[craig_o]

Enjoying my morning pipe, but for the life of me I can't fiddle with a pipe cleaner enough to get it down the stem of my Tevere. Any simple way to accomplish this sort of thing?

 

[craig_o]

And yes, I've tried the obvious.

 

[craig_o]

Uh-oh.

The draw's been a little difficult and I'm noticing one of my cleaners is missing some of its fluff. I may be running into a self-created problem.

 

[Kodos44]

I have a bent Dr. Grabow. I have to let it cool after smoking, remove the bit and get the pipe cleaner down in there that way. I just cannot, for the life of me, pull it off by just pushing the cleaner through the business end of the bit like on a straight pipe. I'm sure someone more helpful will chime in :help:


Scott

 

[The Mad Professor]

Like Scott, I have a couple pipes with a very tight bend, so the pipe cleaner won't insert fully from the mouthpiece. I also clean from the other end (tenon end).

Twisting is a major help too.

Also sometimes I will pre-bend my cleaners to resemble the stem's curvature more before inserting. This helps some too.

I have noticed many pipe cleaners often have a slight curl or bur at one end, and this can make them very difficult to push through. I will, of course, use the other end.

If a cleaner is dropping fluff in your pipe, I would think to stop using those cleaners (duh) and get some other (read better) cleaners and ram the fluff outta your pipe. :lol:

 

[Nachman]

This is probably the obvious which you have tried, but when I have trouble getting a pipe cleaner through a bent stem I bend the end of the pipe cleaner which is sticking out of the stem to make a little crank and crank the pipe cleaner. This usually will get it through. Another thing that will help is use a bristle cleaner. They will go through more easily and will solve the fluff problem.

 

[craig_o]

Thanks for the advice, everyone. The cranking in particular to work the cleaner down was very helpful, Nachman. :wave:

As for the missing fluff, it was my own fault. I scrubbed too hard. I'll run a bristle through later though just to make sure everything's clear.

 

[funbags]

make sure not to jab the pipe cleaner into the bowl bottom as to not chisel a little indention in the bowl.

 

[freestoke]

make sure not to jab the pipe cleaner into the bowl bottom as to not chisel a little indention in the bowl.

Really! I have an estate Dunhill that had a crater opposite the draught hole I had to fill with pipe mud. :frown: