Pipe stem tips?

memento_mori
memento_mori Posts: 5,717 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I see some of you have chosen to use rubber? tips on your stems. Is this to protect against bite marks or is it a better set up? Also, does adding these tips affect flavor?

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  • Stubble
    Stubble Posts: 10,219 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think the main purpose is to protect the stem from tooth marks and give the user a better "purchase" on the stem. I tried them...not for me.

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  • Rdp77
    Rdp77 Posts: 8,231 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I use them to protect the stem and because it makes it more comfortable for me to clench…which I do quite a bit

    If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.

  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 23,786 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2024

    I don't like them either, seems a shame to defeat the feel of a well designed bit.

  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,922 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I tried them for a while but gave them up. They can lead to problems with tan lines from Vulcanite (black) and Ebonite (non-black) stems and can trap saliva causing a mess and leading to stem oxidation. If you do use them, throwing them in boiling water regularly isn't a bad idea.

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  • Amos_Umwhat
    Amos_Umwhat Posts: 9,966 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I didn't think I would like them. I was wrong.

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  • Hawks
    Hawks Posts: 2,392 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Rdp77 said:
    I use them to protect the stem and because it makes it more comfortable for me to clench…which I do quite a bit

    Same.

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  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,717 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Vision said:

    @OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:

    @rsherman24 said:

    Personal collection?

    I left it at his house last time I was there..... my bad.

    I just wanna know which one of you played Vinn Rames and who played Bruce Willis characters??? 🤣🤣🤣

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  • Vision
    Vision Posts: 10,122 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:

    @Vision said:

    @OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:

    @rsherman24 said:

    Personal collection?

    I left it at his house last time I was there..... my bad.

    I just wanna know which one of you played Vinn Rames and who played Bruce Willis characters??? 🤣🤣🤣

    ........ yes

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