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A wee bit of help - New stem vs repair.
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<blockquote data-quote="Dreadgerbil" data-source="post: 208379" data-attributes="member: 2219"><p>So, I got this cheap little pipe on ebay a while ago. It wasn't from one of the sellers who I usually buy from, know and trust. But I just saw the pipe and fell in love with it.</p><p>It was wonderfully cleaned other than the stem being more stained than described.</p><p>They even mentioned that it had been over twisted in the past and so the metal cap had pushed futher down over the wood than it was meant to and left the screw in stem a bit loose.</p><p></p><p>Well, I could fix that easily enough so I bought it for a song. I smoked it once. It felt good in the hand, smoked nicely and overall I was really happy with it.</p><p></p><p>However, when I was taking measurements to see how much I needed to move the cap/if I'd need a replacement cap I overtwisted it and snapped the stem off in the pipe.</p><p></p><p>I can get the remainder out easily enough. But I need your opinions. Should I just hunt high and low for a stam and cap of the right size and buy them or should I send it in to someone to be professionally repaired. If so, who?</p><p></p><p>I REALLY like the current stem. It's part of why I bought the pipe. It's strong but with a little chewy give which I like. Has a wider opening at the tip rather than the usual slit. I just really like it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Any ideas?</p><p></p><p><img src="https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/Dreadgerbil/Frenchie.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dreadgerbil, post: 208379, member: 2219"] So, I got this cheap little pipe on ebay a while ago. It wasn't from one of the sellers who I usually buy from, know and trust. But I just saw the pipe and fell in love with it. It was wonderfully cleaned other than the stem being more stained than described. They even mentioned that it had been over twisted in the past and so the metal cap had pushed futher down over the wood than it was meant to and left the screw in stem a bit loose. Well, I could fix that easily enough so I bought it for a song. I smoked it once. It felt good in the hand, smoked nicely and overall I was really happy with it. However, when I was taking measurements to see how much I needed to move the cap/if I'd need a replacement cap I overtwisted it and snapped the stem off in the pipe. I can get the remainder out easily enough. But I need your opinions. Should I just hunt high and low for a stam and cap of the right size and buy them or should I send it in to someone to be professionally repaired. If so, who? I REALLY like the current stem. It's part of why I bought the pipe. It's strong but with a little chewy give which I like. Has a wider opening at the tip rather than the usual slit. I just really like it. Any ideas? [IMG]https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/Dreadgerbil/Frenchie.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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