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Post by kbareit on Dec 18, 2018 16:24:39 GMT -5
What is the purpose of stingers? (No,I'm not talking about bumbly bees either) And what is the consensus, remove them or use them.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 18, 2018 16:27:27 GMT -5
Get rid of them, unless you like the originality of having it in the pipe...It serves no viable purpose in my opinion.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 18, 2018 17:08:31 GMT -5
I think they were used to cool the smoke somewhat. I leave them in for the most part. I've removed a few too.
I reckon the general consensus is that most people remove them. If you do it makes it easier to pass a pipe cleaner through the stem.
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Post by slowroll on Dec 18, 2018 17:10:56 GMT -5
They're supposed to minimize moisture being pulled up the stem. But, all they really do is provide a turbulence spot to actually condense moisture that would otherwise remain as vapor, making the problem worse.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Dec 18, 2018 17:26:46 GMT -5
I remove them if I can. The Kaywoodies I have, they're non removable. I keep them, though, in case I decide to sell the pipe later.
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Post by peteguy on Dec 18, 2018 17:40:03 GMT -5
If you cut off a stinger the resale value will dive. Some of the ones that can be removed, like Grabows, I have some with and some without. Depends on how they smoke.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 18:30:06 GMT -5
They're supposed to minimize moisture being pulled up the stem. But, all they really do is provide a turbulence spot to actually condense moisture that would otherwise remain as vapor, making the problem worse. This ^^^^^^^ if a stinger is removable, that’s what I do. The old Kaywoodie pipes with the Drinkless stinger that’s not removable I definitely don’t cut them off!!! One day my daughter will be selling them, along with many collector Pipes I don’t smoke, some never smoked. |
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Post by jackdiamond on Dec 18, 2018 18:38:20 GMT -5
They're supposed to minimize moisture being pulled up the stem. But, all they really do is provide a turbulence spot to actually condense moisture that would otherwise remain as vapor, making the problem worse. This ^^^^^^^ if a stinger is removable, that’s what I do. The old Kaywoodie pipes with the Drinkless stinger that’s not removable I definitely don’t cut them off!!! One day my daughter will be selling them, along with many collector Pipes I don’t smoke, some never smoked. Have your daughter sling me a PM when she's looking to sell, Coyote. Hah hah. |
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Post by kbareit on Dec 18, 2018 19:11:03 GMT -5
They're supposed to minimize moisture being pulled up the stem. But, all they really do is provide a turbulence spot to actually condense moisture that would otherwise remain as vapor, making the problem worse. This is what I've experienced with them in the pipe. I kept getting the gurgle,remove the stem and soak the moisture up with a pipe cleaner. I wasn't sure if the condensation was meant as a filter of sorts or just an experiment gone wrong. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 19:15:16 GMT -5
This ^^^^^^^ if a stinger is removable, that’s what I do. The old Kaywoodie pipes with the Drinkless stinger that’s not removable I definitely don’t cut them off!!! One day my daughter will be selling them, along with many collector Pipes I don’t smoke, some never smoked. Have your daughter sling me a PM when she's looking to sell, Coyote. Hah hah. Might have to wait a year or two, once I’m 6’ under!! |
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Post by jackdiamond on Dec 18, 2018 19:18:35 GMT -5
Have your daughter sling me a PM when she's looking to sell, Coyote. Hah hah. Might have to wait a year or two, once I’m 6’ under!! A year or two? Bagh! You'll outlive us all, Coyote. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 18, 2018 23:24:24 GMT -5
I have a stinger on my BBB that is easily removable, but it smokes clean and dry....it passes the pipe cleaner test when it is in the pipe. This is with it pulled halfway out. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Dec 19, 2018 3:12:38 GMT -5
"Stingers", like other "improvements" in pipes were popular in the 60s and 70s... we were all facing the future and thinking "technology' in any endeavor would improve our lot. We landed on the Moon. If we could do that, we could make houses out of plastic, have flying cars and have aluminum improvements to our pipes.
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 19, 2018 3:27:20 GMT -5
I have a stinger on my BBB that is easily removable, but it smokes clean and dry....it passes the pipe cleaner test when it is in the pipe. This is with it pulled halfway out.I've never seen one like that before. I've seen many twisty ones and a few with a tiny ball on the end with a groove cut in it, but none like that. I can see how that would pass the pipe-cleaner test. I would be inclined to leave that one in if it caused no bother. |
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Post by mel64us on Jan 21, 2019 22:21:06 GMT -5
I don't like stingers. I either pull them out or cut them off.
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Post by libertysmoke on Jan 26, 2019 10:42:20 GMT -5
pull em' out
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Post by gav on Jan 26, 2019 13:26:22 GMT -5
My main problem is those stingers you can't push a cleaner through. You have to take the pipe apart every time with the potential of cracking the stem
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 26, 2019 13:31:15 GMT -5
My main problem is those stingers you can't push a cleaner through. You have to take the pipe apart every time with the potential of cracking the stem That's my main reason for removing them. I don't really mind them, except for the reason above. |
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Post by haveldad on Jan 26, 2019 14:38:11 GMT -5
I remove them if I can. The Kaywoodies I have, they're non removable. I keep them, though, in case I decide to sell the pipe later. ^ |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jan 26, 2019 17:27:47 GMT -5
I have a couple of Kaywoodie stinger pipes, and they really do work.
Instead of getting moisture in your mouth, it collects on the stinger. Break down the pipe hot, wipe the stinger, and you're back to dry smoking. It's a lot easier than fishing a pipe cleaner down the stem.
The downside, of course, is you have to carry something to wipe the stinger with...
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Post by isett2860 on Jan 26, 2019 18:52:23 GMT -5
"Stingers", like other "improvements" in pipes were popular in the 60s and 70s... A Stinger is a duo cocktail made by adding crème de menthe to brandy. The cocktail's origins can be traced to the United States in the 1890s, and the beverage remained widely popular in America until the 1970s. oh wait, this is the Briar Patch! Not the Bar Patch. I only have 2 pipes that have them. Both were removed and stored away. why you may ask? Because several years ago this newbie found the Briar Patch and this is what it told me to do! |
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Post by qmechanics on Jan 27, 2019 2:19:35 GMT -5
It appears that stingers were mounted on less expensive pipe lines. I am curious about the reason why (Insurance for inconsistent or poor pipe mechanics?) and the exceptions?
Were stingers as common in Europe as they were in the USA (as a percentage of pipes having them opposed to not.)?
PS My collecting activities tell me they were more common to the USA.
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