what is your latest pipe purchase

[Lostmason]

Stems (usually) start out straight and are bent during manufacturing. Older molded stems seem to straighten out the most because of time, the way that the base vulcanite stock was made and the bits shaped (molded).

Good luck giving it a go watch out for embers..

Will do,,but I looked them up and found these models with straight as well as bent stems.How should I heat the stem for bending?

[Lostmason]

Hi Pete

I'll give it a try this weekend,I'll have to borrow or buy a blowdryer.I need to pick up more pipecleaners anyway,good reason to dropin at the B&M,,Hehehe.

Matthew

P.S. I'll post after pics.

[Pugsley]

Four more homeless tins of tobacco appeared at my door today. How does this stuff keep finding me?

[Lostmason]

I do believe this is what I looking to achieve
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[NeverBend]

I do believe this is what I looking to achieve
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Yup, that'd work!

[Lostmason]

Yup, that'd work!

NP,but quick question,just how do they straighten out on their own?

[NeverBend]

NP,but quick question,just how do they straighten out on their own?

Hi Matthew,

Heat and manufacturing process.

Molded vulcanite stems have had about three ‘periods’ of manufacturing changes and the first two didn’t heat the vulc as hot so it has a greater tendency to revert to it’s original form. Almost all current molded stems are made with air injection (like soft serve) at higher temps so they don’t have much ‘memory’ and they don’t readily (but can) revert. They’re also lighter in weight, more maleable but not as strong and dense.

Rod vulcanite is a different manufacturing process and I don’t know that I’ve ever seen one revert.

[LandonColby]

Just made a little purchase at P&C.. I'll post pictures when it arrives.

[Lostmason]

Thanks,,I like the bent stems more,just haven't came across one that had reverted.

[OnePyroTec]

Besides some random cigars that arrived today, some aged stuff and my long awaited backorder of Mississippi River 8oz tins came in.