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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?

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

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.

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!