david64
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Dr Grabow Omega Pipe stem neededI just thought I would shoot this out here just in case someone might have a pipe stem for a Dr Grabow Omega pipe that they might want to get rid of.
Thanks
David
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drbridges
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ooooooh, Another unexplained stem fracture?
I had an Omega stem fracture recently ... right at the metal collar. When I locked into the tenon and tried to extract the stub, the briar shank broke into two.
Everything went into the trash.
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Sir Duke
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I do not. Sorry. Although they don't do repairs, Internation Pipes might be able to get sell you a new stem. They are common enough:
International Pipes & Accessories LLC
1731 US Highway 21 South
PO Box 849
Sparta, NC 28675
336-372-5521
drbridges: next time a tenon breaks off in the shank use a small or brad with a small head and a pair of pliers. With the pliers hold the nail. Insert the nail into the shank headfirst, then hook it with the nailhead... has never failed for me...
Shankless in Seattle,
TM
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drbridges
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I cannot imagine what I used in my failed attempt to extract the sticky stubborn stem stub; probably a cork screw. I do not possess the strength to pull ordinary briar shanks in two. I believe there was a pre-existing weakness in the pipe.
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david64
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Mine was just missing the stem. Someone gave me a cigar box of old pipes and this Omega was in there but it doesn't have a stem.
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