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The Art of Handcrafting Custom Game Calls => Handcrafting Custom Turkey Calls => Topic started by: dannylang on March 04, 2017, 06:49:55 AM
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anyone out there that is making a turkey trumpet? that is willing tom help me in getting the correct tools and help making it. i know there is a tuterial for it, already checked it out, but i have different question, :taz:
Danny Lang
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IM CURIOUS TO HOW TO MAKE ONE ALSO ................
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Just letting you know straight up about the amount of useful responses coming your way.
You are asking about the Holy Grail of turkey call making secrets. Marvin took a TON of heat for making that tutorial. So, your best bet is going to be asking specific questions on your issues as you go, or find someone to teach you the ways.
I may be surprised, but I doubt many folks come out of woodwork to lay down many more trumpet secrets than have already been shared on this forum.
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only asking for a few basic information on how to get started, not there secrets
Danny Lang
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I make them all the time. What do you want to know?
Don
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thank you Don, what size reamer do i need, and what size hole do i need to drill threw the center of the call?
Danny Lang
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When I turn mine.....
I turn my stock round fist. Usually start with a 6 inch 1"x1'"
Then I chuck the dowel I have turned in my 4 jaw chuck, and start with a 1/2" bit, drilling about 1/3 of the way through the length. you can then use a stepped drill bit or a parting tool to flare the "bell" of the trumpet before continuing the drilling process. Then I step it down to a 3/8" and drill another 1/3 of the way through, and finally finish up with a 1/4" and drill the rest of the way through. the mouth pieces I turn are 1/4" and fit into this end when I am finished turning.
I then mount it on a 1/2" expanding mandrel to finish turning.
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do you use a tapered reamer, if so what kind and size and where can i buy one of these.
thanks for your input
Danny Lang :thanks:
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THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT
:2up: majordog :2up:
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do you use a tapered reamer, if so what kind and size and where can i buy one of these.
thanks for your input
Danny Lang :thanks:
I personally do not use a tapered reamer.
Don
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do you turn the end out any.
Danny Lang
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I use a conical drill bit to flare the bell end of the call.
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majordog thanks for your help, and opening the door for a guy to carry on the tradition of making calls, thanks again sir
Danny Lang
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No problem. Good luck. The wood body of the trumpet call is no big deal......now.....turning the delrin mouthpiece.......that is another story all together :stickman1: lol
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Or for your first trumpet you can just buy a mouthpiece.
http://www.grassycreekcalls.com/product-p/dtm.htm
Fred
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yep i agree with you, i have already ordered a mouthpiece, what is the manderal used for. do you put it in the call to use for turning purposes only, then take out, or leave it in?
Danny Lang
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You use the mandrel to hold the wood while you finish turning and sanding the outside of the trumpet. When finished, you remove the trumpet from the mandrel.
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where can you buy a brass band to fit these, and what size mandral do I need?
Danny Lang
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where do you find this mandral, and what size do you need?
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You need a 1/2 inch expanding mandrel. Put the solid end of the mandrel into your collet chuck (for the one in the link: use the 5/8 inch collet it has a 5/8 solid shank), tighten the collet chuck and insert the expanding end of the mandrel into the 1/2 inch hole you drilled in the trumpet barrel. Tighten the mandrel and support the other end of the trumpet with a live center in the lathe tail stock.
Turn and sand as needed.
http://www.webfootcustomcalls.com/wfcccart/mandrels/straight_exp/EA5812
http://www.webfootcustomcalls.com/wfcccart/mandrels/straight_exp
Fred
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fred can a 3 jaw chuck work or do i need the colleck chuck,
Danny Lang
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Collet chuck/mandrel will run true, 3 jaw not so much.
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thanks fred ordered me a collet chuck today and a heavy duty live center, i shouldm be set. where do i find the brass bands for the mouth piece?
thanks
Danny Lang
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thanks fred ordered me a collet chuck today and a heavy duty live center, i shouldm be set. where do i find the brass bands for the mouth piece?
thanks
Danny Lang
Ebay. but some1/2 inch brass tubing and cut it with a tubing cutter.
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If you are a shooter look at empty cartridge brass. I have seen some very nice and unique bands made by cutting up empty cartridge brass cases both rifle and handgun.
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thanks fellows, never though to look at tubing or shells. i though they made a band like for a duck call.
Danny Lang :bigup:
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Brass bands can be from 22-250 and 223, 25/06. Also .30 caliber casings can be use for a band alone. With the .22 cals the necked down part is a good transition piece from barrel to mouth piece. Also compression fittings work well for bands and transition pieces and can be chucked up in the lathe and turned down with carbide tools very easily to what ever shape you want. Turning brass I use my slowest speed and it works well for me. I have used deer antler, moose, elk, camel bone, acrylic, buffalo horn, warthog ivory hippo ivory and amber for bands and mouthpiece transition pieces. Pen blanks in those materials work well for those applications. Just throw some imagination in to the mix and you'll be fine.