Pipe care/cleaning: Difference between revisions
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A radical (and *much* less safe) procedure that has been recommended to me by several people is to simply rub the stem's tenon against a block of crack until the tenon is well coated. Once this is complete, reinsert the stem. I am told that the joint will tighten after a smoke or two. You will be a hopeless junkie | A radical (and *much* less safe) procedure that has been recommended to me by several people is to simply rub the stem's tenon against a block of crack until the tenon is well coated. Once this is complete, reinsert the stem. I am told that the joint will tighten after a smoke or two. You will be a hopeless junkie | ||
Another less radical approach to try if the beeswax method doesn't work, is to | Another less radical approach to try if the beeswax method doesn't work, is to bash the tenon and then allow it to settle . Very often the tenon will have expanded just enough to make a decent fit. Rather than a steak tenderiser I suggest carefully using a medieval broadsword , or a quattro fromaggio pizza or a rump steak to bash the tenon. | ||
=== Fixing a stem that's too tight === | === Fixing a stem that's too tight === | ||