djo
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Post by djo on Jul 24, 2020 12:51:49 GMT -5
I've only recently started to get in to meerschaum pipes. There's something I was wondering about. Sometimes, when smoking, a small bit of tobacco gets caught in the draft hole and obstructs the draw. When smoking a briar, it can usually be removed with a pick and then smoking can continue. With a meerschaum, I worry that the pick would chew up the inside of the chamber. This doesn't happen often, but when it does I'd like to know what to do.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 24, 2020 12:54:08 GMT -5
I would like to think a gentle push of a pipe cleaner through the pipe would shift it without any issue.
Pipe cleaners are supposed to be used in meerschaum pipes aren't they?
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Post by kxg on Jul 24, 2020 15:35:29 GMT -5
My experience with meerschaum is that it is tougher than you think. I wouldn’t go at it with something razor sharp, but a normal pick with less than a heavy hand should be fine.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jul 24, 2020 17:35:20 GMT -5
I would like to think a gentle push of a pipe cleaner through the pipe would shift it without any issue. Pipe cleaners are supposed to be used in meerschaum pipes aren't they? This is what I've always done and yes, pipe cleaners work in all pipes, not just cobs and briar. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 24, 2020 21:40:28 GMT -5
A pipe cleaner core wire can dig into the wall of a hot pipe and damage it if you push it in too far.
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chasingembers
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Post by chasingembers on Jul 24, 2020 23:55:03 GMT -5
I would like to think a gentle push of a pipe cleaner through the pipe would shift it without any issue. Pipe cleaners are supposed to be used in meerschaum pipes aren't they? This is what I've always done and yes, pipe cleaners work in all pipes, not just cobs and briar. Bristle cleaners will score up the chamber on a meer. I've only ever used a pipe cleaner on meer stems, Q-tips on the mortise and draft hole, and handi wipes to wipe out the chamber. |
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jay
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Post by jay on Jul 25, 2020 21:50:32 GMT -5
I'd avoid the bristle cleaners, but regular cotton pipe cleaners, applied gently, shouldn't be a danger. I've got several meerschaums that are decades old and they have taken well to the use of pipe cleaners while smoking.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 25, 2020 22:44:28 GMT -5
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