Pipe maker Tooling

 Disclaimer:

The tooling on this website is designed for use by experienced pipe makers. If you choose to purchase any of these tools. Please remember this tooling is for individuals comfortable with running machinery.

If you are inexperienced with running high speed metal and woodworking tools. I would advise you not to purchase these products. Safety first.

 

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Tooling and Chuck alterations:

Below are pictures of a 4 jaw independent chuck with two jaws altered for stummel work.

This is a Jim Cooke concept (I did not get Mr. Cooke's permission to use his name, I just thought credit should go where it belongs.)

By altering two of the jaws it allows you to drill your smoke chamber and draft hole in perfect alignment to each other.

With this design you never remove the stummel from the chuck. You just loosen one jaw enough to swivel and drill your other hole. The jaws are machined parallel to each other within .010 of an inch. The front face of the jaws are serrated and a center line is machined into the top of the jaws.

This service would require you to send me your chuck with two of the jaws.

Average price for this alteration is $425.00 U.S. Dollars plus shipping.

 

 

A new independent 4 jaw chuck with 2 altered jaws (Please specify spindle thread) $495.00 U.S. Dollars plus shipping. Approximate weight 14 lbs. (6 kilos) F.O.B. Saginaw, Michigan 48602 USA

Revised 2 jaw, no more welding.

Jaws are manufactured new.

This is on a new chuck from Lamb Pipes.

 

"If you have as many scrap blocks of briar laying around as I did, this is a small investment, and a time saver."


 

 

 

 KEN LAMB

DRILLING ALIGNMENT CHUCK

MANUFACTURED FROM A SOLID BILLET OF AIRCRAFT GRADE 7075 ALUMINUM.

I am pleased to offer a chuck designed to mount to your 3 jaw chuck for stummel work. This works along the same line as the jaw alteration, with the convenience of not having to change out chucks for stem work.

This chuck can be directly mounted to your lathe spindle if you don't have a 3 jaw chuck and cut stem another way.

Peter Heeschen gets the credit for this concept. I just redesigned it a bit with American machining. Patent pending.

 

WEIGHT 3.5 LBS / 1.6 KGS

 

Pricing on the Lamb Chuck is $700.00 ea. U.S. Dollars.

Threaded Lamb Chuck for direct mounting to your lathe spindle $725.00 ea. U.S. Dollars.

Flats on the boss for mounting in a drill press vise $725.00 ea. U.S. Dollars.

 

F.O.B. Saginaw, Michigan 48602 U.S.A.

 



 

NOTE:

It has been brought to my attention by a good customer, others are selling tobacco chamber bits at prices less than I can sell at.

I stand behind my tools.

The guy I am talking about is selling his bits for less than I pay for my made in the U.S.A. drill blanks before I start grinding.

If lesser quality foreign steel is OK with you.

Buy from the other guy.

 



 

Drill Bits

Special ground drill bits for the smoke chamber

Silver& Deming (reduced shank) 1/2" shank MADE IN THE U.S.A. drill bits. S&D are nice for mounting in a drill chuck.

 

     These are not snag ground on a bench grinder, they are precision ground on a CNC surface grinder. Concentricity is within .0005. This bit will eliminate most of your hand sanding of tool marks in the smoke chamber.

Prices are subject to change.

$100.00 each

Any size from  19mm,.750" thru 25mm, 1.00"

These prices are for 1/2" reduced shank drill bits.

Morse tapered bits please call or email for pricing.

Larger sizes available.

 

 

    Set of 3 drill bits 3/4"(.750), 7/8"(.875), 1"(1.00) 

3" flute length

Made in the USA  High Speed Hardened Steel

$285.00 U.S.

 

Set of any 3 drill bits 3/4"(.750) to 1"(1.00)

$285.00 U.S.

 

 

Set of 5 drill bits 3/4"(.750), 13/16"(.812),7/8"(.875),15/16"(.937),1"(1.00)

3" flute length

Made in the USA  High Speed Hardened Steel

$475.00 U.S.

Lamb Pipes does not mark up the price of the drill bits. You may purchase your drill bits from anyone.

I sell labor.

