I pretty much follow OTD's routine, but not to shock bigvan, I do this at the end of the day. The pipes have always been cooling for at least a couple of hours.
Post Smoke Routine?
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I pretty much follow OTD's routine, but not to shock bigvan, I do this at the end of the day. The pipes have always been cooling for at least a couple of hours.
Sorry, OTD, I thought that went without saying. I don't just contemplate it; I actively prepare for it.
I do what OTD does but with alcohol (and dry cleaners) and after allot of bowls over several days and then a day or two too cool before I rip it apart. As far as after every couple bowls I change the filter if its a filter pipe and I am always running pipe cleaners through the pipe and around the bowl.
Oh yeah.
Just finished a bowl myself so it's time for the Post Bowl activities.
woohoo, that means another bowl comin' (-:
I used to do a full clean after each smoke, but I've learned over time what works for me, and for me, this has been my routine for over ten years. My test to know it works? I've always had a clean and sweet smoke.
I'll smoke a pipe three or four times (a cursory clean between smokes) and then do a full clean. Cursory for me is to run a cleaner through the stem and shank, then swab out the bowl with a bent cleaner or paper towel. This way, any loose ashes are removed and I won't be hooting them on my initial light.
For a full clean, I'll bunch up a paper towel and "ream" the inside of the bowl (only for those pipes with the proper amount of cake). I'll remove the paper towel, dump any dottle or remains, and insert a new/clean paper towel and wad it up into the chamber. Then, it's cotton swabs dipped in alcohol (pick your own favorite alcohol) for the stem and shank, swabbing both generously.
Then a bristle pipe cleaner. After a back and forth sawing, yet circular motion through the shank, I'll then bend the bristle cleaner over double and run it through again (sawing in a circular motion) to clean anything clinging to the sides or deep within the bore.
Next, a standard pipe cleaner dipped in alcohol and I'll run those through the shank and then another one through the stem.
Following this, I'll run clean and dry pipe cleaners through the shank first, once clean, I double it up and run it through again, and then the same for the stem until clean.
Nearly the end, I run dry pipe cleaners both the shank and stem and once they are clean of any residue, I'll buff the lip with a clean cloth and let the pipe rest for a couple of days.
One last thing...if I don't finish the pipe, say I get busy and won't get to it until the next day, I always remove the stem from the main portion of the pipe and run a pipe cleaner through the stem and shank. This way, if there is any moisture, most of it is removed, while air is flowing around the two independent parts drying them before use and preventing the potential for moisture to grow into something unwanted.
I'll smoke a pipe three or four times (a cursory clean between smokes) and then do a full clean. Cursory for me is to run a cleaner through the stem and shank, then swab out the bowl with a bent cleaner or paper towel. This way, any loose ashes are removed and I won't be hooting them on my initial light.
For a full clean, I'll bunch up a paper towel and "ream" the inside of the bowl (only for those pipes with the proper amount of cake). I'll remove the paper towel, dump any dottle or remains, and insert a new/clean paper towel and wad it up into the chamber. Then, it's cotton swabs dipped in alcohol (pick your own favorite alcohol) for the stem and shank, swabbing both generously.
Then a bristle pipe cleaner. After a back and forth sawing, yet circular motion through the shank, I'll then bend the bristle cleaner over double and run it through again (sawing in a circular motion) to clean anything clinging to the sides or deep within the bore.
Next, a standard pipe cleaner dipped in alcohol and I'll run those through the shank and then another one through the stem.
Following this, I'll run clean and dry pipe cleaners through the shank first, once clean, I double it up and run it through again, and then the same for the stem until clean.
Nearly the end, I run dry pipe cleaners both the shank and stem and once they are clean of any residue, I'll buff the lip with a clean cloth and let the pipe rest for a couple of days.
One last thing...if I don't finish the pipe, say I get busy and won't get to it until the next day, I always remove the stem from the main portion of the pipe and run a pipe cleaner through the stem and shank. This way, if there is any moisture, most of it is removed, while air is flowing around the two independent parts drying them before use and preventing the potential for moisture to grow into something unwanted.
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