Hand of Glory
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Post by Hand of Glory on Jul 28, 2021 9:35:06 GMT -5
Bummer of a morning so far today. My recently purchased Ropp pipe has a horn stem, which i'm really enjoying btw. After I finished smoking and let the pipe cool, I took the stem off to clean it and the tenon separated. The tenon is a separate piece from the shank and stem, it is a little white tube of sorts. It was originally connected to the stem but is now loose. I think im going to try to apply beeswax to the stem and shank to see if this will hold, does anyone else have any ideas on how to repair this?
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 28, 2021 10:13:32 GMT -5
Could you super glue it into the stem? I don't think beeswax is a long term solution.
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Hand of Glory
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Post by Hand of Glory on Jul 28, 2021 10:19:06 GMT -5
Could you super glue it into the stem? I don't think beeswax is a long term solution. I suppose I could, my only fear is damaging the horn stem, but I suppose super glue wouldnt cause too much of a problem. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2021 12:01:29 GMT -5
I would simply send a line to smokingpipes, explain what happened and go from there.
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Post by Silver on Jul 28, 2021 12:11:45 GMT -5
I would simply send a line to smokingpipes, explain what happened and go from there. They'll probably replace it. Good people to work with. |
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Post by Hand of Glory on Jul 28, 2021 12:58:02 GMT -5
Sent them an e-mail so we'll see how they respond. Thanks for the help guys!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2021 14:39:43 GMT -5
Anytime, mate.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 28, 2021 15:33:30 GMT -5
Could you super glue it into the stem? I don't think beeswax is a long term solution. I suppose I could, my only fear is damaging the horn stem, but I suppose super glue wouldnt cause too much of a problem. I don't see how it could damage it unless you had to take it out. But you would have to push it in real fast. |
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Post by peteguy on Jul 29, 2021 19:36:37 GMT -5
I got into a little tilt with some guy about Ropp Pipes once. I didn't know this because no Ropp I have ever seen had it, but the guy told me there should be a cork lining that holds the stem in place. When they get old the cork dries and this is common. You just need to find some cork or have a repair guy do it for you. I didn't know this so always converted mine to a standard tenon.
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Hand of Glory
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Post by Hand of Glory on Jul 29, 2021 19:45:04 GMT -5
I got into a little tilt with some guy about Ropp Pipes once. I didn't know this because no Ropp I have ever seen had it, but the guy told me there should be a cork lining that holds the stem in place. When they get old the cork dries and this is common. You just need to find some cork or have a repair guy do it for you. I didn't know this so always converted mine to a standard tenon. I believe that’s on their older pipes. This one had a removable plastic tenon. I really like the aesthetic of the pipe, but the mechanics of it and the way it smokes is kind of a let down. |
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Post by rdpipes on Jul 31, 2021 8:47:59 GMT -5
A photo would sure help to diagnose the problem your having before you unintentionally do something you may regret.
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