I have a Kai Nielsen chubby billiard thingie that I've yet to smoke. I've had it for about 3 months, but it requires a 9mm filter or adapter. The problem is that the space for the filter (combined from stem and shank) is almost 2 inches long. This is longer than a conventional 9mm filter, no?
I'm wondering whether you folks who have 9mm filter pipes smoke them "as is" or whether you'd recommend getting a good adapter made. I'm afraid that if I don't get an adapter, I'm just going to end up with a Peterson-style "reverse calabash" a la the 80s bent bulldog. It has a perfectly drilled conical bowl that I want to use for flakes, but I'm afraid that leaving it without an adapter will lead to a really wet smoke. What would you do?
I'm wondering whether you folks who have 9mm filter pipes smoke them "as is" or whether you'd recommend getting a good adapter made. I'm afraid that if I don't get an adapter, I'm just going to end up with a Peterson-style "reverse calabash" a la the 80s bent bulldog. It has a perfectly drilled conical bowl that I want to use for flakes, but I'm afraid that leaving it without an adapter will lead to a really wet smoke. What would you do?
