Yeah I'm already on the lookout for a replacement.
Stem replacement?
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Houtenziel
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Tim West is capable of fixing these types of stems. You might give him a holler. Actually for both you guys, he is proficient with stems.
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Does that one thread still grab? Shouldn't be a problem, maybe file the edge smooth.Jlando19 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:18 pmIt was already the slightest bit askew, I put a pipe cleaner through it and it pipe cleaner got stuck. My dumb brutish mind thought to just pull it out and it finished bending it....completely apart.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:03 pmHow on earth did that happen? Those just don't break off without force.
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I emailed a guy named Mike Myers about it and he told me to contact Tim West. Gave me his phone number, maybe I'll call tomorrow.Houtenziel wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:34 pmTim West is capable of fixing these types of stems. You might give him a holler. Actually for both you guys, he is proficient with stems.
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Old Welder
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I have extra stems that I purchased off of ebay .
I have replaced a few stems on my pipes and a friends ,,
But I did find someone that can do a much better job
I talked to there people about fixing a pipe I burned a hole in.
They seem to be good honest people
http://www.walkerpiperepair.com/index.html
I have replaced a few stems on my pipes and a friends ,,
But I did find someone that can do a much better job
I talked to there people about fixing a pipe I burned a hole in.
They seem to be good honest people
http://www.walkerpiperepair.com/index.html
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Thelonious monkfish
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Anthony Cook, https://www.cooksfinepipeworks.com/
I've never sent a pipe out for any work but if I were to he's the one.
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Thelonious monkfish
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No, they do, just not very often. Old ones that weren't kept clean develop some pitting and that white corrosion aluminum gets. I've snapped one or two with little to no effort.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:03 pmHow on earth did that happen? Those just don't break off without force.
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Thelonious monkfish
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I stand corrected. Although in my past experience with those stingers I've had to use a hack saw to cut them off and not one was as brittle as you described.Thelonious monkfish wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:17 pmNo, they do, just not very often. Old ones that weren't kept clean develop some pitting and that white corrosion aluminum gets. I've snapped one or two with little to no effort.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:03 pmHow on earth did that happen? Those just don't break off without force.
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