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wdteipen wrote:How thick are your mouthpieces just behind the buttons? They look like they could be a touch thinner. Other than that these pipes are super nice.
Right behind the button the stems measure .150" +/- .005"
I'd like to make them thinner, but I feel that I need to work on getting the stem slot thinner before I take them any smaller.
Abe
Anything .150 or less is fine. Mine are usually around .145.
wdteipen wrote:How thick are your mouthpieces just behind the buttons? They look like they could be a touch thinner. Other than that these pipes are super nice.
Right behind the button the stems measure .150" +/- .005"
I'd like to make them thinner, but I feel that I need to work on getting the stem slot thinner before I take them any smaller.
Abe
0.15" or less is pretty good. Not sure why they appear a bit thick. Maybe it's because the photos are so close up.
These really are pipes to drool over. Good job!
A couple of things that caught my eye (or might just be the pics):
The photo of the rhodie from the top seem to give the impression that the stem is a tad out of line with the shank.
The canadian's back could, for me, do with a bit more wood removed. A bit more of an inward curve, not neceesarily mirroring the front, but still there.
But this is just my amateur 1/2c, overall a really cool couple of pipes!
wdteipen wrote:How thick are your mouthpieces just behind the buttons? They look like they could be a touch thinner. Other than that these pipes are super nice.
Right behind the button the stems measure .150" +/- .005"
I'd like to make them thinner, but I feel that I need to work on getting the stem slot thinner before I take them any smaller.
Abe
Anything .150 or less is fine. Mine are usually around .145.
Rad
Agreed. I usually take mine to around .135, but if the pipe is very large, I may keep the bit at around .150. A thin slit is paramount, though. Make sure a tapered pipe cleaner will pass easily, but outside of that, the thinner the better on your slot.
Awesome
Really elegant pipes. I love the rhodesian, it flows very nice.
Greetings,
Ramón
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