How Do You Make a New Lip on a Stem?
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I did it on a Wally Frank Snorter a while back, had a chipped bit. So, I cut it back just before the chip. The I took a file and created a new lip. While not as flared as the original, it did make the pipe usable again. I use pipe bits, that helped as well.
Buy a small set of hobby files, good tools for this, can be found anywhere, I got mine from Amazon.
+1 on the needle files. I did a Grabow Freehand a while back that was chewed plumb through. It came out nice, I think. If you look I think there's a post with photos under the repair and maintenance forum. I did use a Dremel to start the cut lines but it was almost all file work to do it. Oh, and a coping saw with fine blade to cut the stem off after the bad spots.
I had to do it once on a GBD 9438 that had a big piece missing from the button. I detailed the steps with pictures here. I was pleased with how it turned out.
http://rebornpipes.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/gbd-9438-tapestry-stem-repair/
http://rebornpipes.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/gbd-9438-tapestry-stem-repair/
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