When the PipeGods Give You Lemons... Make a Hamburger

[georged]

Peterson doesn't sell loose stems to repair shops (I think it's a patent thing), so getting a P-lip means either making one from scratch (very difficult because of the up-curved airway), or adapting a discarded one from a P-lip pipe that somebody converted to a fishtail.

Showing you this example because of how goofy that second option can be and still work.

The stem was from a military mount fat shank 999, and the stummel is Group 3 size.

Heat & bend straight, cut a push-style tenon into the chonky part, and "shape away" the surplus (which I'll do tomorrow).

Easy peasy.

 

[bullet08]

Peterson doesn't sell loose stems to repair shops (I think it's a patent thing), so getting a P-lip means either making one from scratch (very difficult because of the up-curved airway), or adapting a discarded one from a P-lip pipe that somebody converted to a fishtail.

Showing you this example because of how goofy that second option can be and still work.

The stem was from a military mount fat shank 999, and the stummel is Group 3 size.

Heat & bend straight, cut a push-style tenon into the chonky part, and "shape away" the surplus (which I'll do tomorrow).

Easy peasy.


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With skills like yours, that lemon can turn into wine.

 

[ssjones]

I'll be following the magic.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I don't make the rules...

But, really, I look forward to seeing your magic.

 

[ssjones]

I suspect these are what comes next.

 

[georged]

There's a camera by my bench, and Planet Earth's tech billionaires have made developing pics and distributing them easy, so figured why not a "half way there" shot...

I have no idea how old the 999 stem was, but the rubber is quite nice. Very fine-grained and "micro springy".

 

[ssjones]

Like my old shop teacher used to say - Looked like it growed that way!

 

[anotherbob]

Like my old shop teacher used to say - Looked like it growed that way!

my shop teacher insisted he was drinking mountain dew and it wasn't a dip can. Despite that the can was seriously 20 years old at least.

 

[ssjones]

my shop teacher insisted he was drinking mountain dew and it wasn't a dip can. Despite that the can was seriously 20 years old at least.

My guy cut three of his fingers off, showing us what not to do when using a table saw. Shop Teachers were a different breed!

 

[anotherbob]

My guy cut three of his fingers off, showing us what not to do when using a table saw. Shop Teachers were a different breed!

I thought they got the job by cutting fingers off to be honest. I don't think we had one that had 10 fingers.

 

[georged]

 

[ssjones]

Now that's a P-lip button! Thanks for sharing!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Very cool, and I like the stamp too. Nice touch.

 

[daveinlax]

Shop Teachers were a different breed!

We had a retired high school shop teacher in our pipe club. He was an odd duck at best and not in a nice way.