Small crack in the stem

[matchstickman]

I recently acquired a very beautiful Jobey estate pipe. I sent it off to a gentleman to have it refurbished and it came back looking pretty good. I smoked one bowl out of it, and when I was about 3/4 of the way done, I thought I heard a funny sound coming from the pipe when I puffed. I let the pipe go out, dumped out the ash and dottle, let it cool, then went to take the stem out to investigate the noise. When I took the stem out, this is what I found.

Does anyone know if there is a way that I can fix this tiny crack myself? Or should I just send it off and have another stem made for this pipe? I love the pipe dearly and this is kind of upsetting to me. Anyone who can give me a tip on fixing it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[ace57]

You need Unclearthur on this one He can make You a stem

 

[smokindawg]

Looks like you could just have a tenon replacement on that one. I'm surprised the person that cleaned up the pipe didn't mention that.

 

[unclearthur]

http://www.cupojoes.com/cgi-bin/spgm?dpt=W&srch=DW&item=job0link

 

[collin]

It almost looks like it was drilled off-center, causing the tenon to be too thin on the side that cracked.
That being the case, without drilling it out any more, I'd try to find a piece of aluminum tube that would fit snug enough to epoxy inside the stem before I sent it off to be retrofitted for a new stem.

It'd have to be a snug fit but not so snug as to make the stem too tight in the shank.

 

[pdmus]

Mark Tinsky has made 2 stems for me. Great price, quick turn around, well crafted stem.
Mark Tinsky