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oldbear58

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Greetings ladies and gents,
I smoked once, years ago and have been somewhat of a second hand smoker since.
Just started playing with pipes and smoke again.
I miss the smells, tastes and culture.
Can't let a good thing disappear.
Oldbear
 
Welcome aboard Oldbear. There's anything you desire in the lines of Pipes and tobacco information here.
 
welcome, enjoy your time here, everyone is wonderful except for three people

:)

rev
 
I was cleaning a couple of estate pipes and trying to find the best solvent for very thick accumulations of tar in the stem. I had good luck just soaking the stems in a small bottle of 99% isopropyl alcohol, but one of the stems seemed to react with the alcohol and became soft. It hardened after drying and doesn't seem to be damaged.

Which stems react poorly with which solvents?

Obviously lucite and acrylics shouldn't go into a vat of acetone or metheline chloride, but what can I safely use for vulcanite?

Where is the best place to post this type of question?

Where can I find information about each of the typical stem materials?

Oldbear
 
Nice to meet you Oldbear, welcome to BoB. :cheers: 

Best to post such questions in the DIY forum here: https://www.brothersofbriar.com/f13-diy you'll get more people seeing your post there. :)
 
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Welcome to BoB and best of luck with the pipe reconditioning!

"T"
 
Welcome to the brotherhood, do not be a second hand smoker, be a first hand smoker...:lol: 
 
Welcome to the BoB. Glad to have you on board. :) 

AJ
 
I was considering staring a local Yahoo group for pipe smokers. My possible name would be "Mixture 626" (our area code). What part of BoB would be best to post a notice?

Oldbear
 

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