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Reddit mentions of DEWALT DW2555 5/32-Inch Hex Shank Drill Bit,Black
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Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 0.25 Inches |
| Length | 6.75 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | Pack of 1 |
| Weight | 0.02 Pounds |
| Width | 1.87 Inches |
If you ran a pipecleaner through the stem and still had bad draw, this will require a little investment, but not huge, and you can do it for all future pipes.
Get a 5/32" drill bit, take it to a bench grinder whilst in a hand drill, and taper it down to a fine point (or buy a pretapered one.
Then straighten the pipe stem with a heat gun (if necessary) and ream out the airway in the stem, and re-bend it. 5/32 is the standard in most handmade american pipes, and provides good airflow. If you find that its still not enough airflow, you may try 3/16, but you're probably smoking too fast if 5/32 doesn't do it for you.
Also, this issue with bad airflow in stems crops up alot with factory pipes, mostly because they use pre molded stems. Nothing wrong with them, just most are mediocre, so a little work is required to get them to smoke really well.
That was long.
Hope this helps.