Problems with smaller mortises and ss tenons

[kamkiel]

Hopefully this is something easy to remedy. I have used 6mm ss tubing on a couple of pipes with bamboo shanks and for some reason the fit is just a little too loose. The pipe I am making now, I put a (what I thought was) little bit of super glue in the mortise to try and tighten things up. I let it sit for a couple minutes, picked up the pipe to find that the glue had travelled down the inside of the shank all the way to the chamber...

I am hoping one of you more enlightened gentleman could tell me if there are better ways to do this.

Also, if I sand the glue out, is the pipe still okay to smoke? I did read that super glue has some bad kind of stuffs in it, but it would be a shame to chuck this pipe.

Thanks,
Kiel

[Joe Hinkle Pipes]

I have been making an ebonite sleeve with integral "cap" to line the mortise of a bamboo pipe. It is a much tighter and stable fit to the ss tubing.

[caskwith]

To remove the super glue run the drill bit back down the air hole. In future if you want to put super glue in the mortise use a cotton bud (q-tip)

[wdteipen]

I do the same as Joe and turn a sleeve that includes the band/cap. Ebonite is much more stable than bamboo so you won't have to worry whether it will shrink or swell over time.

[kamkiel]

I have been making an ebonite sleeve with integral "cap" to line the mortise of a bamboo pipe. It is a much tighter and stable fit to the ss tubing.

I do the same as Joe and turn a sleeve that includes the band/cap. Ebonite is much more stable than bamboo so you won't have to worry whether it will shrink or swell over time.

I will try playing around with that further down the line. Thanks for the idea.

[kamkiel]

To remove the super glue run the drill bit back down the air hole. In future if you want to put super glue in the mortise use a cotton bud (q-tip)

Thanks caskwith. I will work on getting it all out today. Q-tip is good. As soon as I noticed super glue in my chamber I knew it wasn't the smartest way to fix the problem.

Kiel

[Tyler]

I do the same as Joe and turn a sleeve that includes the band/cap. Ebonite is much more stable than bamboo so you won't have to worry whether it will shrink or swell over time.

FWIW, this method is introducing another problem. I have a pipe in my shop that I am repairing for a good customer because this little cap pulled out of the bamboo. Just a heads up. (It wasn't made by anyone in this thread.)

[kamkiel]

I do the same as Joe and turn a sleeve that includes the band/cap. Ebonite is much more stable than bamboo so you won't have to worry whether it will shrink or swell over time.

FWIW, this method is introducing another problem. I have a pipe in my shop that I am repairing for a good customer because this little cap pulled out of the bamboo. Just a heads up. (It wasn't made by anyone in this thread.)

I'm still going to focus on making stems, my transitions with the bamboo, and briar before I start playing with sleeves. It is good to know when I do start playing with sleeves Tyler can fix them for me

[Tyler]

I do the same as Joe and turn a sleeve that includes the band/cap. Ebonite is much more stable than bamboo so you won't have to worry whether it will shrink or swell over time.

FWIW, this method is introducing another problem. I have a pipe in my shop that I am repairing for a good customer because this little cap pulled out of the bamboo. Just a heads up. (It wasn't made by anyone in this thread.)

I'm still going to focus on making stems, my transitions with the bamboo, and briar before I start playing with sleeves. It is good to know when I do start playing with sleeves Tyler can fix them for me

With George not posting someone has to be the resident repairman.