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Post by djo on Dec 10, 2018 15:12:26 GMT -5
Are there any reasons not to use leather dye on your Cob pipes? Google is giving me conflicting reports on the safety of these dyes.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 10, 2018 15:17:06 GMT -5
Are there any reasons not to use leather dye on your Cob pipes? Google is giving me conflicting reports on the safety of these dyes. I've just used it today. Others have too. I don't think there's going to be much of an issue. A small amount won't go as far as into the bowl, and you're going to be taking in toxic smoke anyway, so after the first bowl full anything bad in the dye will have disappeared (imo). |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 15:21:14 GMT -5
I’ve used leather dye on many of my Cobs and briars I’ve made.....,NEVER an issue. Just avoid getting dye into the chamber......your good to go👍👍
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 10, 2018 16:30:48 GMT -5
What Ted said...I use it exclusively on the cobs and more recently on a briar...it is what pipe carvers use, so why should I be different.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 10, 2018 17:35:22 GMT -5
 I hope this applies here, everything man made has an MSDS Sheet, showing makeup , toxicity, you simply access the MSDS SHEET and you have your info. There also is a Toxicy sheet for woods.
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Post by kbareit on Dec 10, 2018 17:58:04 GMT -5
I’ve used leather dye on many of my Cobs and briars I’ve made.....,NEVER an issue. Just avoid getting dye into the chamber......your good to go👍👍 Make sure the pipe is upside down when dyeing the rim or the dye will run into the chamber. A hard lesson learned. |
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Post by Mac on Dec 10, 2018 18:01:32 GMT -5
Fine on the outside. Just don't spill it anywhere!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 18:16:00 GMT -5
I’ve used leather dye on many of my Cobs and briars I’ve made.....,NEVER an issue. Just avoid getting dye into the chamber......your good to go👍👍 Make sure the pipe is upside down when dyeing the rim or the dye will run into the chamber. A hard lesson learned. I plug up the chamber completely with steel rods I made years ago, various diameters. |
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Post by kbareit on Dec 10, 2018 18:23:10 GMT -5
Make sure the pipe is upside down when dyeing the rim or the dye will run into the chamber. A hard lesson learned. I plug up the chamber completely with steel rods I made years ago, various diameters. I tried the stick my gloved finger in the chamber. It did not go the way it was supposed to. I just hold the pipe upside down and have just enough dye on the rag to coat the rim. I'm working on a Christmas themed cob and painted it and used a silicone plug that I use for powder coating. I might try it out for dyeing. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 18:27:52 GMT -5
I plug up the chamber completely with steel rods I made years ago, various diameters. I tried the stick my gloved finger in the chamber. It did not go the way it was supposed to. I just hold the pipe upside down and have just enough dye on the rag to coat the rim. I'm working on a Christmas themed cob and painted it and used a silicone plug that I use for powder coating. I might try it out for dyeing. Holding the pipe upside down does work well, have fun👌👍👍 |
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Post by addamsruspipe on Dec 10, 2018 19:24:43 GMT -5
Wine Cork. Red wine for briar. White for cobs.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 19:30:33 GMT -5
Wine Cork. Red wine for briar. White for cobs. Cork will work.....BUT...,if your dye is on the watery side it can be absorbed by the cork PDQ and you’ll end up with dye around the upper inside chamber......believe me, it’s not the end of the world👍👍 |
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Post by djo on Dec 10, 2018 20:14:15 GMT -5
I plug up the chamber completely with steel rods I made years ago, various diameters. I tried the stick my gloved finger in the chamber. It did not go the way it was supposed to. I just hold the pipe upside down and have just enough dye on the rag to coat the rim. I'm working on a Christmas themed cob and painted it and used a silicone plug that I use for powder coating. I might try it out for dyeing. Rag? I'm not the only one to think of dipping the tip of a pipe cleaner in the dye and applying it to the stummel a little at a time, am I? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2018 20:28:59 GMT -5
I tried the stick my gloved finger in the chamber. It did not go the way it was supposed to. I just hold the pipe upside down and have just enough dye on the rag to coat the rim. I'm working on a Christmas themed cob and painted it and used a silicone plug that I use for powder coating. I might try it out for dyeing. Rag? I'm not the only one to think of dipping the tip of a pipe cleaner in the dye and applying it to the stummel a little at a time, am I? Pipe cleaners can leave lint behind. I use cheesecloth folded multiple times, absolutely no lint. Or I’ll use disposable hobby brushes. Choose your weapon.....good luck👍 |
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Post by kbareit on Dec 10, 2018 21:11:30 GMT -5
I tried the stick my gloved finger in the chamber. It did not go the way it was supposed to. I just hold the pipe upside down and have just enough dye on the rag to coat the rim. I'm working on a Christmas themed cob and painted it and used a silicone plug that I use for powder coating. I might try it out for dyeing. Rag? I'm not the only one to think of dipping the tip of a pipe cleaner in the dye and applying it to the stummel a little at a time, am I? I was taught to use a rag for staining in middle school shop class and have been doing it for 35+ years since. There is hope I might try something new, I started to use disposable gloves while doing it.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 11, 2018 3:57:20 GMT -5
Rag? I'm not the only one to think of dipping the tip of a pipe cleaner in the dye and applying it to the stummel a little at a time, am I? Pipe cleaners can leave lint behind. I use cheesecloth folded multiple times, absolutely no lint. Or I’ll use disposable hobby brushes. Choose your weapon.....good luck👍 I found the pipe cleaner absorbed too much of the dye. I used a piece of grease proof paper. Did the job for me. |
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Post by cgvt on Dec 11, 2018 6:39:32 GMT -5
I use a q-tip.
I have a board with finishing nails in it where I hang the pipes to stain them and let them dry. Nothing fancy. Just a piece of 12" long two by four with a few nails. It sits on my work bench
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I hope this applies here, everything man made has an MSDS Sheet, showing makeup , toxicity, you simply access the MSDS SHEET and you have your info. There also is a Toxicy sheet for woods. 