See Below

 

Grind *YOUR* Drill bit $65.00 ea.

Grind (3) of *YOUR* Drill bits $55.00 ea.

Grinding your *used* drill bits:

Concentricity will be checked before grind.

If your reduced shank is out of concentricity.

The drill bits will be returned at your expense with a $10.00 charge for checking concentricity.

The drill bits are ground on the cutting diameter.

If the reduced shank (the part you chuck on) is not running true. The drill bits will not drill as smooth and you may experience chatter.

If you purchase new bits from somewhere other than Lamb Pipes.

I will only warranty the cutting capability on U.S.A. made drill bits.

Michigan Made or Latrobe Steel brand.

 

Prices do not include shipping.

Michigan Residents add 6% state sales tax


 

Many American standard sizes as well as metric sizes are also available. As well as 3/4" reduced shank , #1 and #2 Morse taper shank drill bits for mounting in your lathe tailstock.

    I can also grind drill bits to your specifications.

If you need a more conical profile for the canted cutty your making, let me know. Just send me a sketch I can take it from there.

 THESE BITS WILL ELIMINATE  SANDING BEFORE 400 GRIT, IN THE TOBACCO CHAMBER.

Ballnose Tapered Silver & Deming Drill bits

$195.00 each


Danish style spoon tobacco chamber cutters

18mm to 22mm

Set of 5

$650.00 plus shipping.

(I apologize for no pics as others in this business are taking my pictures and making similar tools.)

 

Helical cut tapered ball nose end mills.

Call or email for pricing.

 


 

Tapered mortise cutting bit

9mm diameter 1-1/2 degree taper per side.

$100.00 US Dollars

Tapered tenon cutting bit.

mounts in tool post square to the rod stock. Plunge straight in it is set at 1-1/2 degree to match mortise tool.

$125.00

Ken Lamb designed

Mortise & Tenon Set.

$200.00

This tooling is manufactured from M-2 HSS

heat treated (in a vacuum furnace) to 62-64 Rockwell


 

Reamers

    You can buy reamers from me or any tool supply website or catalog. I can grind them to your required length. 

 

High Speed steel tooling for stem detail work

Set of 6

1/2" sq. Hardened HSS ground for stem work.

Pictures available upon request.

 $250.00

3/8" sq. Hardened HSS

$200.00

 

    Email me for pictures of the different profiles pipe makers use for stem and bowl detail work, shank and stem inlays and ferrules. I can also cut tooling to your specifications.

1/8",1/4",3/8",1/2",3/4" sq. HSS tooling blanks ground to your specifications.

 


 

Other Machining Services Available

 

Need a backing plate for your chuck just laying there collecting briar dust?  Can't locate a supplier?

Send me your chuck and the spindle thread size or taper to your lathe.

Pulleys with keyways.

Spindle and or bearing re-builds.

Re-grinding to true up morse tapers.

If it is made of steel, cast iron, aluminum, brass or bronze.

Send me what you need, I can send you a quote.

 

I now have the capabilities to hold .0001 TIR (Total Indicator Runout), .0002 Concentricity. These tolerances are much tighter than any situation a pipe maker would need. But I am bragging to the pipe maker/toolmaker. ; )

 

 

All machining inquiries will be quoted in advance with price and delivery.

 

I will be happy to ship outside the U.S.A. as well.

 

I honor my quoted price unless something is way out of line and not what we had discussed before the quote.

 

I quote blueprint wear replacement tooling and fixtures, jigs and small assemblies for a living.

 

I should ask you all the proper questions before I quote. Miscommunication can happen.

 

    If you have any machining needs please don't hesitate to ask me a question. I would be more than happy to help. If you have a problem....send me an e-mail, if I can't answer your question I have 60 combined years of experienced tool and die makers to run it by.

Kind regards,

Ken Lamb

 


 

Pipe marking stamps available from

A&M Stamps

55 Windsor Avenue - Mineola, NY 11501

PH:516-741-6223  FAX: 516-248-4202

Paul Argendorf

Contact Paul

 


 

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Kindest regards,

Ken Lamb

 

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Tim West has been around a long time and is an honest and fair gentleman.

 

 


 

 

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