flush stem fit

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BlueBriar
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flush stem fit

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Hey guys, so I have successfully made a flush stem fit a plenty of times now. But now I'm in a interesting predicatment. through my brain not being all there, I have slightly changed the shank face on a nearly done piece. Suggestions on how I can rectify this?
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You will have to adjust the shank face to fit as you can't on the stem due to the tenon. Try putting a higher grit sandpaper (320, 500?) down on a very flat surface and drag/twist, whichever works for you in the direction you need it to go. Other than that you could use pin gauges and a lathe. Insert a snug fitting pin gauge into the mortise, chuck that in your lathe and very carefully reface the shank face.
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What tools do you have at your disposal, is the stem delrin or turned tenon?
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caskwith wrote:What tools do you have at your disposal, is the stem delrin or turned tenon?
This is a very important question to answer. Just an fyi.
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Joe T
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I use a very fine (metal cutting) flat-bastard file. Insert the stem, see where it touches and carefully file the face of the shank putting more pressure on the high spot. I just keep repeating that until it's flush... it's tedious, but it works.
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A fine-bastard file, that's a contradiction in terms lol.
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Sorry I haven't responded guys, ya'll were kind enough to answer my call of help, but I had forgotten to set my account to notify me. Thanks for the input. I have started doing the twist method and it has worked really well so long as one has the patience. I do have a wood lathe but no pin gauge. I believe not having a metal lathe limits me to only delrin as well. Im unfamiliar with a bastard file, Ill look into that.
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Lots of people (self included) turn tenons on a wood lathe, so don't let that put you off. If you want integral tenons they are totally doable, just a bit of a learning curve.
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lots of us turn tenons on a wood lathe.Look in archives!You will find all that you need.
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