djo
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Post by djo on Sept 3, 2021 12:31:57 GMT -5
If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm new to plugs. I've been smoking a pipe for about 12 years, and in the first 11 I smoked maybe three plugs. Now I've found some I like, so I'm smoking them.  How do you recommend getting the gunk off the knife blade? An alcohol swab seems to work, but I'm not comfortable having my fingers 1/16 of an inch from a sharp blade. I tried Q-tips and Everclear, but that doesn't do the trick.
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Post by simnettpratt on Sept 3, 2021 13:18:16 GMT -5
Sweep your fingers away from the edge, never parallel, and you won't get cut.
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Post by Plainsman on Sept 3, 2021 15:09:55 GMT -5
Another method is to place the blade on a paper towel and turn it so that the cutting edge is turned down onto the towel. Then use a tissue soaked in rubbing alcohol to clean the blade. Clean on one side, turn over, do the other. Turning the blade into the paper towel keeps the edge covered.
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Post by instymp on Sept 3, 2021 18:17:50 GMT -5
The same way you wash your kitchen knives, away from the cutting edge.
Easy.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 3, 2021 19:16:12 GMT -5
Mean Green or any organic grease cleaner...spray it on and it runs right off.
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Post by Darin on Sept 3, 2021 19:19:56 GMT -5
Honestly, I just don't bother. The blade isn't used for anything other than tobacco.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 3, 2021 22:59:31 GMT -5
Good-off works quickly. Just be careful.
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Post by djo on Sept 4, 2021 10:54:22 GMT -5
Honestly, I just don't bother. The blade isn't used for anything other than tobacco. Then how do you sharpen the knife without getting gunk on your whetstone? |
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Post by Darin on Sept 4, 2021 11:29:24 GMT -5
Honestly, I just don't bother. The blade isn't used for anything other than tobacco. Then how do you sharpen the knife without getting gunk on your whetstone? I've got an older "cheapie" stone used for dirty pocket knives and machetes. They don't need to be razor sharp like the cooking blades. |
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Post by simnettpratt on Sept 4, 2021 20:24:38 GMT -5
You don't keep all your pocket knives clean and as sharp as you can get them? Oh, the horror.
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Post by trailboss on Sept 4, 2021 20:53:17 GMT -5
You don't keep all your pocket knives clean and as sharp as you can get them? Oh, the horror. It really is when you factor Darin is in the medical profession. If I catch a bullet he ain't digging it out of me! Well...maybe if he has a full bottle of Blantons for me. |
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Post by Darin on Sept 5, 2021 11:11:38 GMT -5
You don't keep all your pocket knives clean and as sharp as you can get them? Oh, the horror. It really is when you factor Darin is in the medical profession. If I catch a bullet he ain't digging it out of me! Well...maybe if he has a full bottle of Blantons for me. During a procedure like that, we'd both be drinking! 😅 |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 5, 2021 11:13:27 GMT -5
It really is when you factor Darin is in the medical profession. If I catch a bullet he ain't digging it out of me! Well...maybe if he has a full bottle of Blantons for me. During a procedure like that, we'd both be drinking! 😅 I can see it now...couple of drunks trying to see and cut staggering around and saying..."here hold my beer..." |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 5, 2021 11:16:02 GMT -5
You don't keep all your pocket knives clean and as sharp as you can get them? Oh, the horror. It really is when you factor Darin is in the medical profession. If I catch a bullet he ain't digging it out of me! Well...maybe if he has a full bottle of Blantons for me. That reminds me of the 80s when people were refusing blood transfusions because they were afraid of getting AIDS. If you need a bullet removed or a blood transfusion you have more immediate problems. |
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Post by Silver on Sept 6, 2021 22:03:03 GMT -5
During a procedure like that, we'd both be drinking! 😅 I can see it now...couple of drunks trying to see and cut staggering around and saying..."here hold my beer..." For a couple swigs of Blanton's, I'll hold the flashlight for you! |
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