joints: pipe to stem

[ta'aroa]

Hi

i have made a big pipe,and i would like to know if you have idea to make joint?
i have thinking with beeswax? other idea pls


more over how i can decrease the diameter of the tube where i put my mouth? where i can find the reducer of the official pipe?
thanks

 

[deluxestogie]

Interesting pipe.

A long, gradual taper to the mortise, and a perfectly matching taper to the tenon (the stem), should provide an adequate friction fit, without using wax.

If the mortise is already bored to a diameter that nearly matches the diameter of the stem, then that approach will not work. You might create a suitably tapered adapter of wood, plastic, horn or metal, that can be countersunk and glued into the wood of the existing pipe.

A cruder method is to coat the exterior of the stem tenon with plastic epoxy--to increase its diameter, then after it is cured, sand it to fit.

Whatever method you choose, you will need to be able to remove the stem frequently for cleaning.

Bob