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10-23-2014, 11:48 PM | #2 |
Chillin in the Aging Room
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Re: Estate Pipes
The pipe stem looks a little oxidized and also smells kind of bad. I've seen people use an oxi clean type chemical as well as bleach. What do you guys prefer? I don't have a buffing wheel so an option with the least amount of buffing needed is probably what I'll go with it it still is effective.
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10-24-2014, 10:29 AM | #3 |
Bilge Rat
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Re: Estate Pipes
I also collect fountain pens, and many very old pens are made of ebonite, vulcanite or as we call it BHR. I've used bleach on these with excellent results. It leaves it a matte black that can be polished easily by hand with some lightly abrasive polish; I use Simichrome. Check it often when in the bleach.
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10-24-2014, 09:56 PM | #4 |
Chillin in the Aging Room
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Re: Estate Pipes
Thanks Darren. When you are buffing it are you using a cloth or rag or paper towel? Total noob here when it comes to this.
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10-24-2014, 10:02 PM | #5 |
Bilge Rat
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Re: Estate Pipes
Old t-shirt. Paper towels are abrasive.
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10-02-2016, 08:11 AM | #7 |
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Re: Estate Pipes
The reamers with the fixed diameters work better for keeping the cake evenly distributed around the bowl. The adjustable three flute reamers are cheaper and work okay but will oval the bowl out if you're not careful
The pocket reamers, 2 flute are only useful as conversation pieces or to keep in your kit. You do not want to team a bowl with one of these more than once. I've probably got 30ish pipes, only two were bought new and one was made by me. The remainder were states of varying degrees, they all needed some amount of rehab to look and perform their best. |