New Pipe Rack.... Now What?

redbeard

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 2, 2013

841

4

• Apr 5, 2014

• #1

So I went antiquing with the girlfriend the other day, saw this and couldn't pass it up for the price. It spins for ease of selection and has the origional jar with a humidor stone on the lid. But now it sits on my shelf looking sad and lonely :rofl:
Doesn't look like it will be filled anytime soon, I didn't even need it. But want many times outweighs need! I just thought I would share my score.

 

sidious

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 30, 2014

194

0

• Apr 5, 2014

• #2

Nice score redbeard!

 

smeigs

Lifer

Jun 26, 2012

1,049

7

• Apr 5, 2014

• #3

sweet find for sure. Fill that guy up!

 

crazypipe

Lifer

Sep 23, 2012

3,484

0

• Apr 5, 2014

• #4

Nice find ::

 

redbeard

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 2, 2013

841

4

• Apr 5, 2014

• #5

Unfortunately even those are out of my price range :crying:
Returning college student = even more broke than I was before :rofl:

 

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wilson

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 17, 2013

719

1

• Apr 6, 2014

• #6

Dood, you need some new pipes to fill up that rack.

 

ravkesef

Lifer

Aug 10, 2010

2,927

9,550

82

Cheshire, CT

• Apr 6, 2014

• #7

Fine pipe rack--a true beauty. And do t worry if you don't have enough pipes to fill it up--in time you will. And by the way, corn cobs also fit in a pipe rack, and they're an inexpensive solution to keeping up a good rotation.

 

shaintiques

Lifer

Jul 13, 2011

3,615

228

Georgia

• Apr 6, 2014

• #8

I actually prefer straight one sided racks so I can see all of my pipes at once, but I use those types of racks for estates waiting to be restored. Get some cheap beaters to put in it till something fancier comes along.

 

sparrowhawk

Lifer

Jul 24, 2013

2,941

219

• Apr 6, 2014

• #9

Very handsome rack indeed! (A comment like that could cost me my life in different circumstances :D. But what's an alternate place to put a pipe that's too large for a rack? My Nording rustic giant doesn't fit any rack comfortably. Use as a paperweight during rotation? A doorstop?

 

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plateauguy

Lifer

Mar 19, 2013

2,412

21

• Apr 6, 2014

• #10

Filler 'er up! MM cobs are affordable and come in many shapes, besides being great smokers!

 

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Apr 6, 2014

• #11

Empty pipe racks are a leading cause of PAD.

 

okiescout

Lifer

Jan 27, 2013

1,530

6

• Apr 7, 2014

• #12

Want,need......need, want? Yow buddy. Want works for me.

 

redbeard

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 2, 2013

841

4

• Apr 7, 2014

• #13

Thanks for the comments, I like that it spins for ease of getting to future pipes that are in the back. This rack encouraged me to fix some of my MMs I got in a grab bag when I fist started out. Out of the 10 less than half were smokable. Many had glue that was visible on the bottom of the bowl and that was a big no no for me and two had holes in them (one in the bottom and one was a n eaton that had holes in the walls) I took a sharp knife and chipped away at the glue the best I could and now have a few cobs that fit nicely in the rack. I will need to get some pipe mud or make up a slurry and patch the hole in the one if I want to use it though.
The rack still looks lonely though :rofl:

 

eastwoodaudio

Starting to Get Obsessed

Sep 23, 2013

164

1

• Apr 7, 2014

• #14

I've smoked most MM that have the glue visible at the bottom. Usually I just scrape as much of the glue as I can out of it, and then let some cake accumulate at the bottom or put some pipe mud over it.