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   portascat
   

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   Just noticed that the stinger on this Kaywoodie has an area that looks as if a rubber type o-ring would fit in, and work as a seal.

   Is this a possibility?

   I may go to the auto parts and see if I can find an o-ring that size for grins....

   "To seek freedom is the only driving force I know. Freedom to fly off into that infinity out there."

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Grins... That's the best reason to do anything.
   But, I've never seen a pipe with an O-ring.

   
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   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Hell, this pipe has me thinking in lots of ways.

   The "o-ring spot" just looks to me like a spot that naturally would hold one. Almost as if it was a known air gap. Not saying it is, only that it LOOKS that way. A proper sized o-ring would certainly fit there, and would likely act, if nothing else, as a crush ring type gasket. Or maybe not!

   I have a Grabow "Lark" that has a small hole in it, right at the bowl / shank connection. I don't know why it came about. Burnthrough is doubtful, as it was very lightly smoked. Or, maybe it burned through an already thin spot. In any case, it COULD be drilled through cleanly and some sort of metal tube inserted into it, and flush filed down on the outside to have a home-made carb. May try that one day when i am bored.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   I have seen pipes with o-rings but they are not the pipes we smoke!

   Mason jars and bale top jars, mason jars and bale top jars.... that is all!
   
   "There’s truth in the statement that pipe tobacco will never be any less expensive than it is today, so think of your cellar as a cost averaged investment" - G.L. Pease

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   I could tell a tale (from my misbegotten youth) involving a "toke stone" that would have you in tears of laughter.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   I have a few Kaywoodies, but have never seen one with an o-ring.
   Kirsten pipes, on the other hand, do have a couple o-rings.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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