Peterson burnthrough! saga ended

[Harlock999]

Whoa!
Those pics just escalated this issue from being about a pipe burn through to an actual fire concern. Who knows what could happen if an unsuspecting smoker were to put their pipe down and walk away, with a burn like that occurring...

 

[DrT999]

That is definitely a flaw in the briar. Those small flake pipes are particularly susceptible to burn out if the briar is flawed, due to the thin walled design. I hope they make it right for you and send a replacement. ale:

I think if I am offered a choice between a replacement and store credit, I'll take the credit and put it towards a nice sturdy Brigham. To bad they don't carry a clay pipe with a vulcanite stem! Bet that wouldn't burn out! :roll:

 

[monbla256]

That is definitely a flaw in the briar. Those small flake pipes are particularly susceptible to burn out if the briar is flawed, due to the thin walled design. I hope they make it right for you and send a replacement. ale:

I think if I am offered a choice between a replacement and store credit, I'll take the credit and put it towards a nice sturdy Brigham. To bad they don't carry a clay pipe with a vulcanite stem! Bet that wouldn't burn out! :roll:

To bad. Seems as if there is one or two imperfections out of thousands of great pipes made by a maker, the norm here on the forums is that ALL products made by a maker are bad. I personally have and smoke about a dozen Pete's and have not had ANY issue with 'em and personally would buy another. If any small production maker had an imperfect pipe would everyone run away and condemn their pipes?, probably, and the percentages for this would be greater for them I'm sure. AAAAH, the world of perfection for UNDER x amt of dollars! I've been involved in some sort of "manufacturing" most of my life and things like this WILL happen in the long scheme of things. What is presented is definately NOT what should be expected, but I would not see it as the "norm" from a specific maker.Guess I'm not as discerning as others :twisted:

 

[Anonymous]

That's ghastly ! :shock:

:face:

 

[DrT999]

That is definitely a flaw in the briar. Those small flake pipes are particularly susceptible to burn out if the briar is flawed, due to the thin walled design. I hope they make it right for you and send a replacement. ale:

I think if I am offered a choice between a replacement and store credit, I'll take the credit and put it towards a nice sturdy Brigham. To bad they don't carry a clay pipe with a vulcanite stem! Bet that wouldn't burn out! :roll:

To bad. Seems as if there is one or two imperfections out of thousands of great pipes made by a maker, the norm here on the forums is that ALL products made by a maker are bad. I personally have and smoke about a dozen Pete's and have not had ANY issue with 'em and personally would buy another. If any small production maker had an imperfect pipe would everyone run away and condemn their pipes?, probably, and the percentages for this would be greater for them I'm sure. AAAAH, the world of perfection for UNDER x amt of dollars! I've been involved in some sort of "manufacturing" most of my life and things like this WILL happen in the long scheme of things. What is presented is definately NOT what should be expected, but I would not see it as the "norm" from a specific maker.Guess I'm not as discerning as others :twisted:

I am not blaming smokingpipes or even peterson (that much). As for my comments above, they are more directed towards the idea of replacing it with ANY thin-walled briar. If the only offer on the table is a replacement, I'll give it a shot! By the time any offer might be made, I'll be more likely to be willing to have it

 

[jefe1037]

were you smoking thermite? maybe using an acetylene torch for a lighter? do you use freshly a smelted pig of iron as your pipe rest?


I'm just sayin', the burn through hole is bigger than the top of the tobacco chamber.

 

[SPUD 15]

Hey Doc you could always send it to Kirk for the repair :affraid: :affraid: :affraid: Definetly a soft spot in the Briar. MIKE

 

[Aristokles]

That's no hole...it's a CRATER!

Never seen anything like it before.

Keep us posted on this one, please.

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

Wow! Complete bummer Dr. T.

I often wonder about my little Pete Tankard. It does get awfully hot even when exercising a careful smoking pace. Its walls are so thin that a slight stoked ember is all that's needed to heat it up.

I bought a Stanwell Featherweight last year and the bowl is practically the same size as the Tankard but it smokes way cooler due to its slightly thicker walls.

 

[SaltwaterCowboy]

I've never seen a burned out pipe before. Fascinating, I hope you can get this mess sorted out!

 

[DrT999]

I've never seen a burned out pipe before. Fascinating, I hope you can get this mess sorted out!

I hope you never see one up close and personal!

It was very odd . . . one moment I'm walking and puffing, then it tastes funny. I take and look at the pipe, and go to tamp a bit (it was nearly finished) and the side of the bowl just crumbles into nothing! I'm glad I was standing, because if I had been sitting I would have had a lap of burning dottle!

 

[user 1862]

If you fail to get store credit, you can always sell it on Ebay as a collectable. :twisted:

I held my Pete Calabash up to your photo to bring it into perspective, and it is amazing. When it happened, you must have quite the moment.

 

[DrT999]

If you fail to get store credit, you can always sell it on Ebay as a collectable. :twisted:

I held my Pete Calabash up to your photo to bring it into perspective, and it is amazing. When it happened, you must have quite the moment.

I think I must have just stared in disbelief for at least 30 seconds!

 

[Silence2477]

I'm sorry to hear about the burnout and I hope they do the right thing and take care of you. Thank you for posting pictures. That burnout is incredible.

 

[DrT999]

I'm sorry to hear about the burnout and I hope they do the right thing and take care of you. Thank you for posting pictures. That burnout is incredible.

As some brothers say so often, if there are no photos, it didn't happen

 

[gravel]

Wow T, that sucks.

 

[Puff Daddy]

You must have smelled and tasted something unusual when that was going on..... :suspect:

 

[Kyle Weiss]

Li'l late seeing the pictures here...holy CRAP.... T, that wasn't you.

I learned a lot from a pipe kit I started carving that BIG flaws can hide in small places. They can be all shapes and sizes, and if a flaw to cause that kind of burnout wasn't seen, I'm not sure whoever was working the pipe could have caught it. Especially after what, eight bowls through the thing? That's impressive, and sad.

I hope you resolve the problem.

8)

 

[Kyle Weiss]

*Internet hiccup...sorry*

 

[DrT999]

I hope you resolve the problem.

Well, the pipe is on its way south; we'll see what they say