Steel Wool?

I recently came across 6 porcelain pipes at a thrift shop near my house. They cost 50 cents apiece so naturally I bought them all. When I smoked out of them I would inhale little flakes of whatever i was smoking so I figured a filter was in order.

I decided to use steel wool seeing as it was available and cheap. It worked well as a filter and I was pleased. But recently my older brother borrowed one of the pipes to go smoke with some of his buddies. When he returned he told me one of his friends told him that when steel wool gets hot it releases asbestos and other chemicals which you then would inhale into your lungs. Of course I grew very concerned and looked into it. I can't find anything that supports his claims but I'll still ask: Does anyone know whether smoking through steel wool can be detrimental to your health?

 

i really doubt it, probably just a myth. people use it to get burnt on stuff off of there pots and pans or whatever, so it should be fine. and arnt a lot of onies made from steel?

im like 99 percent sure its not true

 

isnt that what crackheads use in their crack pipes?

 

steel wool melts dude im pretty sure

 

use a small pebble

 

Steel wool is fine guage steel. There is no asbestos in steel. However the nooks and crannys of steel wool grab hold of whatever they can. That's why its is used as a scrub pad.
There is more danger from what was trapped in the steel wool than from the steel wool itself. If you used a new pad, there should be no problem other than scratching the inside of your bowl.

 

Thats what I have in my pipe

 

^^ lol that's such a good idea... i never even thought of it

 

the steel wool im thinking of is used in starting fires without matches. by only using flint and steel.

so based on my own personal knowledge i would advise against it and replace it with a metal screen. there like a quarter at a cigarette store.

 

just buy some screens, dude

 

agreed

you can also use a 9volt battery to ignite the steel wool if no flint is around.

 

i think it's only the soap coated steel wool that is flammable

 

Ask that dude where he gets his weed, I want some. He must get pretty fucked stoned off his shit to think that steel wool releases asbestos.

 

Yea pebbles work the best. i've never messed with screens, but my friend has a screen from a sink in his piece, and it gets in the way. I told him to just buy one, but he refuses to. haha dunno why...


But yea, don't mess with steel wool. Screens are cheap, and pebbles are cheaper