fcbayern Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 So fedex has finally arrived with my Temsah Nugget.. When I opened the box I was quite impressed with how pretty this pipe is. The work on the outside is beautiful. Unfortunately I was quite let down once I inspected it closer. The welds on the stem are very noticable and one looks like its cracked. The top portion of the stem where the bowl sits is welded on crooked, in other words the parts above the ashtray plate is not in with the part below. All of that is just as far as looks go but upon inspecting the tube itself I found it dirty as hell and full of crap. When I went to clean it with the brush 2 things happened. #1 The brush came out full of this tar like material that gummed up the brush. #2 I found that there is a chunk of something stuck half way down the tube. It looks almost like a chink of welding slag or something. I'm sure this will affect the pull of the pipe.So to sum things up, this is a heavy, solid gorgeous piece, but in my oppinion the finish work leaves a lot to be desired. I will do a full review once I smoke it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) Yeah, I've got noticeable welds on my KM OG Tri as well. Hopefully it doesn't affect the smokeability for either of us.EDIT: Beautiful pipe, btw. Edited October 16, 2009 by INCUBUSRATM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 wow thats a nice hookah man..i love that tray much better then km's trays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 my temsah does not share in your temsahs faults it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no longer welcome Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 this hand made stuff is really getting to me, scoop gets a beautiful one and yours is not as nice, they both came from the same place at the same time. what could the newest excuse be, the guy who was on shift at the time fcb was was not as good as the guy on shift when scoop's was made? i know I need to examine them but when I am buying stems in bulk i look at a few as samples and go with the rest. i still think temsah is at the same level as KM though, I am just starting to think that the Egyptian hookah industry is getting too comfortable with he American, or entire worlds, love of hookah. excuse me i'm going to bow my head and try to walk through the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momatik Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Congrats on the beautiful pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Ninja Robot Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 First I saw the topic heading and really though....the tamseh "nugget"?then I saw the pipe and :drool:then I read the post and VERY beautiful pipe nonetheless, sorry yours isn't up to par man. The best looking pipes out there imo are midsize brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamon Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 QUOTE (fcbayern @ Oct 16 2009, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It looks almost like a chink of welding slag or something.almost like a what? LOLhahastill a beautiful pipe though. its my favourite out of all the temsah's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 tap the thing the bowl sits on with a hammer with a rag covering it to straighten it out, thats what I'd do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian_villager Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Please do me a favor and put up the pics of the downtube. As well as looking up the down tube. If you could do that I'd love you long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foibled again Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Welding slag? Hookahs aren't welded; they're soldered. It's very possible there is a drop of solder inside the stem. If it's not a seam it won't be too difficult to break that piece of solder loose if you know what you're doing.Any solder on any brass stem will be noticeable. Also, a large amount of stems come in dirty. Do you really expect importers and vendors to go through and clean each stem they get? You should always clean them thoroughly before use anyhow.QUOTE (indian_villager @ Oct 16 2009, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Please do me a favor and put up the pics of the downtube. As well as looking up the down tube. If you could do that I'd love you long time!You asked this about the OG trimetal stem iirc too. I don't know if this will help you but if you're collecting data/surveying stems for seamed stem tubes, all the solid Temsahs and OG Trimetals I've seen in person at HJ and HC are one piece stem tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDHarding Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 QUOTE (chinamon @ Oct 16 2009, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (fcbayern @ Oct 16 2009, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It looks almost like a chink of welding slag or something.almost like a what? LOLhahastill a beautiful pipe though. its my favourite out of all the temsah's.*gasp* Racist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian_villager Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 QUOTE (foibled again @ Oct 16 2009, 10:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Welding slag? Hookahs aren't welded; they're soldered. It's very possible there is a drop of solder inside the stem. If it's not a seam it won't be too difficult to break that piece of solder loose if you know what you're doing.Any solder on any brass stem will be noticeable. Also, a large amount of stems come in dirty. Do you really expect importers and vendors to go through and clean each stem they get? You should always clean them thoroughly before use anyhow.QUOTE (indian_villager @ Oct 16 2009, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Please do me a favor and put up the pics of the downtube. As well as looking up the down tube. If you could do that I'd love you long time!You asked this about the OG trimetal stem iirc too. I don't know if this will help you but if you're collecting data/surveying stems for seamed stem tubes, all the solid Temsahs and OG Trimetals I've seen in person at HJ and HC are one piece stem tubes.The seam is not the issue. I'm trying to figure out the metal it is made of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Some of the downtubes are brass, some are copper. The gauge of the walls alternate between "I've never seen that thick a wall on a hookah tube!" and "That's pretty thick." The size/bore of the tubes are quite wide, like the KMs from last year. The fit and finish is a little sketchy, but the brass/copper cores are awesome. Just what the doctor ordered. It smokes quite well. I examined a number of the new ones quite closely and am very satisfied with them. More smoking is called for to test them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Give it to me then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 The smoking is quite good, I've been testing another model of the same manufacture, the World Cup in the coveted role as my Kashmir Peach pipe. No fused downstems like in the earlier Thamseh crap. Its quite exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcbayern Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!!!OK so I got a chance to finally smoke this thing.. I have to say it smokes beautifully. The draw is easier than any pipe I have ever smoked (yes even easier than My KM's) The more I look at this thing, the constructions is solid as a rock. This pipe should last a long long time. When I get some time I will put together a full review. My final thoughts are, if you can look past a few minor finish blemishes. This pipe is a great BUY FOR THE PRICE..More pics to come in my review..Many thanks to John for the great service, and a great product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcbayern Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 QUOTE (JDHarding @ Oct 16 2009, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (chinamon @ Oct 16 2009, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (fcbayern @ Oct 16 2009, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It looks almost like a chink of welding slag or something.almost like a what? LOLhahastill a beautiful pipe though. its my favourite out of all the temsah's.*gasp* Racist! Sorry Guys, that was a TYPO I meant to write CHUNK, NOT CHINK.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I still think you should give it to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 QUOTE (FSUReligionMan @ Oct 19 2009, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I still think you should give it to me you would ruin it with starbuzzJ/K..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SynysterPhoenix Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 QUOTE (NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD @ Oct 19 2009, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (FSUReligionMan @ Oct 19 2009, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I still think you should give it to me you would ruin it with starbuzzJ/K..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHTS OF BAGHDAD Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 LMFAO..nah he knows im playin with him..i like to tease him about it all in good fun.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SynysterPhoenix Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Haha I know =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 i lol'd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih303 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I can deal with visible welds. It's when the whole stem sits crooked that I tend to get annoyed. This becomes more apparent the taller the hookah is. The couple I've seen like this are actually crooked because the base itself is crooked. Annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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