Pipe filters?
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I have one pipe that uses A filter, A Dr Grabow. Without the filter the pipe draws too free, with A filter the pipe smokes perfectly. I change the filter after the third smoke and run A cleaner through the stem and shank at that time.
I would suggest you try A couple of smokes without the filter, then A couple with the filter, then do what is best for you, LOL there is some things that is just not written in stone.
I would suggest you try A couple of smokes without the filter, then A couple with the filter, then do what is best for you, LOL there is some things that is just not written in stone.
dd951, I have a pipe like that also. THe filter help catch ash and loose tobacco but not much else!
I couldn't find this idea in the forum, so here goes.
A filter; usually the mark of a cheap pipe... but not always. When I was younger I smoked almost nothing but English, but as I got older I've had to tone it down a little. I guess I would be called a heavy pipe smoker; uaually about 10 bowls a day. I need something that doesn't rip the hide off my tongue after a few smokes. During the day I smoke Raleigh. That's right good old cheap, drug store Raleigh. I enjoy the taste and it doesn't scorch my tongue. The last couple of bowls in the evening are usually English of some type.
Different pipes smoke different tobaccos differently. I found that for Raleigh I get a good smoke from the Savinelli filter pipes and I do use the little balsa filters. I really think they are a rather clever and simple idea. All they do is absorbe moisture and tars but don't change the taste. I think they are more of a "passive absorber" than a filter. I like em.
What I don't like about them is the price. Even at wholsale I think they're overly expenive. I usually get 2 or maybe 3 smokes before I replace it and over a years time it can run into money. So, being a cheap s.o.b., I decided there had to be a better and cheaper way. I don't buy them any more. What I did is I bought a batch of balsa rods off ebay. 50 rods, 3 ft. long, 1/8 by 3/16 inchs, rectanular. Then I snap off little pieces in the right length to make my own. Cost about $15. and makes about 1000 filters. Trust me, the smoke doesn't care if they're triangular or rectangular. It works great and I figure I cut my cost big time.
A filter; usually the mark of a cheap pipe... but not always. When I was younger I smoked almost nothing but English, but as I got older I've had to tone it down a little. I guess I would be called a heavy pipe smoker; uaually about 10 bowls a day. I need something that doesn't rip the hide off my tongue after a few smokes. During the day I smoke Raleigh. That's right good old cheap, drug store Raleigh. I enjoy the taste and it doesn't scorch my tongue. The last couple of bowls in the evening are usually English of some type.
Different pipes smoke different tobaccos differently. I found that for Raleigh I get a good smoke from the Savinelli filter pipes and I do use the little balsa filters. I really think they are a rather clever and simple idea. All they do is absorbe moisture and tars but don't change the taste. I think they are more of a "passive absorber" than a filter. I like em.
What I don't like about them is the price. Even at wholsale I think they're overly expenive. I usually get 2 or maybe 3 smokes before I replace it and over a years time it can run into money. So, being a cheap s.o.b., I decided there had to be a better and cheaper way. I don't buy them any more. What I did is I bought a batch of balsa rods off ebay. 50 rods, 3 ft. long, 1/8 by 3/16 inchs, rectanular. Then I snap off little pieces in the right length to make my own. Cost about $15. and makes about 1000 filters. Trust me, the smoke doesn't care if they're triangular or rectangular. It works great and I figure I cut my cost big time.
The filter needs to be replaced pretty often. i replace mine after every use, but you can get away with a couple of uses. I don't go out of my way to use them, but i will use them whenever i use a filter pipe. I find that with some cheaper tobaccos like captain black (which I personally enjoy) that the filter makes it taste better by removing a decent amount of oily and foul tasting tar. I would experiment to decide what you like best, it's all about preference TO EACH HIS OWN.
Hey searock, can you post a picture of your makeshift filters in rod form and cut? I have a Sav and would love to save money on filters.
Oh, come on, do you really need a pic? It's just a little piece of wood after all... Besides, my wife loaned the camera. I'll go a little further since your interested. I make a little mark about 1.75" from the edge of my desk as a lenght guide, then I just hold the rod in one hand and lay it on the desk edge to the mark and start breaking them off one after another. So what if the breaks are a little ragged, who cares? Then I just drop them in a can I keep near the pipes. I can do this for 5 minues and save $10. Besides, I kinda like beating the system! Check ebay for balsa bundles and give it a try. It's easy.
Haha I just want to make sure I get the right ones
. I will search around and see what I can find.
I smoked my DR Grabow filterless for the first time much better this is my only Briar and is still getting broke in. Looking to up grade soon.
I have a few corn cobs.
Filter I never use
The draw is massive with the Dane and Pride that I have... I tend to just sip the smoke
the results though are tongue-tastic!
It's very sensitive to smoke going in through the mouth end
and the bent stems are a pain in the ass to clean.
Filter I never use
The draw is massive with the Dane and Pride that I have... I tend to just sip the smoke
the results though are tongue-tastic!
It's very sensitive to smoke going in through the mouth end
and the bent stems are a pain in the ass to clean.
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