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Old 11-02-2009, 01:00 AM   #1
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What is the purpose of a "pipe stinger"???

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Old 11-02-2009, 01:17 AM   #2
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Re: Pipe Stingers??

I believe I know, I will be corrected if I am wrong.
The idea is that it acts as a "filter" of sorts, keeping moisture and debris from going up the stem to one's mouth... its effectiveness is debatable.
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Re: Pipe Stingers??

It's a piece of metal inserted into a pipe to make cleaning more difficult, & to eventually drive you insane.
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It's a piece of metal inserted into a pipe to make cleaning more difficult, & to eventually drive you insane.
That was my assumption.
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Old 11-02-2009, 08:17 AM   #5
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Re: Pipe Stingers??

It forces condensation, providing a dryer and cooler smoke..................... supposedly
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It forces condensation, providing a dryer and cooler smoke..................... supposedly
This^....but on pipes where I could remove it with damage to the pipe, I have done so. Makes the draw so much easier, which in turn reduces the chance of bite.
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Old 11-02-2009, 10:13 AM   #7
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This^....but on pipes where I could remove it with damage to the pipe, I have done so. Makes the draw so much easier, which in turn reduces the chance of bite.
Same here. The stinger came into being in the era when there was a movement to build the better mousetrap, or in this case, the better pipe. The stinger, brylon, The Pipe, replacement bowls, metal pipes, carburators and so on and so forth but in the end it seems maybe some of the older pipe makers had already perfected the idea Imagine that!
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Same here. The stinger came into being in the era when there was a movement to build the better mousetrap, or in this case, the better pipe. The stinger, brylon, The Pipe, replacement bowls, metal pipes, carburators and so on and so forth but in the end it seems maybe some of the older pipe makers had already perfected the idea Imagine that!
Don't get me wrong, there are some pipes which I have with threaded style stingers which smoke quite well. It's all in the execution.
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