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Removing oxidation from vulcanite stems.
Every Kiko I have come across has had a badly oxidized stem in a strange green hue.- jhowell
- Post #53
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Molina / Barasso 106 - Difficult to Draw
Take an extra long bristle pipe cleaner, tie one end to something and charge with Flitz - insert into stem and slide the stem back and forth on the pipe cleaner, rotating as you do so. If that doesn't work try a clay saw from either end.- jhowell
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Cleaning / wax bowl
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- Post #9
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Looking for assistance with this pipe's history and maker.
Hard to tell if it's a gator or a croc without the nose...- jhowell
- Post #10
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Plastered Dr. Grabow Viscount
I've seen aluminum do that - but only in salt water...- jhowell
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Plastered Dr. Grabow Viscount
You still have threads in whatever material was used. The first thing I would try is to drizzle thin CA on / into the material to stabilize / strengthen it. Clean up the stinger and see how it fits. If that works you're home free - if not, no harm, no foul... If that doesn't work, you're...- jhowell
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Well that didn’t last long…
Just stabilize it with CA and keep on puffing...- jhowell
- Post #4
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Real Lattice And It's Benefits
Off topic, but in the same vein...- jhowell
- Post #18
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Overturned meerschaum screwed-in stem
That's exactly what I do with all my meers - I was fortunate to be able to pick up the correct taps on fleabay a few years back, so I flood the threads with CA and then re-tap them...- jhowell
- Post #18
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Overturned meerschaum screwed-in stem
Hole re-enforcers for notebook paper from the office supply. They come in paper and Mylar - two different thicknesses, so you can mix and match then as shims to get the right thickness. They slip right over the tenon and do the job.- jhowell
- Post #17
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Real Lattice And It's Benefits
I'm with you - a true lattice should result in a pipe within a pipe.- jhowell
- Post #5
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes