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  1. Zeno Marx

    Pipe Recycling

    I have a few pipes I plan to sell. I was considering including my own grade for how well each smoked for me. Still not sure if I will or not. If I call a pipe 7/10 of a smoker, will that make any sense, or and difference, to anyone? Really, why should it? A lot of new smokers prefer, by my...
  2. Zeno Marx

    Fixed bend but now look!

    I still think a hot box, like used for bending eyeglass bows, is a very likely great way to safely bend a stem. Thanks for the link(s). I will surely try that. I have a pipe on the way that I know will need some de-oxidizing.
  3. Zeno Marx

    Fixed bend but now look!

    I'm wondering if you can change the order of the process a bit. For instance, buff it relatively shiny, but not get crazy and try to get every semblance of green off. Then hit it with the acid steam to remove the green. Something like that anyway. If you could do that, it would be very handy...
  4. Zeno Marx

    Fixed bend but now look!

    Very cool. Thanks. I might just try that...if I can find some of that acid for cheap.
  5. Zeno Marx

    Fixed bend but now look!

    I'm surprised there isn't some chemist amongst us that hasn't offered a simple chemical reaction to break the bonds of sulfur oxidation from the stem surface. While I realize sulfur is part of the rubber compound, there must be a molecular bond that can be broken to make it less basic than sand...
  6. Zeno Marx

    Fixed bend but now look!

    Hmmm... Maybe I'm using the wrong toothpaste? I use Colgate whitening because my dentist kept giving me the sample/travel sizes. It's the old type white stuff with abrasives you can feel. I'm satisfied with the results, but they aren't shiny shiny. I personally don't like super shiny stems...
  7. Zeno Marx

    Fixed bend but now look!

    This is NOT a remedy to make it mirror shiny, but you might have these around the house. They've already been mentioned, so I'm a +1 on magic eraser and then toothpaste. I believe the magic eraser is analagous to around 1200 grit micromesh? Or is it 1500? It's around there anyway. So hit it...
  8. Zeno Marx

    Is my pipe doomed or can this be repaired?

    Are there any good threads on pipe tools? I know there aren't that many different tools, but I'm still curious. I'm most interested in hacks that people have found or made that were intended for other purposes. I like me a multi-tool. If it can do other jobs, I'm all for it.
  9. Zeno Marx

    Buyer Beware

    The ebay system leans so very hard in the direction of the buyer that I don't worry about it. And if you use a credit card, there's that additional layer of protection for dissatisfaction. With shipping prices as high as they are, that alone discourages me from being too foolhardy, but if I...
  10. Zeno Marx

    Clenching - how?

    I'm fortunate that my teeth line up in a way that I can just soft mouth (like a hunting dog retrieving) a pipe and take long walks and never make a mark, but it is always an active pursuit in my subconscious. I may not be thinking about it, but I am thinking about it. I did this for many...
  11. Zeno Marx

    Pipe Myths

    The myths I see today are that pipe smoking has rules and definitive techniques. "Should I be lighting my pipe from a 90° or 92° angle?" Some of the detailed wankery I see on social media has me scratching my head. "I just got into pipe smoking, and I was hoping to find the fifty definitive...
  12. Zeno Marx

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2023?***

    23° and cloudy. McCranie pot with tapered stem with new LNF. A good smoke. 7.5/10
  13. Zeno Marx

    Finding tampers

    When I worked at a pipe store, the hardcore smokers...the ones smoking a pound a week who only owned a single pipe...didn't use a tamper. They stuffed their pipe until ribbons were hanging over the rim of the bowl, lit it, smoked the pipe like a banshee, and repeated the process all day long...
  14. Zeno Marx

    Friction Tape for Protection on Stem?

    That looks like the tubing I mentioned earlier. Also can usually be found at your local corner hardware store...if you still have one.
  15. Zeno Marx

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2023?***

    30° with a snow flurry. It was pretty. British seconds sandblasted lovat with new LNF. A very fine smoke. 7.5/10
  16. Zeno Marx

    Clean Before Smoking

    a tube brush, dishwashing soap, and warm running water are fantastic at eliminating ghosts
  17. Zeno Marx

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2023?***

    25° and gloomy. Stanwell with new Sutliff 507-C. Good smoke. 7.5/10
  18. Zeno Marx

    sopping wet tobacco

    People who runs businesses based on weight consider all the loopholes and bending of regulations, be they governmental or social, to be smart business. I believe, by law, chicken meat can contain a maximum of 15% or 18% water? Whatever it is, it is a lot. A powerful lobby can achieve that...
  19. Zeno Marx

    sopping wet tobacco

    The older I get, the more I recognize cynicism as a disease. A personal one. A social one. A cultural one. And I have no time for it. In my youth, I had a full fever of it. It never served any good purpose, and it doesn't make you more aware or more in tune or superior in any way. Having...
  20. Zeno Marx

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2023?***

    29° and still gloomy. Rusticated Italian briar calabash derivative with new LNF. A very fine smoke. 8/10. I really don't care for calabash briar shapes, but this pipe is a workhorse and never fails. Got it at a steal too. I've rarely had a conical bowl shape that isn't a wonderful smoker...
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