> >
> >         I started by slitting the pipe with a drop band saw/cut off style
> > saw.
> >         That was slow so I went to plasma - but that was really heavy slag
> > clean up
> >         So I tried Pam down the pipe and then plasma - that was better in
> > clean up
> >         Then I went back to slitting with the saw and plasma cutting the
> > taper.
> >         This worked well and finished the project
> >
> >         After the project was over I had someone mention using the
> > bridgeport and a slitting saw to cut the pipe, and I thought that was a
> > pretty good idea.  I'm sure a cutting torch can be used but on 3/4 schd 80
> > the slag would be a bear.  Anyone have any other wonderful ideas for pipe
> > sliting?
> >         I did go ahead and slit the pipe with the Bridgeport, but found it
>a
> > tad slow.  I thought of running a feed table into a stand up band saw I
> > have, but haven't done that yet.
> >
> > Ralph Sproul - Bear Hill Blacksmith
> > Webster, NH
> >
> >
>
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