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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2017, 08:20:20 PM »
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?
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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2017, 08:36:39 PM »
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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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2017, 11:58:58 AM »
where can you buy a brass band to fit these, and what size mandral do I need?
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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2017, 07:04:28 PM »
where do you find this mandral, and what size do you need?

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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #19 on: March 10, 2017, 07:33:10 PM »
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

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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2017, 07:30:13 AM »
fred can a 3 jaw chuck work or do i need the colleck chuck,
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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2017, 09:34:44 AM »
Collet chuck/mandrel will run true, 3 jaw not so much.
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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2017, 06:04:01 PM »
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?

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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2017, 06:15:32 PM »
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?

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Ebay.  but some1/2 inch brass tubing and cut it with a tubing cutter.
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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2017, 06:22:48 PM »
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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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2017, 07:29:11 PM »
thanks fellows, never though to look at tubing or shells. i though they made a band like for a duck call.
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Re: turkey trumpet
« Reply #26 on: March 13, 2017, 06:58:04 AM »
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.

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