Well Crap, Broken Tenon

Ugh. No fun. Sorry to hear it.

Had one do that this year. The only consolation is that it's fixable and if you send it to the right guy it comes back smoking even better.

Bummer she broke but good to hear Mr Wiley is gonna fix you up. ::

Awww that really sucks. That is a nice looking pipe...hope you get it repaired quickly.

That's the weak spot on push bit pipes. A Dr. Grabow Royalton bulldog of mine got dropped and now it won't pass a pipe cleaner. I hope it's just knocked out of alignment. So far it's all one piece. I didn't drop it, so that's the good part. When it's just household mishap, I don't feel as bad.

You could try stick a screw in carefully and pull the broken tenon out, then superglue back together.

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Categorically do NOT attempt either of these things on a pipe you care about. I get sent dozens of "rescue cases" a year because of them.
First the screw business: A fastening screw's tapered shape and non-cutting threads will apply massive outward pressure on the tenon, often cracking it. The right tool is a properly-sized tap (they are cylindrical and have threads designed to cut). Then, pulling the tenon out without applying sideways torque to the shank---100% of the force must be axial---requires a slide hammer and a shank support plate. If you don't own or have access to such tools, don't mess with improvised broken tenon removal unless you are willing to accept a significant risk of damaging---or even losing---that particular pipe. Cracked and exploded shanks have no rewind button.
As for superglue, it is designed to wick into voids (like WD-40) and doesn't care if it's the one you intended or not. And even when properly applied, it won't hold indefinitely, resulting in the bowl simply falling off without warning sooner or later. On carpet at home, probably no big deal. On textured concrete or while on the freeway at rush hour, not so much.

What George said !

Is this the end result of that "can you bend a stem" challenge from an earlier thread?

The ORIGINAL!! Crazy Glue is a lifesaver. It has worked for me on a Peterson pipe with no after taste it has been a solid fix for me.
Jon