Meerschaum Bowl Filters?

[Said.ALTINAY]

I’ve done a lot of looking at the pipes on Altinay’s site, but I never noticed these filters till now;

Natural Pipe Filters

Universal High Absorbent Natural Meerschaum Bowl Filters; Filters for pipes, Tobacco pipe filters

www.altinaypipes.com

Not sure I recall ever seeing a post here about them.

These look interesting, what’s the thoughts on these?

Hmm, I wonder what these might be like in a Briar pipe too? ?

Hello @PipeIT
Bowl filter is our new product.
You can also see them on Altinay Meerschaum Bowl Filters - https://www.tobaccopipes.com/altinay-meerschaum-bowl-filters/
There are also some reviews about them.

 

[PipeIT]

Hello @PipeIT
Bowl filter is our new product.
You can also see them on Altinay Meerschaum Bowl Filters - https://www.tobaccopipes.com/altinay-meerschaum-bowl-filters/
There are also some reviews about them.

Hello Said, thanks for the reply, hope all is well too!

One day I will buy one of your pipes, I don’t own any yet.

Take care...

 

[Ahi Ka]

Diameter of top 15mm
Diameter of bottom 6mm
Height 10mm at lowest point, 12mm at highest (curved surface and could be sanded brown)

I just realised that I use the ones from meerschaummarket. That’s what these dimensions are for

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Diameter of top 15mm
Diameter of bottom 6mm
Height 10mm at lowest point, 12mm at highest (curved surface and could be sanded brown)

Thank you very much for taking the time to take measurements.

I have one Driway filter that fits the bottom of the Dunhill very well. I have a tube of smaller Driway filters (used and unused) that are smaller and rattle around more in the pipe. This is the larger one that fits:



These are the measurements for the one larger filter that fits properly.

The diameter of the filter is 18.95 mm:



The width of the button that sits up at the bottom of the chamber is 11.69 mm:



The underside of that button is 12.17 mm:



The height of the filter is 10.26 mm:





The smaller filters that I have a tube of measure as follows:

Diameter: 17.26 mm



The top button width: 10.44 mm



The underside of the button width: 11.40 mm



The height of the smaller filter: 8.54 mm:



By the looks of it, these Meerschaum filters will fit loosely and probably allow me to screw the bowl down all the way. Thanks for your help!

 

[AJL67]

Well i have a couple pipes i really like yet it seems no matter how much i dry (unless it’s bone dry) and how slow i smoke i still get some gurgle and it ticks me off, so I’ll give them a try, why not, site says good for up to 10 bowls so a bag of this used just when i smoke those pipes should last me a good long time.

after one turns black I’ll cut it in half so people can argue about it ?

 

[PipeIT]

Glad this wasn’t locked, I forgot all about this post...

I just started thinking about these again for my Radice Clear Bent Dublin with Baldo Baldo briar, to protect the bottom from burn/char.

So this is really about protecting the bottom, but keeping excess moisture out of the bottom in a fine pipe seems like a good plus too.

hmm

I just wish they weren’t so expensive, $20 for 10 chips.

From what I read on Altinay, 1 chip is only good for 10 bowls usage, so every 100 bowls would need to buy 10 more.

I would of assumed someone like @Said.ALTINAY would make these from leftover meerschaum scraps and could start selling these for $5 for 10 chips, 50 cents a chip which seems a lot more reasonable, than $2 a chip.

I was a bit shocked to see $20 for 10 of these chips.

4Noggins has the small tin of Nording Keystones for only $1.90

Nording: PIPE KEYSTONES

Nording: PIPE KEYSTONES These high absorbing volcanic clay pellets can be used in any kind of pipe and will absorb excess condensation while you smoke. Just put 5 to 10 Keystones into the bowl and fill it with tobacco. It also gives you a better cha

4noggins.com

@Chasing Embers I saw you mentioned this in another post;

I've used Akadama soil with better results. YMMV

Do you remember what was better about using Akadama, and by chance do you still use it?

 

[brian64]

Glad this wasn’t locked, I forgot all about this post...

I just started thinking about these again for my Radice Clear Bent Dublin with Baldo Baldo briar, to protect the bottom from burn/char.

So this is really about protecting the bottom, but keeping excess moisture out of the bottom in a fine pipe seems like a good plus too.

hmm

I just wish they weren’t so expensive, $20 for 10 chips.

