A One Pipe Question
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Let's give that a try!
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Might be a good idea to keep a magnifying glass in the tackle box or glove box for those times when the lighter fails.
Like kennerth, I seem to have more magnifying glasses around in my geezerhood.
Before my eyes started to go, the only thing I ever needed them for was burning ants. :lol:
Like kennerth, I seem to have more magnifying glasses around in my geezerhood.
Before my eyes started to go, the only thing I ever needed them for was burning ants. :lol:
Bailey, I smoked a bowl the other day from start to finish lit only with my lens. The tobacco smokes instantly as soon as you focus the point of light. I would almost say quicker and less trouble than messing with matches. The intensity is controlled by the distance between the object you want to burn and the lens itself. Raising the lens away from the object the circle of light will get bigger and also less hot. Bring it down to a pinpoint and it's like a laser. That distance is usually about 6 or 7 seven inches.
One thing I have noticed is that I suspect the light beam is super hot becuase it temporarily imparts a different, maybe a more burnt taste to my tobacco that is not present when I use a wood match or lighter to light. (There is some other discussions going on about how do you light and temperatures of flames etc.) So while it's a cool parlor trick so to speak it's not something I'll do too often. But as stated for an emergency back up for the tacklebox or out on the links its much better than no smoke!
One thing I have noticed is that I suspect the light beam is super hot becuase it temporarily imparts a different, maybe a more burnt taste to my tobacco that is not present when I use a wood match or lighter to light. (There is some other discussions going on about how do you light and temperatures of flames etc.) So while it's a cool parlor trick so to speak it's not something I'll do too often. But as stated for an emergency back up for the tacklebox or out on the links its much better than no smoke!
As a teenager, this was the only way to light the pipe while sailing; it was too windy for anything else (no zippos in Spain at that time). We got the idea from "Tintin"; they use this trick to light Captain Haddock's pipe.[/unquote]
I know this is a "zombie post" (brought back from the dead) But there are a group of reenactors at a fair that we go to every year. They mainly use glass to light the pipes. Guy told me that if I look online or in antique shops I may find one for myself.
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