Buying a pipe once I was shown that when removing the stem from a pipe, you should twist and pull, but keep it rotating in the same direction (as if there were threads) as opposed to just pulling or twisting back and forth while pulling.
So this is the way I've always done it, and the same idea with putting it back on, I twist it clockwise and push, pretty much one ration gets the stem in. I was just watching a video of some Brigham pipes and the dude pulled the stem out of a couple of the pipes to talk about the filter system and I cringed as he wiggled it back and forth while pulling it out, I felt so bad for the poor Brighams. Then I started thinking, is this actually a big deal or does it really not matter? I would be inclined to think twisting and pulling entirely in the same direction would create less wear on the stem or at least more even wear.
Any thoughts?
So this is the way I've always done it, and the same idea with putting it back on, I twist it clockwise and push, pretty much one ration gets the stem in. I was just watching a video of some Brigham pipes and the dude pulled the stem out of a couple of the pipes to talk about the filter system and I cringed as he wiggled it back and forth while pulling it out, I felt so bad for the poor Brighams. Then I started thinking, is this actually a big deal or does it really not matter? I would be inclined to think twisting and pulling entirely in the same direction would create less wear on the stem or at least more even wear.
Any thoughts?
