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Originally Posted by T.G
... fixed loose stems by heating them up and gently expanding out the tenon with a small rod...
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Consider...
Smoking pipes almost always tightens up loose stems; when that fails a drop of beeswax will usually do the trick; if THAT fails a coat of clear fingernail polish and some gentle sanding practically always works. When all those things fail consider expanding a tenon with heat and an expando-tool. Practice heating/expanding on a crap stem before moving on to something you care about.