How Do I Repair a Meerschaum Lined Pipe. Lining Appears to Have Risen.

[Mike S]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob

 

[Casual]

Take blurry pictures and put it on eBay for $50, saying it belonged to Prince Metternich. Problem solved.

I have no insight to your actual problem. These linings are usually pressed meerschaum, which I’m told is pretty fragile, so pushing it in is risky.

 

[judcole]

Talk to a professional pipe repair person or two and go with their advice.

 

[Mike S]

Take blurry pictures and put it on eBay for $50, saying it belonged to Prince Metternich. Problem solved.

I have no insight to your actual problem. These linings are usually pressed meerschaum, which I’m told is pretty fragile, so pushing it in is risky.

Ha ha ha, thanks mate, i'll keep that in mind as a last resort .

 

[hauntedmyst]

I'd put it in a vise with wooden sides and goooo slooooow.

 

[jhowell]

I have had several do exactly that. I know of no good way to fix the problems. Have Googled to no end and can't find anything about it. Just know you are not the Lone Stranger...

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I'd put it in a vise with wooden sides and goooo slooooow.

Yeah, think of it like pushing in a very delicate caliper piston, or a bearing race. Getting it warm is probably a good idea too. I would imagine the lining was originally held in place with some kind of adhesive.

 

[BROBS]

What I would do is remove the whole thing and smoke it that way. Boom. Brand new pipe.

 

[verporchting]

This ^^^

 

[sablebrush52]

Contact Briarville and see if they can help you. Briaville is one of the few repair services that work with meerschaum.

 

[BROBS]

Because honestly I think you are way more likely to fuck it up trying to get it back in there, which I am not even sure is possible. Shit, it did half the work for you itself!

 

[chopper]

When I read the title I was thinking that it's just raised a little as the meerschaum has swelled from moisture [Like my 60s Heibe Goldpoint] but holy-cow-crap Batman, that looks like it's trying to escape.

How does it smoke Mike? If it still smokes well I'd leave it alone & enjoy.
If it's something that you can't ignore, I'd 2nd the rec to contact Briarville.