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Hello everyone here


There is a problem in the airchannel of a pipe. The owener dag a bigger hole with his tamber in the airchannel (5-5.5mm) and now has a wet smoking. Is there a way to fill the airchannel and drill again with 4mm drill bit? I thought to turn a stick of briar 6.5mm and put it in the airchannel and drill it again with a 3.8mm drillbit. I won't use any glue for the stick, i ll try for wedging it.

Is this a good way or there are other ways for more accurate result?

Thank you very much in advance

If it's real bad make a briar or meerschaum insert!

It is hard to say without looking at the actual pipe, but I agree with Pipedreamer. Your best option is to make a insert to completely block the channel and then re drill. This can be a little tricky. Go slow

Wes Keenan
Rebuilt Briars
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I'm certainly not a qualified repair person, but would inserting a stainless tube be easier? If not, what would be the drawbacks?

I am sure you could make a SS insert/tube for the pipe and it might work just fine for you. He are a couple of things to consider. I have found that a long SS insert can actually cause additional condensation in the stem of a pipe. If the stem is lined with SS, the condensation that does form has nowhere to go (can't be adsorbed back into the wood). You might have to drill out the opening a little larger depending on the material you have access to. Can you find tubing with the correct inside diameter or can you machine it to the diameter you need? Can you insert it mast the mortis without damaging the mortis or getting adhesive on it? Without examining the pipe or see pictures of it there is no way for me to know exactly what you are deal with, Just some thoughts.

One thing you might want to consider before doing anything to the pipe is just to try smoking it a little differently. I agree that 5.5mm is a little large but it might be as simple as letting your tobacco dry out a little more before you smoke it or just slowing way down with how you are smoking it. If you learn what works for the pipe, the draught hole size might become a moot point. I have had pipes that I thought needed work or adjustments but when I learned how to smoke that particular pipe it became one of my favorites.

Steve from Vermont Freehand sells tubing in the appropriate size, so no machining would be necessary. It seems like Scottie has had fine luck lining her shanks with SS (for strength), so I thought it might be simpler than trying to machine a briar insert.

Thank you very much guys...

Your opinions opened my mind..