Peterson 317 ,but no stem for it

Alex · Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:07 pm

I have a old peterson and am looking for a stem . apparently hard to find for the 317 . I purchased it without the stem thinking it should not be much of a problem .

Lostdog5152 · Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:32 pm

Its probably going to be a hard one to find. Not something you would routinely run into in a box of old pipe parts. Sending it back to Peterson is expensive from what I hear and some of the pipe repair places can be kind of pricey too. I would check out a place that sells semi-formed stems like Vermont Freehand. I have only ordered a couple of stems for MM cobs as I was too cheap to order them from Walker Briar Works? I disremember. Just a little file and sandpaper and they work like a charm.

Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:45 pm

If youre not hardcore about having a peterson stem , theres other stems .. Plip and not , that you could have put on . It just wouldnt have the peterson logo on it . Hell , if it were me , Id have one made out of acrylic

Lostdog5152 · Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:12 pm

Ruffinogold wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:45 pm If youre not hardcore about having a peterson stem , theres other stems .. Plip and not , that you could have put on . It just wouldnt have the peterson logo on it . Hell , if it were me , Id have one made out of acrylic

Not all Peterson stems have the Peterson logo either. Personally, I wouldn't care too much as long as it fit well.

Alex · Sun Mar 07, 2021 3:58 pm

Ruffinogold wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:45 pm If youre not hardcore about having a peterson stem , theres other stems .. Plip and not , that you could have put on . It just wouldnt have the peterson logo on it . Hell , if it were me , Id have one made out of acrylic

Hi , i'm not sure I follow you , what do you mean "Plip and not "

Alex · Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:13 pm

Lostdog5152 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:32 pm Its probably going to be a hard one to find. Not something you would routinely run into in a box of old pipe parts. Sending it back to Peterson is expensive from what I hear and some of the pipe repair places can be kind of pricey too. I would check out a place that sells semi-formed stems like Vermont Freehand. I have only ordered a couple of stems for MM cobs as I was too cheap to order them from Walker Briar Works? I disremember. Just a little file and sandpaper and they work like a charm.

Vermont Freehand, looks to be a nice solution . I'll try talking to them over the phone, to see what they think would work. They must know the famous little pipe anyway. Number 18 in Bakelite, a yellow stem is possible (take a look )tell me what you think. But what does bakelite feel like in the mouth?

Anyway I don't think I like acrylic. I preferred the rubber made stems I think. But I haven't tried them.

Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:49 pm

Alex wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 3:58 pm
Ruffinogold wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:45 pm If youre not hardcore about having a peterson stem , theres other stems .. Plip and not , that you could have put on . It just wouldnt have the peterson logo on it . Hell , if it were me , Id have one made out of acrylic
Hi , i'm not sure I follow you , what do you mean "Plip and not "

Here is a description of the P-lip.

https://www.tobaccopipes.com/blog/under ... rson-plip/

Alex · Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:47 am

Mark Irwin
November 11, 2017 at 12:09 pm
Hi Paul, you’ll want a P-Lip if it is important to you that the pipe function as a System. In my experience, System pipes with fishtail sytems are “neither fish nor fowl” and smoke abominably. Better smoke an Irish army, with no reservoir, than a System without it’s patent P-Lip!

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