Successfully Fixed a Cracked Shank With Super Glue, But It Leaked Into The Bowl

mrmachado

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Oct 17, 2018

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Brazil

• Dec 27, 2018

• #1

My pipe shank cracked due to no apparent reason when I was pulling the stem out.
But that's not the problem anymore as I read some threads here and seem to managed to fix it.
The problem is that I seem to have used a little too much glue, and now it has dripped into the bowl.
I managed to remove most of the dry glue using a scraper, but there is still a very little quantity there which won't go out.
I'm thinking of using a cotton swab dripped in acetone to dissolve it. Or should it be smokable this way?

 

smittyd

Part of the Furniture Now

Feb 7, 2018

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Pennsylvania

• Dec 27, 2018

• #2

I would make sure you get everything out. You don't want to be smoking glue

 

mikethompson

Lifer

Jun 26, 2016

11,364

23,561

Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Dec 27, 2018

• #3

If it just a small amount, I'd consider just covering it with pipe mud.

 

mrmachado

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Oct 17, 2018

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Brazil

• Dec 27, 2018

• #4

Yes, it's almost invisible. Would even be hard for me to take a picture.

 

lightmybriar

Lifer

Mar 11, 2014

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1,838

• Dec 27, 2018

• #5

I’ve read from a few reputable sources that super glue is not suitable for any part of a pipe that gets hot, as it releases dangerous fumes when heated. You may want to double check the safety of using that glue in or around the bowl.

 

captpat

Lifer

Dec 16, 2014

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12,206

North Carolina

• Dec 27, 2018

• #6

I'd be careful if I were you, the housekeeper using some cleaning product on your pipe, now a cracked stem ... trouble comes in threes... just sayin. 8O

 

ashdigger

Lifer

Jul 30, 2016

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Vegas Baby!!!

• Dec 27, 2018

• #7

Troll level 1,000..... or schlepprock.

 

mau1

Lifer

Jan 5, 2018

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Ontario, Canada

• Dec 27, 2018

• #8

Ya gotta wonder, Ash...

 

mrmachado

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Oct 17, 2018

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Brazil

• Dec 27, 2018

• #9

I'd be careful if I were you, the housekeeper using some cleaning product on your pipe, now a cracked stem ... trouble comes in threes... just sayin. [8O]

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I've been thinking of putting this pipe to rest and buying another...
I mean, it seems to have bad luck around it. I know I didn't treat it so well early on, burned its rim etc. but after I started taking good care of it, awful things started to happen to it (?).
Doesn't make quite a lot of sense.
It seems to be cursed or something.

 

mrmachado

Can't Leave

Oct 17, 2018

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Brazil

• Dec 27, 2018

• #10

By the way, the only way to remove the glue was to fill it with acetone to dissolve it. I'm praying it didn't ruin it forever.

 

kola

Lifer

Apr 1, 2014

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2,363

Colorado Rockies, Cripple Creek region

• Dec 27, 2018

• #11

glue sniffers, now glue smokers, the end is near.

 

jpmcwjr

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Staff member

May 12, 2015

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Carmel Valley, CA

• Dec 27, 2018

• #12

That pipe has really bad juju. I would wrap garlic around it, place it with some crosses, and bury it six feet under.

 

mechanic

Starting to Get Obsessed

Dec 1, 2018

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• Dec 27, 2018

• #13

So this was same pipe that was douched? id say retire it

 

scloyd

Lifer

May 23, 2018

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12,090

• Dec 27, 2018

• #14

schlepprock

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:rofl: I totally forgot about Bad Luck Schleprock.

 

crashthegrey

Lifer

Dec 18, 2015

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3,753

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Cobleskill, NY

www.greywoodie.com

• Dec 28, 2018

• #15

You lead a strange and unlucky life.

 

mrmachado

Can't Leave

Oct 17, 2018

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Brazil

• Dec 28, 2018

• #16

I smoked it for the first time (Captain Black) since the acetone treatment and rum cleaning.
Didn't taste bad. It's actually pretty tolerable. I will see if it improves (gets sweeter) with next few smokes as cake forms.
If it keeps tasting mediocre, I may give it up for good.

 

mrmachado

Can't Leave

Oct 17, 2018

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Brazil

• Dec 28, 2018

• #17

Oh, and yes, I've researched "Schleprock" and that applies to my situation...

 

mrmachado

Can't Leave

Oct 17, 2018

480

54

Brazil

• Dec 28, 2018

• #18

That pipe has really bad juju. I would wrap garlic around it, place it with some crosses, and bury it six feet under.

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Let's hope I don't need to resort to that... :lol:

 

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piper64

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jul 21, 2018

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Northern Ireland

• Dec 28, 2018

• #19

Watch your tamper doesn't get stuck inside the bowl when that super glue gets heated ::

 

mrmachado

Can't Leave

Oct 17, 2018

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Brazil

• Dec 28, 2018

• #20

OK, the pipe is smoking great again.
The only issue is that the stem is a bit "loose" (but still fits in nicely) due to the previous cracked shank.
I think I'll continue to smoke it since I've read here in PipesMagazine that Super Glue outside of the bowl isn't harmful for health.
I'd call that a warrrior's pipe.
If some sh*t occurs again though, I'm definitely retiring the warrior's pipe.