Clocking Stems with Teflon

[ashdigger]

Here’s a quick tip. If you smoke pipes from the age of the Stinger Wars many times the pipes have “stem clocking” issues. Old Meers with Bone Tenons have this issue too.

Sometimes you can heat the stinger or other such “semi invasive” remedies, but I’ve have that occasionally destroy a pipe. Here’s an extremely simple solution.

I use high temp PTFE Teflon Tape.

The greatest value in Teflon is an even 360 degree shim.

The first two pictures are ready to smoke, then there’s an after smoking, new Teflon applied, a picture without a shim and then finally with the Teflon again.

 

[warren]

A favorite of mine. Works every time, all the time.

 

[jpberg]

Yup. Teflon tape comes in lots of varieties. It’s a solid fix when beeswax/whatever doesn’t do the job.

 

[didimauw]

I have a Kaywoodie that is "underclocked" a bit. How does one fix THAT?

 

[ashdigger]

I have a Kaywoodie that is "underclocked" a bit. How does one fix THAT?

You smoke it. Under-clock is how they came from the factory to deal with the eventual over clock.

 

[wyfbane]

Awesome post! I will have to get some of that for my old stinger pipes that are starting to slip.