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"Stem work?"
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<blockquote data-quote="LL" data-source="post: 467939" data-attributes="member: 95"><p>:lol: :lol: :lol: </p><p></p><p>Stems are always the first casualty when trying to hit pipe "price points." Even the fastest pipe makers go slower when shaping the rubber half. They have to. Pipe stummels are rendered in hundredths of an inch (up to a full millimeter when destined for sandblasting), while stems must be rendered in thousandths. </p><p></p><p>That said, there absolutely ARE some fantastically good American stem makers. Quite a few, in fact. Without seeing your collection, I'd guess that (by bad luck) the pipe shapes and finishes you like simply aren't made by those guys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LL, post: 467939, member: 95"] :lol: :lol: :lol: Stems are always the first casualty when trying to hit pipe "price points." Even the fastest pipe makers go slower when shaping the rubber half. They have to. Pipe stummels are rendered in hundredths of an inch (up to a full millimeter when destined for sandblasting), while stems must be rendered in thousandths. That said, there absolutely ARE some fantastically good American stem makers. Quite a few, in fact. Without seeing your collection, I'd guess that (by bad luck) the pipe shapes and finishes you like simply aren't made by those guys. [/QUOTE]
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