Fixing a Poor Draw On a New Pipe

[eslavs]

I received a new Chacom Lumberman pipe for Christmas......while cleaning it prior to it's initial smoke, I noticed that the draw hole in the stem would barely pass a pipe cleaner - it almost felt like there was an obstruction or something like that. I had to really jam the pipe cleaner through in order to pass it. Any suggestions??

 

[sablebrush52]

Have you tried smoking it?

 

[OzPiper]

Someone posted a thread on this exact problem yesterday.

For some reason it appeared in the Pipe Talk: Italian Section (???)
Under the heading "Unknown Maker Meerschaum Wouldn't Smoke"

You could do worse than to follow his lead.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Some pipes just need thinner pipe cleaners.

 

[OzPiper]

Some pipes just need thinner pipe cleaners.

I have quite a few pipes with bone screw tenons that will not pass a standard cleaner.
I use thin "craft store" coloured chenille cleaners with pipes.

 

[craig61a]

Falcon Extra Thin 50 Pipe Cleaners - TobaccoPipes.com

 

[eslavs]

I did try smoking it, it wasn't terrible but felt like it could be better. I'm using the Long's regular pipe cleaners, which seem to be pretty thin. When I try to pass it through, it literally stops halfway through, it feels like the hole is partially blocked. Poor drilling maybe, dunno, can barely see through it.

Falcon Extra Thin 50 Pipe Cleaners - TobaccoPipes.com

I'll have to give these a try.

Someone posted a thread on this exact problem yesterday.

For some reason it appeared in the Pipe Talk: Italian Section (???)
Under the heading "Unknown Maker Meerschaum Wouldn't Smoke"

You could do worse than to follow his lead.

I'll check this out.

 

[elessar]

https://imgur.com/Y3J3Ide

 

[BROBS]

You can also try to run a piece of braided wire through a few times.

if the hang up is in the funnel area Vermont freehand sells a tool to fix that.

 

[americaman]

Send it to @georged if you think the pipe is worth keeping. He’ll open it up for you. He just did it on one of my Ashtons, which just wasn’t smoking to standard.