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BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE
Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over time BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.
Couple restores I did tonight.
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Looking good Rob, that was some serious cake there!Thanks guys, this is a lot of fun!
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javajunkie
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that WAS a ton of cake, but was that guy meer-lined, rob? circle between the actual bowl and the crud build up kinda looks like it...
This one is beautiful! Love the shape.Big Ben Barbados
Good eye! Yes it is. So reaming took a long time - not just because of the amount of cake but I didn't want to damage it.
Another good lesson with this one: if a stem is tight don't force it. This one had a screw on stem. Once I figured that out it came off easily.
Another good lesson with this one: if a stem is tight don't force it. This one had a screw on stem. Once I figured that out it came off easily.
Totally agree! Probably won't get too hot either, I'd imagineThis one is beautiful! Love the shape.Big Ben Barbados
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Everyone else complements this one. While I think it's awesome looking...
This one is so much better looking... Would you be willing to sell this one and for how much?Big Ben Barbados
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Do you have pictures of the bowl post cleaning?Thanks guys, this is a lot of fun!
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That's awesome!!!
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Good grief Rob! You're going to town!! Excellent work!
Well done Rob, you've inspired me to tackle the rest of my Dad's pipes. I'm a total noob at this so excuse stupid questions, but why is Grrr getting shiny stems and yours are staying fairly Matte? Are you using Obsidian oil ( or what ever it is) on them? Yours still look great, just curious.
Thanks Shawn. I am thrilled to hear you're going to work on the rest of your dad's pipes.
I'm pretty certain that it's because I haven't yet used the obsidian oil yet. Don't have any so I will order some when I get back and redo the stems.
I'm pretty certain that it's because I haven't yet used the obsidian oil yet. Don't have any so I will order some when I get back and redo the stems.
javajunkie
BoM July '12
obsidian oil helps, but to get the "showroom wet" look, you really need a buffer set up. clean and crisp can be done by hand, fairly simply, but sparkly needs gear.
OR. i could be wrong, and would LOVE to find out how to get a high gloss (without a couple dozen man hours of tedium), if for myself than no other reason. o)
OR. i could be wrong, and would LOVE to find out how to get a high gloss (without a couple dozen man hours of tedium), if for myself than no other reason. o)