Text of my full message to Rodmakers is below.  In regard to extra length on each end, what are you all using?  Tom's manual says 3" one each end and 2" more on the butt section for the h...

I have made a number of hexagonal wood rod tubes. Years ago at one of the gatherings someone had access to some green knitted sleeves and I bought quite a few yards of it. I sewed the bottom shut a...

Rick, We also use a rain gutter tank. After rough planing and heat treating we soak strips at least overnight and up to 2 days with as many as 4 rods in the tank separated with a metal divider so ...

I now steam my nodes as part of node prep, but I used to soak.  I used vertical PVC pipe and pulled individual strips out of the water with a flexible gripper.  It has a springloaded plun...

I've just completed prepping a bunch of strips and am ready to start planing tapers.  I have yet to do all the staggering and grouping for rod sections but will do that in the next couple days...

Hi Richard - Once you change out for the flat tip you can put the plane onto the bed with the plane weight in place at station "0".   From there just turn the dial that adjusts your cutti...

This is probably an easy question.  I have an older dial indicator for my MHM with a bullet shape tip.  I would like to change that to the flat round tip offered by TMR, but I'm unsure ho...

RodLab exports MHM settings (does the conversion) as well as doing dynamic conversion of geometries.  I used it to convert a Leonard 38 ACM (1960) 7ft 4wt to a 6ft 2wt which I am currently wor...

I almost exclusively build pentas or heptas so I need to convert every taper. I would recommend either DynaRod or RodLab for conversion as they will do a dynamic deflection conversion. Typically wh...

Yes, the Hexrod is the process that I have been using all along.  Looking forward to the video.

Hi Dan - I think Ric mentioned in one of our Youtube videos something to the effect that there is a video out there on how to do the conversion.  We haven't filmed one of those yet and will pu...

Well, my strips have no apex because of hollow fluting the entire length.  However, I strongly recommend knocking down the apex.  I do that to measure the height of the strips while plani...

I'm looking for the instructional video on "converting any taper" to a MHM taper setting.

@Tim Anderson Thanks, Tim, as always!  Hadn't really considered the double bind, but I'll do it.  That aside, I do pretty much what you're describing. I don't see much of a need to ...

A couple of replies for Yaz.  This is just based on my experience. The enamel side needs to be flat on the anvil in the lengthwise direction over short distances (a broad sweep upwards is nor...

The MHM has been instrumental in the success of Zia~Rods.  I have clients attending my rod making class just because they will be using the MHM.  This new Forum will be a good avenue for ...

Agree completely, Rick. After making 45 rods on planing forms, I inherited a MHM last spring.  One of the early ones. Have updated a lot of it, including locating a recent model plane body.&...

Looking forward to this great new resource of the Morgan handmill community.

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This will keep you busy once the word gets out...