Making a tip

[hands]

I have been asked to show how I make tips and decided to show how I go about making a Sterling Silver lined drip tip.

First up is the Silver needs to be melted



And made into a ingot/bar



Then it goes trough the roll press to thin it down



While going trough the rolling mill the metal hardens and needs to softened up again by heating it up



Once I have the size i am looking for I coil it up on my mandrel in order to make rings



The coil is then cut to give me the rings



The rings are then soldered


I will upload more when i do the next step

 

[Waine]

Wow, this is so interesting @hands I would love to see more pics.


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[Kaizer]

So interesting. Definitely watching this.

 

[hands]

Now to make the brown and white lines. From left to right, cut, glued, drilled, cut and sanded.


The black blank is turned round


Drilled and cut into slices


Now we have all the parts


The stainless gets a 6mm hole


and turned down to 8.5mm


turned down the front end and cut the o-ring slots


as you can see here I use a cut off piece as a spacer underneath the silver ring to stop it from making contact with the stainless and help keep the tip cool.




I decided to only use 3 of the brown&white strips in this one just to mix it up a bit.


turned it down to the size i wanted


now for some wet sanding


and there we are a nice tip to go with my OL16 that @kimbo was kind enough to donate

 

[Silver]

Oh my gosh @hands
So much work goes into one tip
Thanks for sharing this
I will look at my tips differently now

You are amazing!

 

[Slick]

Awesome @hands , approximately how long does it take to make one tip?

 

[hands]

Awesome @hands , approximately how long does it take to make one tip?

Start to finish probably an hour.

 

[GerritVisagie]

Wow!
That is so interesting!


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[Slick]

Start to finish probably an hour.

An hour to make, lifetime of enjoyment!

 

[craigb]

I now "know" how to make a tip.

I will now put that knowledge to use and make the decision that tip manufacturing should be left to the pro's like @hands

Thanks for the insight into the process

 

[Akash]

After reading this, we can really see the extent of effort put into each and every tip and appreciate the quality. Excellent post @hands

 

[Stosta]

Absolutely top notch! Thanks for sharing @hands .

I own five (I think) of your tips now, and even though I'm stingy and have a minor heart attack when I click "Buy", I know I won't be disappointed with the product. Looking at the time and effort that goes into each of your creations, I will actually feel a lot more comfortable clicking that button!

Thank you for your amazing prodcuts!!!

 

[Soutie]

I have been looking at these tips for a while and been considering getting one. Now that I see the amount of craftsmanship that goes into one I will definitely be adding one to my basket next time.

Amazing work @hands

 

[Anneries]

All I can say is WOW!

As a "hobbyist" I looked at the photos and I can understand and see the care and attention to detail that goes into each tip. You cant put a monetary price on that.

Truly amazing. Good job and keep it up. Once my budget allows I will definitely get one, or two or one for each atty I own at the time.

True craftsmanship!

 

[Taytay]

Wow! You sir, are an amazing artist.

 

[Viper_SA]

Truly beautiful, how do these stand up to being dropped? I have dropped more drip tips than Charlie Sheen has dropped trousers, would cry if it broke.

 

[hands]

Truly beautiful, how do these stand up to being dropped? I have dropped more drip tips than Charlie Sheen has dropped trousers, would cry if it broke.

They are not indestructible. Dropping your dual battery metal mod tip first on a tiled floor will break the tip and the tile. I have dropped many tips and have not manage to break one yet.

 

[hands]

Got new resin that came in without a brand name and without instructions. I emailed the supplier on Friday and they have not replied and i could not wait and did my best guesstimating and made a batch. will see if it hardens.


Black and pearly purple, pearly purple and gold, Black and gold.

 

[BumbleBee]

Got new resin that came in without a brand name and without instructions. I emailed the supplier on Friday and they have not replied and i could not wait and did my best guesstimating and made a batch. will see if it hardens.
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Black and pearly purple, pearly purple and gold, Black and gold.
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oooooh, custom colour mixes

 

[antonherbst]

To any one out there if this batch is a success i am booking a tip from the bottom box first. Dibs on it.

 

[DougP]

Dam those colors are amazing would look killer on the mage