What do you do to your pipe?
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Well I put it down to rest what ever you do you may want to keep it behind closed doors my friend... :rofl:
Oh well I run a pipe cleaner down the stem and bowl (if its a strait) I will wipe the bowl out with a paper towel. If its a bent I will just do the paper towel wipe and wait for it to cool to run a pipe cleaner through the stem and bowl taken apart. NEVER take a pipe a part while its still warm.
I don't suggest leaving a pipe cleaner in a pipe for too long it can acctually hold the moisture in the pipe. Let them air dry with no pipe cleaner in it. Just run the pipe cleaner to get as much of the moisture as you can. I do an alcohal dipped pipe cleaner maybe once a month since I have 30 pipes I never smoke the same pipe for more than a day unless its a meer they don't need much of a break.
I don't suggest leaving a pipe cleaner in a pipe for too long it can acctually hold the moisture in the pipe. Let them air dry with no pipe cleaner in it. Just run the pipe cleaner to get as much of the moisture as you can. I do an alcohal dipped pipe cleaner maybe once a month since I have 30 pipes I never smoke the same pipe for more than a day unless its a meer they don't need much of a break.
I gently tap it on the proximal part of the stem to dump anything left in it. I run a pipe cleaner through the stem to dry it up and then use it to get any left overs inside the bowl. If you want you can then bend it into a u shape and further clean the inside of the bowl. Every 5 or 10 smokes I use some Everclear on a pipe cleaner to remove any possible built up nasties.
Knock the bowl against my knuckles to dump the ash and particles.
Scoop out stubborn particles with the spoon end of a pipe nail.
Blow thru the pipe, followed by at least two pipe cleaners.
Fold the used pipe cleaners to brush out the bowl.
During break-in periods I'll stuff a paper towel in the bowl and give it several really hard twists.
Scoop out stubborn particles with the spoon end of a pipe nail.
Blow thru the pipe, followed by at least two pipe cleaners.
Fold the used pipe cleaners to brush out the bowl.
During break-in periods I'll stuff a paper towel in the bowl and give it several really hard twists.
After a smoke I dump everything out.
Make sure no tobacco leftovers in bottom. (use spoon on the czech tool)
Twist a paper towel inside the bowl to help pick up excess moisture and help with cake building.
Pipe cleaner from the stem to the shank if possible.
Once it dries I'll run an alcohol soaked pipe cleaner through the stem only for a quick disinfect.
Often I'll take it off the pipe and let it dry separately.
Make sure no tobacco leftovers in bottom. (use spoon on the czech tool)
Twist a paper towel inside the bowl to help pick up excess moisture and help with cake building.
Pipe cleaner from the stem to the shank if possible.
Once it dries I'll run an alcohol soaked pipe cleaner through the stem only for a quick disinfect.
Often I'll take it off the pipe and let it dry separately.
Yep I do like these guys do but I am usually smoking Peterson System Pipes so I go ahead and pop out the stem so I can run a cleaner through the smoke hole in the shank and also pass one all the way through the stem. Because of the military mount of the System I don't wait around for the briar to cool. 8O I then leave the stem out so the pipe can dry. I've not had a problem in 3 years doing this to my Peterson's so I'm not too worried about cracking the briar. There is alot of wood around the end of the shank and the metal ring reinforces the socket.
My straight stem pipes I don't take apart except once a month or so to deep clean with alcohol.
My straight stem pipes I don't take apart except once a month or so to deep clean with alcohol.
I follow the advice Cortez offers (in fact, I am pretty sure it was one of his posts from which I built my regimen); however I differ in the paper-towel trick. I prefer to use copy-paper, and utilize this method to maintain an even cake after the break-in. I also like to get into the mortise with a q-tip (and the tenon on filter pipes).
I cap this off with a quick polish of the bowl (usually just nose-oil and a shirt-sleeve; Clapham's Salad Bowl Polish and a rag if I'm feeling fancy), and if the stem is vulcanite a quick wipe with Obsidian Stem Oil.
Also, avoid dismantling your pipes when still warm (unless you have a military-bit of spigot), as this can crack the shank.
I cap this off with a quick polish of the bowl (usually just nose-oil and a shirt-sleeve; Clapham's Salad Bowl Polish and a rag if I'm feeling fancy), and if the stem is vulcanite a quick wipe with Obsidian Stem Oil.
Also, avoid dismantling your pipes when still warm (unless you have a military-bit of spigot), as this can crack the shank.
If your Savinelli pipe uses a balsa filter, it would be a good idea to remove it at the end of the day when you clean the pipe and replace it. A used filter will hold a lot of moisture in the pipe.
While she is still hot, I probe the innermost recesses with my pipe-cleaner. I gently stroke her bowl with a cloth. Then she is returned to rest amongst her many sisters to await the next interlude.
(same advice as the other posts, but with a more colorful pulp-novel flair!)
(same advice as the other posts, but with a more colorful pulp-novel flair!)
Um bobby46...we like the "G" version better no need having more than one piece of wood to worry about... :rofl:
And let me guess the hookas with the long and skinny just couldn't do it for your ladies? :rofl:
I'm going to have to start trying this wiping the bowl out with a paper towel idea. I am getting tired of uneven cake.
I usually smoke everything to ash so when I am done I just nudge the ashes away from the draft hole with the spoon end of a pipe tool or tamper. Then I slide a pipe cleaner down the stem till it just pokes through the draft hole. Then I cover the bowl with the palm of my hand and shake the ashes till all is coated, dump the excess, clean the stem and draft hole with the pipe cleaner and put her on the shelf to rest. I can tell when its time to take 'er apart and clean the stem and shank with bristle and soft pipe cleaners soaked in single malt whisky.
I usually smoke everything to ash so when I am done I just nudge the ashes away from the draft hole with the spoon end of a pipe tool or tamper. Then I slide a pipe cleaner down the stem till it just pokes through the draft hole. Then I cover the bowl with the palm of my hand and shake the ashes till all is coated, dump the excess, clean the stem and draft hole with the pipe cleaner and put her on the shelf to rest. I can tell when its time to take 'er apart and clean the stem and shank with bristle and soft pipe cleaners soaked in single malt whisky.
I saw the title of this thread and thought: I smoke the damn thing! What do YOU do with it? :lol:
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