The new ones are listed as Teflon. Quite a bit different feeling than those already in my pipes. The airway in the tenon is noticeably larger as well.On those 2-piece inserts, the mortis insert is nylon and the tenon insert is delrin - makes for tight, stable fit.
That one I've known for years but was under the impression that the mortise pieces has a standardized length. I couldn't have been more wrong.The important thing is to remember to always twist clockwise to remove the stem
Very welcome to it. It dawned on me while working on the one above as I didn't want to force it the last way in and risk cracking the shank. With the wax it went in with zero effort.I like the bees wax idea - stolen...
Look at the difference in color - if they were the same material, why use 2 different colors? Also the mortis adaptor material is softer than the tenon material (learned that while trimming the ends to fit)...The new ones are listed as Teflon. Quite a bit different feeling than those already in my pipes. The airway in the tenon is noticeably larger as well.
Just saying that neither are listed as nylon or delrin. The new ones I received feel different than the stock ones in my other pipes and are also a different color than the originals.Look at the difference in color - if they were the same material, why use 2 different colors? Also the mortis adaptor material is softer than the tenon material (learned that while trimming the ends to fit)...
Meerschaum MarketWhere did you get these?
A bit more expensive there but they also have the black ones.I found some on eBay a while back