From what I read on Altinay, 1 chip is only good for 10 bowls usage, so every 100 bowls would need to buy 10 more.

I would of assumed someone like @Said.ALTINAY would make these from leftover meerschaum scraps and could start selling these for $5 for 10 chips, 50 cents a chip which seems a lot more reasonable, than $2 a chip.

I was a bit shocked to see $20 for 10 of these chips.

4Noggins has the small tin of Nording Keystones for only $1.90

Nording: PIPE KEYSTONES

Nording: PIPE KEYSTONES These high absorbing volcanic clay pellets can be used in any kind of pipe and will absorb excess condensation while you smoke. Just put 5 to 10 Keystones into the bowl and fill it with tobacco. It also gives you a better cha

4noggins.com

@Chasing Embers I saw you mentioned this in another post;

I've used Akadama soil with better results. YMMV

Do you remember what was better about using Akadama, and by chance do you still use it?

Meerschaum Market has these at 5 for $6.99

High Absorbent Natural Block Meerschaum Pipe Cone Filters 5 pcs. Bowl Filters

High Absorbent Natural Block Meerschaum Pipe Cone Filters for bottom of the bowl. They are carved to fit all pipes. All natural.

www.meerschaummarket.com

 

[Chasing Embers]

Glad this wasn’t locked, I forgot all about this post...

I just started thinking about these again for my Radice Clear Bent Dublin with Baldo Baldo briar, to protect the bottom from burn/char.

So this is really about protecting the bottom, but keeping excess moisture out of the bottom in a fine pipe seems like a good plus too.

hmm

I just wish they weren’t so expensive, $20 for 10 chips.

From what I read on Altinay, 1 chip is only good for 10 bowls usage, so every 100 bowls would need to buy 10 more.

I would of assumed someone like @Said.ALTINAY would make these from leftover meerschaum scraps and could start selling these for $5 for 10 chips, 50 cents a chip which seems a lot more reasonable, than $2 a chip.

I was a bit shocked to see $20 for 10 of these chips.

4Noggins has the small tin of Nording Keystones for only $1.90

Nording: PIPE KEYSTONES

Nording: PIPE KEYSTONES These high absorbing volcanic clay pellets can be used in any kind of pipe and will absorb excess condensation while you smoke. Just put 5 to 10 Keystones into the bowl and fill it with tobacco. It also gives you a better cha

4noggins.com

@Chasing Embers I saw you mentioned this in another post;

I've used Akadama soil with better results. YMMV

Do you remember what was better about using Akadama, and by chance do you still use it?

Meerschaum is a filter so no use of using filter material in a filter. I used akadama in the early 2000s before I thought to pack wet tobacco more lightly just because nothing else was available locally. The granules can be purchased by granule size versus a bag of different sized chips.

 

[OzPiper]

The cone filters are pricey
Meer chips are cheaper
Nording Keystones are much cheaper as they are available in bulk packs
I have also heard of kitty litter and rice being used

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

They actually work but they're a PITA. I tried them for awhile then stopped. They might work and be workable if you replaced them every 5 smokes or so. Leave them in too long, they get gunked up and are very difficult to remove. An added expense and issues not worth the miniscule benefit.

 

[PipeIT]

I started thinking about these meerschaum filters again, and chips.

The roof of my mouth can get really sensitive, I found these White Elephant granules, they’re inexpensive enough, I’m going to give these a try and see if they help any.

https://www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/filters-and-adaptors/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=564629

I might have to just start smoking filtered pipes.

The meerschaum chips/granules, can they cause any issues to the bottom of a briar chamber?

 

[OzPiper]

I started thinking about these meerschaum filters again, and chips.

The meerschaum chips/granules, can they cause any issues to the bottom of a briar chamber?

I use meerschaum chips or Nording Keystones all the time.
I usually discard them after 2 uses, but they can be reused more than that.

The bottom of the chamber will not form a cake but I can't see how they can cause any other issue.

 

[PipeIT]

I’m also thinking to get a commission with a filter. Dmitry of Micoipipes said he made himself a filtered pipe and uses Meerschaum filters he’s happy with.

Of course, I’m assuming with a pipe that take filters, you can use charcoal or balsa.

White Elephant are the only ones I see making meerschaum filters.

https://www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/filters-and-adaptors/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=564600