Okay, I did a little research on this and I think I'm probably fine, but figured I'd double check. Yesterday, while tossing the ball with the kid, I had the grand idea of smoking a little 1776 Tavern in my relatively new Peterson. I don't know why I didn't grab one of my cobs. I just didn't, okay! Well, an errant toss and a loose clench combined with my natural sporting abilities resulted in a dropped pipe. At first, everything seemed fine, until my wife picked up and handed me a small piece of black plastic that was a chip off the bottom of the bit end of the stem. I was not pleased!
After some reflection, I realized it was a very clean break and that the thing could probably be glued back on. So, that's what I did. I used Krazy Glue and reattached the chip. After letting it dry for an hour, I slipped my standard softie bit over the end and you really can hardly tell there's an issue. When you remove the softie the crack is visible, but not too bad. So, any issues I should be worried about here? The glue point is not anywhere that I'm going to be coming in contact with as it's not leaking out on to the surface of the bit. Plus, it's under the softie. From what I can find, the cured cyanoacrylate in the glue is probably safe in this application. Any hazards I can find appear to be associated with the liquid form of the glue and not in it's cured state. I do rinse my bits occasionally and am not sure how the glue will hold up over time to that and alcohol cleaning, but I figure it's worth a shot.
After some reflection, I realized it was a very clean break and that the thing could probably be glued back on. So, that's what I did. I used Krazy Glue and reattached the chip. After letting it dry for an hour, I slipped my standard softie bit over the end and you really can hardly tell there's an issue. When you remove the softie the crack is visible, but not too bad. So, any issues I should be worried about here? The glue point is not anywhere that I'm going to be coming in contact with as it's not leaking out on to the surface of the bit. Plus, it's under the softie. From what I can find, the cured cyanoacrylate in the glue is probably safe in this application. Any hazards I can find appear to be associated with the liquid form of the glue and not in it's cured state. I do rinse my bits occasionally and am not sure how the glue will hold up over time to that and alcohol cleaning, but I figure it's worth a shot.
