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Old 12-25-2009, 03:37 PM   #3
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Default Re: New Stanwell with loose stem....

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Originally Posted by colimo View Post
take your torch lighter and hold it about 2 inches below the stem where it fits into the bowl and rotate the stem around to heat it up....then press it down on a hard surface and hold it for a minute or two...let it cool off then put it in the pipe....easy does it...not too much at a time or it will get too tight
I'd hold off on doing that till a last resort, and if I did I'd use a soft flame.

there are a number of reasons that it maybe not fitting as tight as it was. temperature, humidity change, lack of smoking, ect. I had one that was quite not tight fitting until I put fire into the bowl and then it was fine. Finally I had the pipe guy fix it at the local shop cause we were both bored one day
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