Peculiar! About 15 minutes ago I finished a short smoke with the venerable Peterson 307. And the stem will not come out of the metal collar. I've let it cool, run a little cool water over the junction of vulcanite and nickel, held the pipe outdoors in 29 F. conditions for a minute, and even set the pipe in the refrigerator for a couple of minutes. Nothing. I've never known the stem on this pipe to be stuck like this. Is there any lubrication method I can try?
I'd loaded it last night and left it in the kitchen closet. Unfortunately I also accidentally locked my younger kitten in there too. No harm done, I had the heat on. But she did knock the pipe to the floor. Could that have done something?
I'd loaded it last night and left it in the kitchen closet. Unfortunately I also accidentally locked my younger kitten in there too. No harm done, I had the heat on. But she did knock the pipe to the floor. Could that have done something?