ePipeMods Fully Custom Made Wood E-Pipes - Part 2

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Absintheur

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Hey Matt, concerning my torching, I'm assuming that the V2.5 buttons are fully mechanical but I want to be sure. Is it just a spring inside and no soldered wiring?

I'm thinking of aging the brass a bit (I know it won't get the same hues as the steel) and then polishing the oxidation a little for shine. I know the aluminum won't change at all but that is fine. My magnet on this button is already lose so I can pull it off. I just want to make sure that (as long as I keep the heat below the point where I can melt the metals) I won't be burning up any solder or rubber inside the button.

You could change the temper of the spring...I would remove it as well.
 

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Hey Matt, concerning my torching, I'm assuming that the V2.5 buttons are fully mechanical but I want to be sure. Is it just a spring inside and no soldered wiring?

I'm thinking of aging the brass a bit (I know it won't get the same hues as the steel) and then polishing the oxidation a little for shine. I know the aluminum won't change at all but that is fine. My magnet on this button is already lose so I can pull it off. I just want to make sure that (as long as I keep the heat below the point where I can melt the metals) I won't be burning up any solder or rubber inside the button.

I know I'll need to remove the oxidation from underneat to retain the electrical conductivity, that's no problem, have a good jewelers set up here.

there is no spring, they operate off of magnetic resistance. Torching would destroy the magnetism. I may do patina'd brass in the future, but this would have to be done before the magnets are installed.
 
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stems...the more you have, the more you need...

Yes...I have an addiction...



Just realized a couple aren't in the pic...lol...my 10 inch CW and another amber and another black...and I have one in the mail yet...and I am looking for more...

Meanwhile, in the calm before the storm, a question on stems.

Absintheur (and anyone else who knows)...so I was looking for my old analog pipe snuff box and located it. It housed my orignal "Nat King Cole Special" I used to smoke in college as well as a nice black rose stem. So I slapped a cherry vape universal adapter on that bad boy and BOOM...perfect fit. Is this typical of tobacco pipe stems or did I just get lucky?
 

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there is no spring, they operate off of magnetic resistance. Torching would destroy the magnetism. I may do patina'd brass in the future, but this would have to be done before the magnets are installed.

Gotcha.

To confirm: though my magnet already comes off, there is a magnet inside that I would be demagnetizing by heating it up too much? Or is the inside ferrous and the only magnet is the one on the outside. Theoretically I could remagnetize ferrous material but ... not really worth it :)

[edit: actually the Curie point of steel and iron are both fairly high ... I wouldn't use my torches but I think I could bake the button if the inside of the button is ferrous and not a rare-earth magnet. If it is a rare earth magnet embedded inside then I couldn't do that as the Curie temp would be below the brass oxidation temp]

Either way from a reliability I like that, as it sounds like a much more robust system than a spring anyway, so good to know.

If the buttons are hand-assembly (maybe with some glue if not friction fit), I could see unassembled buttons as good additions to the CIY system if you decide to offer more of that.
 
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Got this Wednesday and love it. I'm working on a virus to crash all of your computers so I can get first shot at my second one. I'm going to pm you all a link make sure you open it before go time ;)
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Got this Wednesday and love it. I'm working on a virus to crash all of your computers so I can get first shot at my second one. I'm going to pm you all a link make sure you open it before go time ;)
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Pinkie Tuscadero's sister...PINKIE PIE!!!

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So man up and tell us...which one are you battling for today???
 

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Got this Wednesday and love it. I'm working on a virus to crash all of your computers so I can get first shot at my second one. I'm going to pm you all a link make sure you open it before go time ;)
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What atomizer is that?
 

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there is no spring, they operate off of magnetic resistance. Torching would destroy the magnetism. I may do patina'd brass in the future, but this would have to be done before the magnets are installed.

Patina'd brass would be Boss!
 

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From how quiet it is in here, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say everyone's stalking the site pounding F5.

I honestly don't know...there didn;t seem to be a ton of hype the last 24 hours. Was it an off week or just gamesmanship? The suspense is KILLING me!!!

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Im out on the pipes this week for sure, bills got me this week. That didnt stop me from preparing for my Mjolnir, however. I know someone posted the colors for the M3. I think I saw a Cobalt blue type design, hopefully exactly like this Bull Box drip tip I just bought last night for it. I know, Im backing myself in a corner, and directly into the age old adage of which comes first, the tip/stem or the pipe.

Matt, please tell me there is one with my name on it in this color.
 

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