Tips for making a pipe from pipe?

Question

what pieces do i need and what type of metal should i use and how do i make the bowl. i was going to use a facuet screen but how would that s***w onto the pipe pieces. and how do i make it so the metal doesnt get hot where i hold it and put my mouth

Answer 1

Its not a good idea to make the whole thing of metal. Metal is a good conductor of heat and its bound to get too hot for you lips during sustained use. Thats assuming your going to smoke tobacco with it. If you plan on smoking small hits of a particular substance then it may be alright. Mind you pipes are poor choice for this kind of smoking. So sticking with the tobacco pipe I would make it out of wood or talc not metal.

Answer 2

Use either brass or stainless steel. You will need to have a nipple (threaded), a 90 degree ell, another short nipple, then use a reducer for the bowl (wider open end then the end that will s***w to the nipple) and another reducer (smaller open end then the end that will s***w to the nipple) for a more comfortable place to draw the smoke. The screen should be the same material as the pipe material.