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A suprisingly loose stem
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 426961" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>Here's a cheap but effective DIY repair for your loose stem. Find a bit of paper ... Not glossy, somewhat thick and sturdy ... And cut out a little rectangular patch wide enough to cover maybe 30% of your pipe's tenon. Line it up so it goes to the end of the tenon but not beyond into the mortise. Insert tenon with paper snugly against it into the mortise. Once satisfied with the fit, tear the reminder of your paper patch off the pipe. It's a trial and error fix, so you might try it a couple of times to get it right. I use the kind of paper found in the blow-in advertising cards publishers use in magazines. If the stem is really, really loose just cut a wider bit of paper for the tenon -- I.e., 50% instead of 30%.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 426961, member: 2318"] Here's a cheap but effective DIY repair for your loose stem. Find a bit of paper ... Not glossy, somewhat thick and sturdy ... And cut out a little rectangular patch wide enough to cover maybe 30% of your pipe's tenon. Line it up so it goes to the end of the tenon but not beyond into the mortise. Insert tenon with paper snugly against it into the mortise. Once satisfied with the fit, tear the reminder of your paper patch off the pipe. It's a trial and error fix, so you might try it a couple of times to get it right. I use the kind of paper found in the blow-in advertising cards publishers use in magazines. If the stem is really, really loose just cut a wider bit of paper for the tenon -- I.e., 50% instead of 30%. [/QUOTE]
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