Is this worth repairing?

[Old_Woodsman]

Hi,

I acquired a couple of Peterson pipes, this one has a small crack in the mouthpiece - is it worth repairing? I suspect it won't affect the smoke?

Thanks

 

[seanv]

I'd smoke it for a while and decide then. Probably going to be fine.

 

[captpat]

I'd say yes, an easy repair now to avoid a chunk coming out later.

 

[Old_Woodsman]

I'd say yes, an easy repair now to avoid a chunk coming out later.

Thanks, are we talking using that 'Black Superglue' and sanding?

 

[AJL67]

Thanks, are we talking using that 'Black Superglue' and sanding?

Michael Jai White approves of this.

 

[captpat]

Thanks, are we talking using that 'Black Superglue' and sanding?

Yup

 

[SBC]

Wrap a pipe cleaner in scotch tape and stick it down the stem before gluing. Super glue won't stick to the slick side of scotch tape, so this technique protects you from the danger of glue blocking the airway.

 

[georged]

That looks like it was a P-lip that got hacked on to fishtail-ize-ify it.

And the hacker didn't have the right tools to create a funnel so used something that required a lot of force to cut, like dragging a hooked piece of coat hanger wire or something, which caused a crack.

How well superglue will work depends on how long the crack has been there. If fresh, it'll probably stick. If older and the inner surfaces of the crack have been repeatedly filled with mouth yuck, tobacco gunk and etc via capillary action and then dried between smokes, the glue will probably not be able to stick very well.

No harm in trying, though.

 

[AroEnglish]

That looks like it was a P-lip that got hacked on to fishtail-ize-ify it.

And the hacker didn't have the right tools to create a funnel so used something that required a lot of force to cut, like dragging a hooked piece of coat hanger wire or something, which caused a crack.

How well superglue will work depends on how long the crack has been there. If fresh, it'll probably stick. If older and the inner surfaces of the crack have been repeatedly filled with mouth yuck, tobacco gunk and etc via capillary action and then dried between smokes, the glue will probably not be able to stick very well.

No harm in trying, though.

If it’s the latter can anything be done by me or a professional? I’ve got an old vulcanite stem that’s got a similar issue.

 

[greysmoke]

A search for bite repair on the blog Reborn Pipes will return a number of examples. I appreciate Steve's blog because he takes a plethora of meticulous photographs of each repair.

 

[AroEnglish]

A search for bite repair on the blog Reborn Pipes will return a number of examples. I appreciate Steve's blog because he takes a plethora of meticulous photographs of each repair.

Thanks for the lead! Here are two articles I found:

Get Me to the Church on Time: Restoring a Longchamp Billiard

Blog by Anthony Cook I was browsing through Reddit’s /r/PipeTobacco sub-forum when I saw a post from a member looking for someone who could restore an old, leather-wrapped Longchamp pipe. He wanted…

rebornpipes.com

Breathing Life into The Guildhall London Pipe 182 Billiard

Blog by Steve Laug The next pipe on the table came to us from one of our pipe hunts or a trade I just cannot remember. It is a very nice looking Billiard with great grain around the bowl. The finis…

rebornpipes.com

 

[Puffaluffaguss]

What I do is mix some super glue with vulcanite dust from another damaged stem, you gotta hurry because it drys fast so you gotta have everything prepared so as soon as you get it mixed you can apply.

 

[SBC]

What I do is mix some super glue with vulcanite dust from another damaged stem, you gotta hurry because it drys fast so you gotta have everything prepared so as soon as you get it mixed you can apply.

I've done this with charcoal powder. But yeah, you have almost no time, so it can be frustrating or even risky.

 

[Puffaluffaguss]

I've done this with charcoal powder. But yeah, you have almost no time, so it can be frustrating or even risky.

I've noticed with charcoal powder, it causes a strange chemical reaction that seems to heat up the concoction to the point of a plume of smoke is created and that's it, instantly solid and it's actually warm to the touch.

 

[BalkanCanuck]

Might be a silly suggestion but if you tried contacting Peterson maybe you could just get a replacement stem?

 

[Ahi Ka]

Nice guitars. If all else fails, just put a softy bit on it

 

[SBC]

I've noticed with charcoal powder, it causes a strange chemical reaction that seems to heat up the concoction to the point of a plume of smoke is created and that's it, instantly solid and it's actually warm to the touch.

This happened to me, but I thought it was the cotton of the pipe cleaner I was mixing it with. Didn't realize it was the charcoal.

 

[kcghost]

If it smokes well now, why bother.

 

[Puffaluffaguss]

This happened to me, but I thought it was the cotton of the pipe cleaner I was mixing it with. Didn't realize it was the charcoal.

RIGHT. The charcoal was of course my first plan of action and after the third time I figured yup has to be the components of the mixture not my mixing. I consider myself but not enough to heat up glue and charcoal to the point of ignition lol.

 

[orlandofurioso]

Thanks, are we talking using that 'Black Superglue' and sanding?

Yes, we are. Easy repair .
Clean out the crack with alcohol first, otherwise the glue will ( perhaps ) not hold.