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The Best Soft Flame Lighter Brand and Model
As I like Hemp wick I just got an FlicWick Hemp wick dispenser. It uses a mini bic lighter and an hemp wick. It is a single handed operation like a butane lighter but it light an hemp wick which IMO is better particularly in the second half of the bowl. If you use a ticker wick (1 or 2 mm in...- 64alex
- Post #78
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Post- 2007 Tobacco List
[Healthcare costs are a part of the equation, but not all of of the equation. It also includes estimated costs to the economy due to the loss of worker productivity caused by smoking illnesses, loss of worker time, etc.] Not completely sure this is the main player, otherwise how to explain the...- 64alex
- Post #27
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Post- 2007 Tobacco List
Seriously, how can FDA make determination for sure when a blend was started? Do the blenders had any requirement to keep records of when a blend was introduced?. To me it looks like all ridiculous even to start the implementation. Yes, FDA can and will probably try to destroy all the business...- 64alex
- Post #25
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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The Best Soft Flame Lighter Brand and Model
For me it is always a long sulfur free match for initial ignition and 1st relight and then usually hemp wick in the second half of the bowl. They are both softer than butane even if sometime I use also butane lighter for relight. You can find people saying that it does not matter how hot is...- 64alex
- Post #63
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Buying A New Pipe - Online Or In Person
Not just with pipes but with any item if you can see and touch with your hands is better than buying online, and I would never buy online clothing or shoes just to make an example. Said that online open up possibilities which simply are not available if you limit yourself to only what you can...- 64alex
- Post #2
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Samuel Gawith flake
[I found out about SG plugs at Synjeco sometime in the mid-2000s but never ordered due to price, not that Synjeco is expensive but that it is subject to European taxes.] I am getting SG plugs from Synjeco. They are a Swiss retailer so their prices have nothing to do with other European taxes...- 64alex
- Post #20
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Is this Mold on Kendall Plug?
[Given that it was sealed in a zip lock bag, how does having it stored next to a wet area cause the mold?] Not sure if it was packed so at the factory, it might have been put on the bag at a later time. It does not look like a factory bag.- 64alex
- Post #80
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Is this Mold on Kendall Plug?
[My Kendal Plugs are much more solid looking, your looks to my eye more like a 'crumble cake', very loosely pressed. Regards, Jay.] It's indeed very solid. It looks like a crumble cake from the very magnified images but if you look at the first images at normal magnification is very solid. I...- 64alex
- Post #79
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Aging Blends: Jars vs Tins
I really prefer to keep the baccy in the tins. As insurance against loss of seal I run aluminum tape around the lid so I should be protected from a loss of seal.- 64alex
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Is this Mold on Kendall Plug?
[I have Kendal flake with crystals , but no mold] Can you post a pic of the crystals? I'd like to compare with the mold.- 64alex
- Post #76
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Is this Mold on Kendall Plug?
[Did your Kendall Plug come in a plastic zip lock?] Yes- 64alex
- Post #75
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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How Many Pipes Do You Members Own?
2 cobs, 1 clay, 1 morta, 1 meer and 1 briar (which I use the least as it gurgle). I consider the pipe a tool and I am not interested in collecting them. If I have a pipe I have to use, I am not interested in having a large collection of pipes which get unused. I am much more interested in... -
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Is this Mold on Kendall Plug?
[you're going to keep the "molded" plug, cut off a small area and smoke the rest?] Not exactly, I am curious to see in 5-10 years if once cut the visible mold it will come back or not. I think that if the mold is coming from the tobacco itself it will likely resurface, if it was just because it...- 64alex
- Post #72
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Zenith Clay Pipe
I love clay pipes, I own a Lepeltier which is one I use the most. I noticed the Dutch Zenith pipes which are clay also and which looks interesting as it appears to be the oldest pipe maker still in production with its roots back to the XVIII century. They look similar to the Lepeltier being... -
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Is this Mold on Kendall Plug?
I let the thread run as it unfolded very interesting and amusing. Now this is the update on the molded Kendall plug. First of all the retailer demonstrated to be up to its good reputation as they recognized the mold and a replacement plug was sent which I should receive in few days. About the...- 64alex
- Post #69
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Interesting Ash and Dottle Experience
[I find that it tastes much better when dump a heavy ash layer and then relight. Personally, I choose taste over accomplishment.] +1. When I started smoking I was leaving the ash but when I started to dump ash, typically at mid bowl, the second part of the bowl was very similar to the first...- 64alex
- Post #5
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Is this Mold on Kendall Plug?
I sent the pics to the seller. They aknowledged it is mold and they are sending a replacement.- 64alex
- Post #23
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Is this Mold on Kendall Plug?
Given it was just purchased from a respected shop I will contact the shop asking for a replacement. Will keep you posted on the outcome.- 64alex
- Post #20
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Is this Mold on Kendall Plug?
I got better pictures with better lighting on the sun which I uploaded below at different magnifications. Well still confusing as most of the stuff appears crystals but at high magnification there are some structures I pointed with the arrows I don't know if they are the hairs/tubes we are...- 64alex
- Post #14
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Ziplock Mylar/Aluminum Foil Ziplock bag performance test
[As for the jar losing moisture, I'm at a loss to explain that. If the lid is screwed down tight, and the seal is clean and uniform, there should be zero loss.] I agree because should be true jar is losing >5% in 6 months this would defeat all theory of using jars for long term storage. I think...- 64alex
- Post #25
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion