Chronicling An AliExpress Pipe For Science 2.0: The Re-Chronicling

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[AroEnglish]

Still looks smokeable to me. Smooth down the break on the stem, heat & reshape. File down near the end to create a button (or cover with a Softy bot) & Wallah!

But, I’d say there are a few of us that pipe while on a riding mower.

Whats Your Lawn-Mowing Blend? :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion

Here's a different one for you guys. Do you have a go-to blend for just filling a cob with and enjoying while mowing a lawn? I'm looking for something without too much complexity, as I won't be searching for nuance, and stays lit. Something like a solid go-to, not too much of a nice hit. Any...

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Given the swirling blades no wooden pipe would withstand a good haircut. Or, could the Ali survive?

This needs to be the next test, Mike! And spring is right around the corner (but maybe not in Ontario).

 

[mikethompson]

This needs to be the next test, Mike! And spring is right around the corner (but maybe not in Ontario).

It's getting closer. We barely had any snow this winter

 

[prairiedruid]

Lawnmower, snowblower, or wood chipper?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Just popped in to say this thread is wonderful.

 

[TN Jed]

I'm starting to fell sorry for the little guy. He came out of the Chinese factory with high hopes that some day he'd be a real pipe, cherished and smoked by a loving owner. And look what you've done to the poor bastard.

 

[AroEnglish]

It's getting closer. We barely had any snow this winter

Same here. Glad to not be shoveling but really wish there was more snow

 

[mikethompson]

And look what you've done to the poor bastard.

I've made him a forum celebrity thats what.

 

[Michigan_Bill]

I've made him a forum celebrity thats what.

Ha ha! So you did!

 

[mikethompson]

The next test: How will the pipe fare after 3+ hours in a dishwasher?

I decided to run the pipe through a complete cycle: rinse, wash, rinse, heated dry. How will the most resilient pipe in the world do? I am beyond the stage now where I am expecting the pipe to shatter/ break / dissolve. I'm now actively rooting for the little guy. My guess? It will come out unscathed as always.

No before pics this time, but unchanged since the last test.

After:

 

[FurCoat]

The next test: How will the pipe fare after 3+ hours in a dishwasher?

I decided to run the pipe through a complete cycle: rinse, wash, rinse, heated dry. How will the most resilient pipe in the world do? I am beyond the stage now where I am expecting the pipe to shatter/ break / dissolve. I'm now actively rooting for the little guy. My guess? It will come out unscathed as always.

No before pics this time, but unchanged since the last test.

After:

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That's going to require some fills.

 

[OzPiper]

That's going to require some fills.

Sandblasting

 

[Piping Abe]

Wait until BriarLee see’s this stuff

 

[mikethompson]

Wait until BriarLee see’s this stuff

Definitely no sap in this pipe anymore

 

[Piping Abe]

@Briar Lee I don’t think Algerian Briar can hang with this pipe. You may need to try one.

 

[mikethompson]

@Briar Lee I don’t think Algerian Briar can hang with this pipe. You may need to try one.

I thought the hammer would do it in for sure, but it keeps going.

 

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

That's what I said to the girl at the picnic.
She said that it definitely wasn't ebony.

Well, so much for the old "…they never go back." fallacy.

 

[bent1]

Looks like all that suffered was a little filling as noted by Furcoat. The Rugged Woodpecker seems a fitting name. You may have stumbled across a new method of pipe refreshening. Was there any citrus in the dishwashing soap pray tell?

 

[woodsroad]

Well, so much for the old "…they never go back." fallacy.

Oh, she went back. Real fast.

 

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

Oh, she went back. Real fast.

I lived in East Stroudsburg for a year while working for Hoffmann-La Roche in Belvidere, NJ but I can assure you, none of the ones that I knew ever came back.