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Author: Oboehotty
Date: 2006-10-31 00:25
Hi everyone,
I am having major issues with cane splitting. I use a three-way splitter and each time I get the cane prepared to put it in the gouger, the cane is not wide enough (or rather as wide as it should be) to fit snugly in the gouger in order to get the best gouge.
I have tried razor blades and exacto knives without much luck -- too much time. Any suggestions for something that is quick, and accurate and will allow the cane to fit snugly in the gouger bed?
Thanks,
Shawn
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2006-10-31 00:50
The diameter of your cane could be too narrow. Are you measuring with a radius gauge? Also, consider that your pregouger may be taking away too much cane. It's always easy to get a different pregouger - they aren't too expensive. The splitting device shouldn't matter too much - it will be splitting the cane at three equally distant points on the tube cane - it's just that sometimes the distance between those points isn't a perfect circle. Therefore, some pieces might not have the same diameter.
Just points to keep in mind.
ps. don't use exacto or razor blades for cane splitting. one day you will cut yourself...and you will regret it.
D
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Author: Oboehotty
Date: 2006-10-31 03:05
Actually, my pregouger is one that is made to fit specifically with my gouging machine. Its a Filliere combination pregouger and gillotine (sp?). I have tried other pregougers as an experiment and it hasn't fixed the problem. Thanks for the suggestions however.
Shawn
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Author: cjwright
Date: 2006-10-31 05:05
Hi Shawn,
We both use the guillotine and the Opus 1 gouger.
I'm not sure what you mean by wide enough. Do you mean "long enough"? I actually had to adjust my guillotine to make it longer, because I didn't like the motion it made from one end of the piece of cane to the other. If you look at your guillotine, there's the chopper at one end, and then there's a metal "block" with an allen screw which is holding the block down. You can loosen that allen screw with an allen wrench, and move it a little so that it chops your pieces longer.
If you mean the pieces are not "wide enough", I'm not sure what to tell you. Mr. Driscoll insists that our pieces should be no wider than 8mm from one side to the other, and has the measuring thingy which will check it for you if you have any questions (http://opus1gouger.com/). As for diameter of cane, not sure what to tell you. It shouldn't matter what your diameter (either 10mm-11mm) since the clips that hold the piece down are smack in the middle of the bed.
Email me if you have other questions.
Edit: Oh yeah. I do split with a razor blade, as it gives me one or two extra pieces every couple of pieces. Mr. Driscoll was the one who recommended this year's Bonazza straight from the factory. It works really well, and is straight and cheap. (http://www.bonazza.com/Index.asp)
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Post Edited (2006-10-31 07:01)
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Author: cjwright
Date: 2006-10-31 07:02
Attachment: radius gauge tool.JPG (123k)
This is the measuring thing. notice the width measuring thingy on the right. It's also really helpful if you're playing around with the offset of the blade.
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