Hockey Puck

[Briarfox]

I was reading another post on here about plate vulcanite and for some reason a hockey puck came to mind. they are made from vulcanized rubber. Is this the same as the vulcanite I've bought for stems? Pucks are 1" thick by 3" and cheap. I play hockey and to me a puck seems more rubbery but it appears it's the same material. Maybe I'll have to go into my bag and cut up an old puck.

What do you guys think?

[FredS]

As long as you freeze the pipe before using it (thereby reducing the rubberiness) it should work fine.

[KurtHuhn]

While ebonite may be vulcanized rubber, not all vulcanized rubbers are ebonite. Car tires, for instance, are vulcanized rubber, and yet would completely unsuitable for pipe stems. It's been a while since I've handled a hockey puck, but from what I recall, they're too soft for this application.

[Briarfox]

Well was worth a thought. I knew it felt a little to rubbery. Maybe I'll make a hockey pipe and use Fred's suggestion on freezing it!