A 9mm question?

Subject: Re: A 9mm question? Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:58 pm

Being a low-brow barbarian, thumbs up on 9mm filters for me (but then, I like Kirsten's too, so that lets you know my level of "sophistication"!) I also smoke "straight" pipes, so I guess I'm a switch hitter? affraid

I like the 9mm filters for those times and tobaccos when I might be puffing a bit heavy and fast, or the leaf is a bit moist. Ain't democracy great?

Natch

Subject: Re: A 9mm question? Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:13 am

Whatever works for you, Natch.

Nobody said you were a barbarian.

Young bull : "Let's run over to the next field and hump one of those cows !"

Old bull : "No. Let's mosey on over there and hump them all !"

Difference in perspective.

One at a time. With maximum enjoyment Very Happy

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Joined : 27 Feb 2008 Posts : 212 Location : Littleton, CO

For a while I bought a lot of 9 mm filter pipes, mostly Design Berlin but also some Amphora and other brands I can't recall. A few thoughts, gathered from that experience:

Pipe filters are ok, but please don't use the filters more than once. I remember using a lot the Savineli balsa filters because that was the most easily available to me, but any other brand would do. The balsa is messier to deal with compared to those that came inside little cardboard tubes (sorry, I can't recall the brands, there were several, some made of charcoal some of meerschaum). Other than that, they all worked great.

Now-a-days I use filterless pipes because I prefer to be able to pass a cleaner. But that requires more care and better technique. If I were a newb I would still prefer the 9 mm pipes.

Pipes that have the 9 mm chamber accumulate a lot of tar and crude there if smoked without a filter. I found that a bit disgusting. There are adaptors that can be purchased to fill the void and convert the pipe to a filterless configuration, but accumulation of gunk still takes place around the little tubes, making them a mess to clean. Eventually I had new stems made without the filter chamber and that worked much, much better.
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Subject: Re: A 9mm question? Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:37 pm

Joined : 30 Jan 2008 Posts : 81

I generally smoke mine without a filter. They can a be a bit of a pain to clean, but a few q-tips and a litle effort will get the filter chamber reasonably clean.

Joined : 10 Sep 2008 Posts : 35

I keep opening this thread thinking it's about guns! Drat! Need to put the word "filter" in the title.

Subject: Re: A 9mm question? Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:28 pm

Joined : 27 Feb 2008 Posts : 212 Location : Littleton, CO

I always preferred my filters in 45 acp.
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