Crack in my Morta chamber

[aztecbull]

I can see why you picked that; it looks so good! What are the specs?

Also, he’s letting you hang onto that and sending a new one?

No, he didn't ask for the cracked one back

 

[aztecbull]

Hey wait a minute. That looks like a human hand. Are you really a bulldog, or are you deceiving us with a fake avatar? I'm starting to question whether I can believe you guys or not.

That's Marco's hand BTW...lol

 

[aztecbull]

I have 2 morta pipes for latakia blends, both davorin denovic and both great smokers, he makes minly morta pipes… maybe tey one of him?

I will put that on my list!

 

[orlandofurioso]

Can morta not be given a chamber coating to prevent burns ?
No pipe mud, but activated charcoal sodium silicate, or an organic coating ?
I have a beautiful unsmoked one, but fear breaking it in.

 

[AroEnglish]

No, he didn't ask for the cracked one back

Wow, that’s great! Really hope you can save that four square.

 

[aztecbull]

Wow, that’s great! Really hope you can save that four square.

Thanks bro, I will try to save it and keep you guys updated!

 

[aztecbull]

Can morta not be given a chamber coating to prevent burns ?
No pipe mud, but activated charcoal sodium silicate, or an organic coating ?
I have a beautiful unsmoked one, but fear breaking it in.

For sure you can put a carbon coating by yourself, I am thinking to do the same of my upcoming morta. Dont be scared, break yours in, it might only be my bad luck.

 

[Sigmund]

My guess is that cracks are from heat, not burn out but Im often wrong. If you can use a coating it might help but if its a flaw hiding in the material its going to crack when it gets hot.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I'd like to see a photo of the crack. I have several Morta wood pipes, one from Marco. No problems to date. Marco is great, he'll stand behind his product.

 

[kcghost]

I think you had best steer away from Morta. A crack in Morta is usually a sign of smoking it too fast.

 

[aztecbull]

I'd like to see a photo of the crack. I have several Morta wood pipes, one from Marco. No problems to date. Marco is great, he'll stand behind his product.

I upload the video again on Vimeo, can see it now?

 

[aztecbull]

I think you had best steer away from Morta. A crack in Morta is usually a sign of smoking it too fast.

I cant say its not my problem for 100%, smoked in that morta for around 10 bowls without leaving any dampness in the chamber and never encounter any cracking in my briar and olive pipes. But may be Morta is not as heat resistance as briar so I will pay extra attention and try to smoke as slow as I can in the new one.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I upload the video again on Vimeo, can see it now?

I'm sorry but I cannot see the crack. May be my old eyes. Where is it located in the bowl?

 

[aztecbull]

I'm sorry but I cannot see the crack. May be my old eyes. Where is it located in the bowl?

I increased the brightness of the video and uploaded again. Can you see the bumpiness in the chamber and also a few vertical cracks? Also the draw hole develops a big vertical crack as well.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I increased the brightness of the video and uploaded again. Can you see the bumpiness in the chamber and also a few vertical cracks? Also the draw hole develops a big vertical crack as well.

Looks like cake and cake that is cracked to me. I would ram that a bit and then see what it looks like.

 

[aztecbull]

Looks like cake and cake that is cracked to me. I would ram that a bit and then see what it looks like.

I wipe the bowl after every smoke and with <10 bowls, may be that looks like cake in the video but pretty sure that isn't. But I will try to rim it to see if that helps, I will have to rim it a bit anyway before I try to fix it with some mud. Thanks for your suggestion.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I wipe the bowl after every smoke and with <10 bowls, may be that looks like cake in the video but pretty sure that isn't. But I will try to rim it to see if that helps, I will have to rim it a bit anyway before I try to fix it with some mud. Thanks for your suggestion.

That's crazy looking with 10 bowls or less. I can understand your concerns. As thick as those walls are, you have quite a bit of margin for error. Moretti is sending you a new one. I'd just continue to smoke it and see if cake will build up. If there's a major void in the wood, I doubt that pipe mud will fix it anyway.

 

[AroEnglish]

Those are the clearest videos of a chamber I’ve seen. Nicely filmed

Here’s a recent thread that might help when doing the mud:

Chamber Repair Mud Vs. Waterglass :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance

There seems to be some confusion about the different methods of bowl repair, so let me try shed some light on this. There are two primary methods of interior chamber repair and they accomplish different things. They are for the most part not interchangeable. Pipe Mud- a thick mixture of ash...

pipesmagazine.com

 

[aztecbull]

So I would like to have a little update here.

The replacement morta arrived and it looks amazing. For this pipe, I decide to coat it with some sour cream and activated charcoal for some extra protection on the chamber. I am also gonna build some cake for it which I dont normally do on my briar pipes. Hope it works out this time.

For the maiden voyage, I smoked some Grand Croupier Boneyard with it, tasty as always!

Keep smoking everyone!

 

[Choatecav]

That's beautiful....I'm glad you have a happy ending to your dilemma. I just bought my first morta pipe at the Muletown Pipe show a week and a half ago. So far, no problems but this will certainly make me look closely at it after each smoke.