Finished the Cheapo Restore

Hey all,

Posted here a bit back that I bought a Barclay Rex pipe from Ebay and was a little tired of cheaping out.

The stem was completely loose and I got some great feedback. Fnord was kind enough to send me a nice sized chunk of beeswax that fixed the stem right up.

Learning to restore pipes has been fun and a learning experience.

So far I know I need a better buffer than the crappy Harbor Freight buffer. It serves it's purpose but it's time to move up.

I need to learn how to keep alcohol off of the outside of the pipe. I ended up losing some of the finish on the pipe. Red fingers is a bad sign.

My next PAD or TAD purchase is going to include a reamer... any suggestions to which works well?

I am going to move up to a better pipe to restore as I think I have enough pipes for a basic rotation and I'd like to start finally having a few nice pipes to dedicate to specific blends

Was looking at this these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350671821366?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190772077239?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221167662251?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Thanks all.. Last bit of time on the Upshall auction. I really like that pipe and I hope it doesn't climb through the roof.

Just smoked my first bowl with the Barclay Rex. Smoked Mac Baren Virginia No. 1. Smoked nice and cool. I like this pipe nice thick walls. The stem is cheap but it will make a good pipe for the rotation.