What do you uses these for?

[misterrogers]

At the chance of sounding dumb, I have to ask. What are these? I've seen them ever since I began buying on eBay, but I have no idea what you would use them for.

 

[smoker]

mrrogers i think they're to place on top of the tobacco before you light up to save losing the tobacco from the pipe once you have lit up and when you tamp down they keep an even surfacefor relighting if needed. That's the only thing i can think of.

 

[pipetrucker]

The only use I know for those is for pipes used to smoke, well... not tobacco. I know of no legitimate use for them in an actual tobacco pipe.

 

[jankomatic]

You can put them in the bottom to keep tobacco from going up the stem, but like pipetrucker said they are to go in a left hand weed pipe in general.

 

[papipeguy]

Ditto the last two comments. I don't know any real pipe smokers who use screens.

 

[fred]

Some will use them in Pipes where the base of the chamber is wearing thin from use... Another method for this same problem involves the use of 'load stones', which are small chunks of clay, to place in the bottom of the chamber before loading the Pipe. They look a lot like cat litter & can also be found as Meerschaum granules, used for the same purpose. Still another technique involves the use of 'Pipe mud' to build up the bottom of the chamber. It is made from water & Cigar ash.

 

[pstlpkr]

And, one of my local police friends told me that if they find one of these in your pipe.

You get processed.

 

[misterrogers]

Thanks for the enlightenment. I was confused as to what purpose they served.

 

[mlaug]

Generally speaking...avoid them like the plague. 8O

 

[brewshooter]

I use filters in my filter pipes. I went into a local corner liquor store to ask if they had pipe filters and the guy tried to sell me pipe screens. When I explained to him this wasn't what I needed, he looked very confused.

 

[grouchy]

water faucet screens. window screen small hole rapair.

wait till the cops find out, wont they be surprized.

may have to process all the homes and hardware stores in america.

 

[brewshooter]

Actually, you've got some fine ideas for these things grouchy. I do have a small hole in one of my screens!

 

[grouchy]

yep, and thats why the water doesnt come splashing out. just unscrew faucet head, rince or replace screen. window and faucet dont care whether screens come form the hardware store or head shop.

 

[thekiltedchaplain]

"window and faucet dont care whether screens come form the hardware store or head shop."
Thats awesome! HaHaaHaa

 

[thekiltedchaplain]

Anyone else live in a state where its legal to sell glass "tobacco pipes"? That always kills me.

 

[grouchy]

can buy most anything you want in florida and most likely anywhere else in the usa.

in the case of florida they are all labeled for tobacco use only, yea right uh huh.

thats what i use all of mine for. so who needs a briar?

 

[ranger]

To place in the bottom of pot pipes.

 

[grouchy]

you're right ranger, among other uses.

in a briar everytime you dumped your pipe would have to put in new screen and they will tar up, or dottle quickly due to compounding air flow restriction. i dont do it or wouldnt even try.