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Stubborn stems
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikem" data-source="post: 18497" data-attributes="member: 29"><p>I purchased an estate Craig Buchanan Bentley Poker on Ebay about a week ago. The stem was tighter than a drum and I was afraid of breaking the pipe to remove. I put it in the freezer for a couple of hours and it finally swelled enough to allow me to remove the stem. It squealed all the way out. The stem had some kind of stinger on it that was all gooped up along with the shank. I soaked the pipe all night and even then had to scrape goop out of the shank. I removed the stinger and lightly sanded the stem tenon until the stem would fit in smoothly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikem, post: 18497, member: 29"] I purchased an estate Craig Buchanan Bentley Poker on Ebay about a week ago. The stem was tighter than a drum and I was afraid of breaking the pipe to remove. I put it in the freezer for a couple of hours and it finally swelled enough to allow me to remove the stem. It squealed all the way out. The stem had some kind of stinger on it that was all gooped up along with the shank. I soaked the pipe all night and even then had to scrape goop out of the shank. I removed the stinger and lightly sanded the stem tenon until the stem would fit in smoothly. [/QUOTE]
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