I have these two mismatched Petes and I believe the silver olives are on the right pipe but the ferrules aren’t… I was hoping the stems would be loose, but they are very much set in place.. any ideas how to safely switch them out?
How To Safely Remove The Silver Ferrule on a Stem
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As usual; in the freezer for as long as it takes to remove the stems.
As usual; in the freezer for as long as it takes to remove the stems.
I can't say I've ever had a stuck silver spigot, but cold usually does loosen them (in fact smoking them in cold weather is a little risky)
You can also use an eye-dropper and put a few drops of alcohol into the spigot, that will loosen and lubricate the tar (but evaporates quickly)
You can also use an eye-dropper and put a few drops of alcohol into the spigot, that will loosen and lubricate the tar (but evaporates quickly)
Just in case I didn’t explain it right - I am trying to get the vulcanite out of the silver ferrule
The hallmarks are mismatched.
The 107 has an H on the olive, straight stem, but the scales hallmark on the ferrule.
The 68 has scales on olive, right shape stem, but an H on the ferrule.
Thought so and you did not explain right
Nasty; some warmth, think hair dryer, might loften the glue.
Might also soften the vulcanite
Suppose it works then what ?
Switch and reglueThought so and you did not explain right
Nasty; some warmth, think hair dryer, might loften the glue.
Might also soften the vulcanite
Suppose it works then what ?
Having two different hallmarks on a spigot and stem isn't that unusual for Peterson.
By stem shape, they look correct to me.
If you are proceeding, you can heat the ferrule and try to melt the glue. IF you get them off, be careful the silver is impossible thin and fragile.
By stem shape, they look correct to me.
If you are proceeding, you can heat the ferrule and try to melt the glue. IF you get them off, be careful the silver is impossible thin and fragile.
Given what SSjones states, Id leave them alone.
I didnt know pete did that but it did seem odd to me that someone would happen to own 2 pipes and both the pieces would come off at the same time so that they could be repaired and mismatched. Those are pretty long odds.
Im no pipe expert but looking at them I dont see that there is a lot to be aesthetically gained by switching them. There is a lot to be lost by breaking them.
I didnt know pete did that but it did seem odd to me that someone would happen to own 2 pipes and both the pieces would come off at the same time so that they could be repaired and mismatched. Those are pretty long odds.
Im no pipe expert but looking at them I dont see that there is a lot to be aesthetically gained by switching them. There is a lot to be lost by breaking them.
These two stems are definitely on the correct pipes. Like I said, it is not unusual to have two different hallmarks on silver spigots.
The rest of the lot had all mismatched stems and I know the owner dabbled in some diy repairs. With that extra information I am 100% convinced the went loose at some point and he superglued them back on the wrong stem. The only question is how much glue did he use... If there is a solid layer of glue all over it might be impossible to take out, since he actually did a good job and there are no gaps on the edges
Here is another pipe I got from the same guy - the Cumberland/brass sandwich went loose and then he "fixed" it... It took me 4+ hours to fix his fix...
Best let it be; they're beautiful pipes and I durst not to start messing with them.
That's not really how I roll, I won't be able to sleep if I don't figure this out
One finally gave up, after having to use every trick in the book and more
I know; I'm a nerd tooThat's not really how I roll, I won't be able to sleep if I don't figure this out
One finally gave up, after having to use every trick in the book and more
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Good job sir !!
How did you manage ?
Let me just finish with the second one and I will shareI know; I'm a nerd too
Good job sir !!
How did you manage ?
Et Voilà!
No stems or spigots were harmed in the process!
Damn, the bent one as a b***h to pull out... There was epoxy and CA glue and even after it released it took over an hour to get it out...
Alright all it took was an infinite amount of salt water ice baths, heat gun, ifixit tools, dental tools and acetone...
The big break through was dipping the bottom in acetone and painstakingly scratching off the glue from the groove between the vulcanite and silver.
On the the 107 that was enough for me to be able to get some acetone in there, but not for the 68...
So I played The Dead South, in order to channel some redneck enginuity and got the brilliant idea to stuff a thin piece of cotton into the grove, turn the stem upsidedown, dip the cotton tail into the acetone and let capillary action take care of the rest..
No stems or spigots were harmed in the process!
Damn, the bent one as a b***h to pull out... There was epoxy and CA glue and even after it released it took over an hour to get it out...
Alright all it took was an infinite amount of salt water ice baths, heat gun, ifixit tools, dental tools and acetone...
The big break through was dipping the bottom in acetone and painstakingly scratching off the glue from the groove between the vulcanite and silver.
On the the 107 that was enough for me to be able to get some acetone in there, but not for the 68...
So I played The Dead South, in order to channel some redneck enginuity and got the brilliant idea to stuff a thin piece of cotton into the grove, turn the stem upsidedown, dip the cotton tail into the acetone and let capillary action take care of the rest..