Talisman tips: Domed or not?

[str8flexed]

Well, I'm thinking about buying 3 Tailsman tips from Seyberts. :D

J/w, are the tips on Seyberts domed or the cylindrical unshaped kind? I figured that it's better to get the unshaped one because then I can shape it myself to the dome I like it, right?

[skor]

it does not matter, the talisman tip are very thick (high) and you can shape the domed tip with out loosing half a tip.
when using the domed tip, you can get the shape you want faster.

[str8flexed]

Nice, thanks. Hmmmmmm......I think I still want a unshaped one though, so I can have the experience of shaking it myself. :D

[str8flexed]

BTW, why is the domed water buffalo tip blue in color?

[skor]

I don't know why, but all tips that I saw that are made from water buffalo are blue, while all of the pig skin tips are brown/red

[str8flexed]

K thanks.

[Rick]

Are tips have the domed shape to them. I can tell you an ancient chinese secret but you cant tell anyone. :lol: The reason it is easier to trim a tip on the lathe is for obvious reasons, but we take a stanley knife and slide it along the ferrule to trim the tip to the height of the ferrule. We have a good technique now that we dont have to touch up the ferrule with burnishing papers, this allows longer life of the ferrule. For the guys that don't wont to invest there money into a lathe why not get the same effect at home using one of your power drills.

I would take on old power drill and clamp it in a vice, this will act as a motor on a lathe. Now you can take a joint protector and grind it down to fit in your chuck, this will act for easy attachment of your shaft. Now you can hold the shaft with your left had and take your stanley and turn down your tip. This way you won't screw up you ferrule and tip as easy. You will need to use a brand new blade every time you cut a tip down... the tip should cut like butter. Let me know if someone wants to give this a try. The only thing you will have into this project is time and a joint proctector. But even then it will be much quicker once you have this set up.

[str8flexed]

Thanks Rick. I would definitely try that, at least one day--I just need to get my hands on some uni-loc joint protectors! I'll think about it since it sounds like a nice economical way to get things done.