For You Older Gents

I was going to respond SB, but your subject line disqualified me?

You're not a gent??

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Originally Posted by sawbill

You're not a gent??

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Be careful it's 2019 ;)

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Originally Posted by jaycee

I think what you are talking about is called " Oakum "

Oakum is a preparation of tarred fibre used to seal gaps. Its main traditional applications were in shipbuilding, for caulking or packing the joints of timbers in wooden vessels and the deck planking of iron and steel ships; in plumbing, for sealing joints in cast iron pipe; and in log cabins for chinking. Wikipedia

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YES,smells funny but gives a"feeling"of job getting done.Used back even 30 years ago in Europe for cast pipes all the times.That is when slowly PVC took over sewage.Oakum+lead.
Maybe not healthy for the plumber though.......while melting lead.

it was called "no leak" came in a crayon type and was rubbed over the leak to seal pin holes and minor cracks. oakum and poured lead was used to join pipe and fittings together.

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Originally Posted by grumpygeezer

it was called "no leak" came in a crayon type and was rubbed over the leak to seal pin holes and minor cracks. oakum and poured lead was used to join pipe and fittings together.

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from original post,--I'm trying to recall the name of a compound that was used to patch or seal joints in cast iron pipes. It was a fiber-like material that was jammed into a joint then sometimes sealed over with tar to seal the joint. It has a somewhat unique smell to it as well. Any ideas?