So I was going to smoke my Savinelli Gingers Favorite yesterday until I picked it up from the pipe stand and this happened.
Now I'm having to search for a good glue and see if I can put it back together.
I'm just glad this wasn't a new pipe.
Well, This Makes Me Mad.
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So I was going to smoke my Savinelli Gingers Favorite yesterday until I picked it up from the pipe stand and this happened.
Now I'm having to search for a good glue and see if I can put it back together.
I'm just glad this wasn't a new pipe.
Almost anything can be repaired, that actually doesn't look *too* bad.
Sucks it happened though
Sucks it happened though
I'm trying to decide what type adhesive to use, one of the superglues or just wood glue.Almost anything can be repaired, that actually doesn't look *too* bad.
Sucks it happened though
I don't know if wood glue would hold up to the heat.
What an interesting place for a pipe to break! And it wasn't dropped or anything?
If it were me and I wanted to fix it, I'd use super glue. But I'd probably get so mad, throw it away, and buy another haha.
If it were me and I wanted to fix it, I'd use super glue. But I'd probably get so mad, throw it away, and buy another haha.
I've got a pipe or two or three like that. It always hurts. I've managed to epoxy one that was worse. I've attempted to cut the shank on another...that one hurts a lot because I enjoyed how that pipe smoked. It's a Lorenzo 1/2 bent. I still have 2 or 3 with cracks in the shank.
You could have a band put on it. That would be a good long term fix. As for adhesive, I would use a 2 part epoxy.
Thats a good amount of surface area. It will hold but its worth banding if you like the pipe. Its probably just been a weak spot since it was made.
That truly sucks. A band might be in order to keep that part stuck on. I had that happen to an early BBB handmade and it upset me so much that 6 years later, it's still in a Ziploc waiting for me to send it to the repair man.
I like the idea of a band. I may send it off to a reputable pipe repair shop instead of doing it myself. I don't know how to make the bands.
Look at it as a sign from the Pipe Gods. Just throw it away. Consider the situation an honest reason to buy a new pipe! What's wrong with that?
Not wood glue. Epoxy and a band.
You need to ask @georged what glue he uses. He is a master at repairing pipes that have a broken shank.
This is the answer. Looks like a great candidate for a professional repair and a band will look great on a Ginger! Shouldn’t be an expensive repair and I bet it will smoke exactly the same.
Are not bands available in multiple sizes? I ask for pappymac as well as myself.
And in my experience, there is very little heat that reaches the end of a stummel, fwiw.
And in my experience, there is very little heat that reaches the end of a stummel, fwiw.
Lots of sizes and styles of bands and caps are available. Never tried to install one myself.
Vermont Freehand
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Ive fixed several pipes with regular non-toxic Elmers Carpenter glue.
I know Missouri Meerschaum uses Elmers to glue in their stems.
And there is a lot of direct heat where the shank and bowl meet on a cob.
Also, years ago Marty Pulvers had a post about using Elmers or Titebond glue to repair pipes.
But, I like the band idea myself.
If so inclined, Pimo Pipeworks sells the bands and such......as well as other retailers.
I know Missouri Meerschaum uses Elmers to glue in their stems.
And there is a lot of direct heat where the shank and bowl meet on a cob.
Also, years ago Marty Pulvers had a post about using Elmers or Titebond glue to repair pipes.
But, I like the band idea myself.
If so inclined, Pimo Pipeworks sells the bands and such......as well as other retailers.
Well, yes, they are.
There are small bands:
And there are large bands:
