I went and did it !

[Lostmason]

Good on you for not holding up a smoking device as something holy that ought not be tampered with. Some may say you ruined the value of an antique but IMO if a 100 year old antique is unable to do the job it was designed and built for, then it's a shame someone didn't throw it in the trash 99 years ago. Now you've got something that functions like it should, AND it's old AND it's cool! It just doesn't get any better than that. Now just be careful not to go and drop it on the concrete... which is something that would invariable happen to me...

I recalled where in a previous thread here or at that other place,you stated that you grabbed a hack saw anytime you got
a pipe with a stinger.( I could be wrong though) What put me over the edge was reading a book that Warren, @Pugsley , sent me
"In Search Of Pipe Dreams" by Rick Newcomb. In it he discusses how he purchases these high end pipes and has them drilled out
to what he believes is a perfect draw. He ask's the one question that we all have to decide at some point, just what type of
pipe collector are we. Am I looking for a pretty shelf piece, or am I looking for a good smoker? I aint rich enough for shelf art,
I want to smoke my pipes and it should be enjoyable. So I've been playing with the dremel for cleaning old cake, and I opened
up the draw on a Bruce Peters. And with a noticable improvement I decided I wanted to enjoy that "old" meer.Now I'a glad I did !