So here lately through a mixture of good deals and trades my pipe collection has been steadily growing.
I've picked up quite a few pipes at estate sales and flea markets in the past weeks, creating a need for a lot of cleaning.
Paying my shop $10 each is very reasonable when I have one or two pipes to clean every now and then. But for the volume I'm working with now, it's just too much. Heck, that's money I could be spending on more pipes.

So, I got this jewelry polisher.



I'm not great at photography and these photos do not do the difference justice, but here's a before and after of a beautiful silver banded Parker pipe I picked up at a local flea market.