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Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:44 pm
by John
I currently use a Czech tool to tamp my pipes, but don't like that the face of the tamper is not completely round and a bit small. I've seen those pipe nails which made me wonder if there are any other common household items that you guys have used and liked.
Re: Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 1:28 am
by Maynard
My son plays golf so I use golf tee’s 90% of the time.
Re: Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 5:09 am
by Fr_Tom
John wrote: ↑Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:44 pm
I currently use a Czech tool to tamp my pipes, but don't like that the face of the tamper is not completely round and a bit small. I've seen those pipe nails which made me wonder if there are any other common household items that you guys have used and liked.
Golf tees are good. I have seen people use a regular nail. I seem to do a lot of tamping with either a Chinese pipe nail or my finger.
Re: Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 6:28 am
by 9 Iron
I use one of these 99% of the time. They’re fairly common and I always seem to have one on me.
Re: Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 6:52 am
by Kevin Keith
I use a golf tee. Easy and they are always around.
Re: Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:18 am
by Houtenziel
I've used the bottom end of my Old Timer pen knife, a thimble, a framing nail, a deck screw, a twig with a flat end, a 1/2" dowel, and an old AA battery(not recommended). On occasion I will just use my bare finger if I can't find my pipe nail. Bare fingers are no fun to tamp down a charring light with though.
Re: Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:32 am
by John
houtenziel wrote: ↑Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:18 am
I've used the bottom end of my Old Timer pen knife, a thimble, a framing nail, a deck screw, a twig with a flat end, a 1/2" dowel, and an old AA battery(not recommended). On occasion I will just use my bare finger if I can't find my pipe nail. Bare fingers are no fun to tamp down a charring light with though.
I like the 1/2" dowel idea. I have some spare dowel rod in the gararge from the pipe rack I just made. Thanks everyone!
Re: Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:00 am
by John
Re: Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:04 am
by Houtenziel
Cool! Way fancier than the one I used, which was basically just a 3" section of scrap dowel
Re: Tampers (Common Items)
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:14 am
by Houtenziel
While not necessarily the most common item, I had a friend who used a valve out of an old motorcycle engine as a tamper. That was probably the most manly/cool tamper ever.
