New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart

Originally Posted by Commander Quan

Pass a pipe cleaner down through the stem and into the bowl. If it is a straight pipe this should be easily done, if the pipe is bent, it may take some finagling, twisting, turning, and pushing, to get it down there.

My pipe is one of the Kaywoodie pipes with the weird ball-ended contraption on the end of the stem. Should I attempt to cut it off?

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by Old Man Army

My pipe is one of the Kaywoodie pipes with the weird ball-ended contraption on the end of the stem. Should I attempt to cut it off?

I thought those screwed out of the stem? Have you tried that?

[Emjaysmash]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

I thought those screwed out of the stem? Have you tried that?

I always thought stingers twisted or could be pulled out.