9mm Filter Issue

[njrox91]

So I bought a 9mm German pipe. found some meerschaum 9mm filters at my local smoke shop, and when I went to use one, it was shorter than the filter chamber is in my pipe.

Looking around more online, all filters I can find are the same length, so I have to use the pipe with a rattling filter falling up and down? Is there any bootlegged ways to convert my pipe to a 6mm filter? Should I forget the filter all together? I read online that you can smoke bent filtered pipes without one, but mine is a straight pipe. Help? Any suggestions?

 

[drwatson]

I've seen this before with the 9mm. Try going to a hobby store and getting balsa wood, you can fashion your own filters for very small $$$..Like saint peter said cup o joes has some 9mm adapters. also if you are handy you may be able to trim the tenon down alittle.

 

[rigmedic1]

The Vauen Filters are a smidgen larger than the Big Ben 9mm filters. They still fit a little loose in my 9mm Peterson, but the Big Ben filters were even worse.

 

[zekest]

I purchased a 9mm filter bypass/adapter from Cup O Joes for my Vauen and never looked back.
I can't draw through the 9mm, feel like I'm trying to suck up a really thick milk shake.
Cup O Joes ships really fast and for two 9mm filter adapters they only charged me $5 shipping NY to OR.
~Zeke

 

[njrox91]

Thanks everyone! I think I'm gonna end up getting the adapter from cup o joes.

 

[rcstan]

9mm filters ARE shorter than the filter chamber, some shorter than others. They're supposed to go "ka-thump" when drawing on a dry filter. Even the adapter to 3mm ( standard draft hole size ) http://www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/pipe-supplies/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=114618 does that when it's dry, although it might be a good indication one is drawing too hard.

I haven't tried the Savinelli balsa 9mm filters in my Savinelli 9mm pipe, but either the 9mm to 3mm adapter, or the 6mm to 3mm adapter ( the ones that come in the bag with the Savinelli 6mm filters ), or even the balsa 6mm filters will fit mine. YMMV

 

[zekest]

"I'd make sure you're getting the genuine Vauen adapter and filters is my advice from Cup O' Joe's -- the ones Pete linked are a Chinese generic."
The one from Cup O Joes is a piece of metal. Its not high tech, and need not "match" the intended pipe.
The Chinese make good stuff, really good stuff.

 

[njrox91]

My pipe is t even a vaun tho, it's a cheap 20$ no name. My local pipe shop convinced me to just smoke it without a filter. Compared it to drinking o'douls! Haha thanks everyone for your input though