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Got my pipe apart - now another problem - UPDATE
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<blockquote data-quote="ontariopiper" data-source="post: 542321" data-attributes="member: 3775"><p>Before bulking up the stem with glue or nail polish, try this simple trick:</p><p></p><p>Warm the tenon over a lighter flame briefly - not enough to make it sag but definitely warm to the touch. Then let it cool. Test the fit. </p><p></p><p>A loose tenon is often caused by removing the stem while the pipe is still warm. This compresses the vulcanite tenon, making it smaller in diameter than the mortise. Heating the tenon briefly will allow the compressed tenon to "remember" its original shape, fixing the loose fit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ontariopiper, post: 542321, member: 3775"] Before bulking up the stem with glue or nail polish, try this simple trick: Warm the tenon over a lighter flame briefly - not enough to make it sag but definitely warm to the touch. Then let it cool. Test the fit. A loose tenon is often caused by removing the stem while the pipe is still warm. This compresses the vulcanite tenon, making it smaller in diameter than the mortise. Heating the tenon briefly will allow the compressed tenon to "remember" its original shape, fixing the loose fit. [/QUOTE]
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