We sanded it down with 320 grit then 600 and it fit beautifully - we lost a little of the finish so I would say maybe trying graphite in the future may help, but this one was too snug for that fit! Thanks for all the help!
Jeff
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- Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:06 pm
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Tight Fitting Stem
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- Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:13 am
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Tight Fitting Stem
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Re: Tight Fitting Stem
Thanks for the great response guys! I really appreciate the help!! We will tell you what works!
Jeff
Jeff
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:53 am
- Forum: Restoration, Repair, and Maintenance
- Topic: Tight Fitting Stem
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Tight Fitting Stem
One of my friend's pipe stems fits way too tight. Is there an easy way to loosen the fit without doing anything drastic like filing, and if we need to file it down, do you have any ideas on techniques to make it most effective. Thanks!
Jeff
Jeff
- Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:33 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Poor Man's Pipe...
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- Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:43 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Poor Man's Pipe...
- Replies: 7
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Well it looks like I am going to have to buy a file one way or another, but thankfully those usually don't run too expensively. Also I will definitely look around campus for some venues for woodworking as well! thanks again for all the great advice and i definitely have my work cut out for me. haha....
- Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:52 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Poor Man's Pipe...
- Replies: 7
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The Poor Man's Pipe...
Ok, so here is a little case study... I am a college student with limited access to wood working tools and equipment that would help with fine tuning a pipe to perfection. I am on a limited budget, but I did buy a cheap pipe kit off of PIMO (the precut base and stem). I am very new to pipe making, a...