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Post by stilllernin on Sept 21, 2018 18:01:13 GMT -5
My pipe cracked yesterday afternoon, its not all the way through, but I'm still wondering what to do, of course replace it, but can I salvage it for a car pipe in some way? imgur.com/gallery/uUX1YLN |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 21, 2018 18:07:04 GMT -5
How did that happen? Was it the heat or was it dropped or accidentally broken?
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Sept 21, 2018 18:13:01 GMT -5
Sorry to hear , I'm sure someone will point you in the right direction.
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Post by stilllernin on Sept 21, 2018 18:14:27 GMT -5
How did that happen? Was it the heat or was it dropped or accidentally broken? A combination of a moist day and heat. Sad too it was one of my better pipes, and great grain. |
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Sept 21, 2018 18:26:11 GMT -5
How did that happen? Was it the heat or was it dropped or accidentally broken? A combination of a moist day and heat. Sad too it was one of my better pipes, and great grain. Were you smoking it when it happened ? Or left it in the heat ? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2018 18:28:28 GMT -5
I appears that the bowl cracked do to excessive heat, moisture and possibly a flaw in the bowl material. A better picture of the whole area of the bowl would be better. It also appears the pipe has taken a fall or two in which can contribute to this event. Also a picture of the interior would prove useful.
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Post by slowroll on Sept 21, 2018 18:34:55 GMT -5
The best repair is to saw out the cracked area, high temp epoxy in a briar sliver. That s pretty involved and doesn't always work well. A quick and dirty option would be to stop drill the crack at the end, fill with a carbon paste, and smear a paste on the inside to give some protection, and let the crack expand and contract with the stop drilled hole as a partial safety. Also might not last long, but worth a try. What i use as a paste is charcoal powder mixed with a little maple syrup. When thst gets hot and carmelizes, it's pretty hard. Another option is to stop drill,wedge open the crack a LITTLE then force in some epoxy with a pick and lightly clamp it. None of them are certain for long term, but can work indefinitely. I epoxied a pipe back together that had cracked into jig saw puzzle pieces, and it has lasted about 50 smokes so far.
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Post by stilllernin on Sept 21, 2018 18:35:48 GMT -5
I appears that the bowl cracked do to excessive heat, moisture and possibly a flaw in the bowl material. A better picture of the whole area of the bowl would be better. It also appears the pipe has taken a fall or two in which can contribute to this event. Also a picture of the interior would prove useful. Nope, just heat, any wear and tear is age besides. Its a chacom and appeared flawless, the crack is only superficial, and doesn't effect anything too badly but is still disapointing. |
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Post by stilllernin on Sept 21, 2018 18:38:37 GMT -5
A combination of a moist day and heat. Sad too it was one of my better pipes, and great grain. Were you smoking it when it happened ? Or left it in the heat ? I was smoking it and a good smoke it was till I noticed the crack, very disapointing. |
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Post by That Falls Guy on Sept 21, 2018 18:45:33 GMT -5
You show the crack on the outside. Is it cracked all the way through to the inside?
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Post by stilllernin on Sept 21, 2018 18:55:43 GMT -5
You show the crack on the outside. Is it cracked all the way through to the inside? Nope |
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Post by haebar on Sept 22, 2018 5:56:49 GMT -5
You show the crack on the outside. Is it cracked all the way through to the inside? Nope I'd continue to smoke it if it doesn't leak air or moisture. I have a cracked cob that I continue to smoke because the crack sealed itself with carbon from smoking. |
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