Savinelli 6mm Charcoal Filters
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Why would I do that?And flushing with hot water
I'm just kidding, it's called sense of humor. This thread turned into a pipe cleaner shortage thread, so I suggested perhaps the most controversial cleaning method on this forum...flushing!
I'm messing with you.?I'm just kidding, it's called sense of humor. This thread turned into a pipe cleaner shortage thread, so I suggested perhaps the most controversial cleaning method on this forum...flushing!
Don't you find a reduction in the effects after just one use? I toss mine after every use.
Any filter I’ve always tossed after 1 use.
Not enough to throw it away...I can usually get 3 bowls out of each. Even if the filter gets saturated, it will still do a pretty good job at catching the tar that accumulates on the outside of it.
I bet Sav did these for the European market where most of the 9 mm filters are charcoal. European pipe smokers are huge on filters. Especially for new pipe smokers, filters are confusing and irksome, with seemingly dozens of alternatives if you count "keystones," and "rock maple filters," stingers from the old days, moisture rings, balsa, Dr. Grabow and Medico paper filters, and so on. Then there are adaptors to replace filters, and smoking filter pipes without filters or adaptors. This is the least explained and most confusing aspect of pipe smoking for beginners. It is a small issue, but takes a lot of trial and error, and filters bought you don't want, and so on. So Sav has a new charcoal filter; put a card in your file on that. Here's a tip on taking advantage of the situation. Pipes designed for 9mm filters are often priced at discount in the U.S. because the filters aren't as popular here, but usually they smoke fine without the filters, so unless you are looking at something way up market (high priced) it will probably smoke fine without the filter. After a certain price point, you probably only want exactly what you want.
Well, I’m stocking up on everything else, may as well grab a few hundred balsa filters so I don’t have to worry about it later.
Got a number of those. I use it mostly on cobs since their stems' lumina aren't smooth.
So far, I toss a balsa filter after every smoke, not because they are saturated but because I will smoke something different in the same pipe next time. Ghost of blends past and all that.
I may have to stop doing that and start reusing them.
I recently began exploring the world of 9mm pipes. What I discovered is that pipe makers ,like Savinelli and Peterson, make a lot more 9mm pipes for the European market than for the U.S. market. SmokingPipes has a European web site as well. They ship worldwide for €7 (flat rate) and for free for orders of €100 or more. As you can see, they currently have hundreds of 9mm Savs:
Smokingpipes.eu Pipe Locator
www.smokingpipes.eu
It so very much depends on what you're smoking and your smoking style that there really isn't a right answer here. The general expectation is that they're replaced after each smoke, but if you're getting three bowls out of a balsa filter, that's obviously perfectly fine. Really, it's whatever works for you.
Very interesting thanks. I know the savinelli website has plenty of 9mm pipes as well, but the shipping is more expensive.I recently began exploring the world of 9mm pipes. What I discovered is that pipe makers ,like Savinelli and Peterson, make a lot more 9mm pipes for the European market than for the U.S. market. SmokingPipes has a European web site as well. They ship worldwide for €7 (flat rate) and for free for orders of €100 or more. As you can see, they currently have hundreds of 9mm Savs:
Smokingpipes.eu Pipe Locator
A little bit less inventory now. I'm glad I saw this thread and was able to order some
Savinelli 6mm charcoal filters? Interesting... I have used Vauen 9mm charcoal filters in my Savinelli pipes and they definitely restrict the draw A LOT more than the standard balsa wood filters. I like filters and the charcoal ones are just okay; I prefer the balsa wood ones for the best compromise of draw and flavor.
Hello, I just got some of the White Elephant 6mm meerschaum filters. I like them so far. It's not that Savinellis aren't made right, those filters are longer than the balsa ones. I didn't have a draw problem