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  1. chakaraka

    Stem Removal

    I agree, although at the same time, I pay attention to what those were doing who said they damaged pipes.
  2. chakaraka

    Thoughts on What to do Next? eBay Order

    It could just be taking a while to get to you. I also made a purchase on the same day from eBay and from a buyer on the east coast of Canada (my country). I still have not seen it and don't expect to for a little while yet. My tracking has not changed since it was accepted at the initial post...
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    Baccy Scale

    I have a 500g version of that scale that I got nearly a decade ago. Great scale. :-)
  4. chakaraka

    Just Another Simple But Pleasing Smoke

    hfearly, If you don't find a more worthy recipient, I would gladly pay at least the shipping to take it off your hands, if you are in Canada? I don't have much in the way of a cellar yet and have a hard time acquiring tobacco where I live without importing it. I also have one briar I am just...
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    Isopropanol 99% Too Harsh For MM Stems

    Hey at least for now I can prove which cobs are mine. Just look for the permanently etched thumb print on the stem... :rofl:
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    Coil on pipe ever seen one before?

    cleidophoros, that is an interesting pipe too. I went through all the oddballs on that site one night, neat to see some strange ideas. The one you have linked features "active" cooling though, in that the smoke travels through the coils. Bah, imagine cleaning that! :roll: Whereas the...
  7. chakaraka

    Bjarne?

    My first (and so far only) briar is a Bjarne Viking Classic Red Polished Apple. It came with pre-carb coating, no filter and no stinger. It also claims to have a vulcanite stem (but I am still too new to know for sure what vulcanite feels like vs acrylic). I did a cleaning to remove any...
  8. chakaraka

    Vacation Return to Sad News

    Sorry to hear about your loss. I really feel for you. I worry about things like this any time I am not with my dogs (kids). There really is nothing anyone can say. :cry:
  9. chakaraka

    Isopropanol 99% Too Harsh For MM Stems

    I'll have a look at that. I never thought of just one to rotate. I had planned to buy one eventually to make a cobwarden.
  10. chakaraka

    Coil on pipe ever seen one before?

    Copper cooling tube style heat sink. Looks crazy though on a pipe... They are used on computers and some other electronics in a slightly different configuration.
  11. chakaraka

    Isopropanol 99% Too Harsh For MM Stems

    Yes roth, I think if I am going to actually clean them properly, I will do so. I don't really need my stems melting and giving me any reasons not to do proper cleaning. Right now that is not in the budget, but instead of replacing stems with the original kind (when they wear out) I will likely...
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    First Bowl of My Bjarne Viking.

    My hands are about medium sized, although a little beefy (I'm a mechanic). The bowl is likely a little smallish to some of you guys. But it is 3/4" x 1-1/2". I dunno is that a ladies pipe or am I just an ogre? :rofl:
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    First Bowl of My Bjarne Viking.

    Well the Carter Hall is out on the plate drying. Agonized over several break-in recommendations. Gonna finally take the plunge and break my first briar in. I think I will put all the anal routines aside and just fill it most of the way and smoke it slow. No concoctions, no involved...
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    Isopropanol 99% Too Harsh For MM Stems

    I wish I could get Everclear here. That is what I wanted to acquire. I will have to take a trip a province over to grab some (Alberta is the only place you can get it in Canada). I settled for the 99% iso because it is pure and will not leave any water behind like the 70%. I had tried 40%...