Looks like one of the first estate pipes i bought that was "clean and ready to smoke", i went through 15-20 pipe cleaners just to get one to come out clean. But i enjoyed it, i slapped it around and called it a dirty girl while reaming it.A recent gift from our resident Sin City member (more on that later) prompted me to get out a couple of pipes I’d bought recently and start cleaning them up. These two early republic 307 system standards have got to be the most filthy pipes I have ever cleaned up. So far I’ve had ream the stem bores with drill bits remove the impacted gunk. I’m starting to think the stem might actually be a wash and I’ll need to make new ones. Even after reaming with twist drills I haven’t even put a dent in the gunk in the stems. The previous owner was clearly unaware of the existence of pipe cleaners…View attachment 242484View attachment 242485View attachment 242486View attachment 242487View attachment 242488View attachment 242489View attachment 242491View attachment 242492View attachment 242493
The Filthiest Pipes I’ve Ever Restored.
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No more Amal's, but now SU HS4's.The last time those brushes were used was probably on a set of Amal MK1s.
I hope it would not come to that. @rusty - can you make new stems? (that's a skillset I do not possess, but I have a guy).
Don’t know what all the fuss is about. These pipes look just fine to me. I could show you dirty pipes. These ain’t it.
Acrylic Amber P-Lip Hand Cut Stem. :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
I had this Wellington that I made a very large BC stem for awhile back but I wasn’t really happy with it. I hadn’t started cutting P-Lip stems yet. I decided to cut an AB style P-Lip with a bone chimney for it.
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New P-Lip Stem For a Pre-Republic “Sports” Prince. :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
Title says it all, pickup this nearly mint Pre-Republic “Sports” Prince sans stem for a song. Hand cut a new P-Lip stem for it. Used the measurements I found for an identical pipe sold on SP to work out the stem length and shape.
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Hand Cut P-Lip. :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
Can a P-Lip be cut by hand? Yes! But I’m not real keen on doing it again, it’s a lot of work. I’m not going to go to in depth here or post too many pictures. If you want to see more keep an eye on Mark Irwin’s blog, Peterson Pipe Notes. But here it is, a Deluxe BC stem for a 20S. If you want...
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I've said it many a time and I'll say it again. "No job too big or too small for my man Rusty Pyles CPD!".
Love seeing all that nasty stuff come out!
Stummles mostly de-gunked, another round of salt/everclear.
Stems clean and sanded to 600g, I slathered them in mineral oil to sit for a while before moving on to 800-1200-2000g and polishing.
Mineral oil is magic and I don't care what anyone says
Those are some good lookin' pipes. Certainly worth the effort to make them smokeable again! How many pipe cleaners do you think you used? I feel like I go through probably 200 when I do the annual cleaning of my pipes. It just never ends! Or maybe I'm doing it wrong...
Those stem draft holes seem quite large --- do they take filters or is that to accomodate the screw in tenon extension thingy ??? just curious ...
Once I realized pipe cleaners weren’t cutting it I stepped up to bore brushes. So I didn’t really end up using to many.
8mm is standard for older Pete system tapered bore stems.
What kind of salt are you using? Any preference or doesn't matter? Just regular table salt?
