After mentioning it on the forum, I dug up my seldom-smoked Mark Twain. The stem was stuck firm. I gently tried to jiggle it a little. Nothing. Somewhere in my mind, I remembered something about using alternating heat and cold, because the different material expand and contract differently. So I ran it under scalding water for a minute. The after a minute, I put it in the freezer for another couple minutes. Still stuck.
Well, a couple more repetitions of this process, and lo-and-behold, it slipped right out! Before I put it back in for smoking, I rubbed a little lip balm on it for lubrication, so it shouldn't get stuck again. So far, so good.
Saul
Stuck Stem. Stem...Freed.
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Nicely done. The Mark Twain is my favorite Corn Cob.
You can sand down the tenon as well as lunrication. Little at a time.
You can sand down the tenon as well as lunrication. Little at a time.
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Ive never had a cob stem get stuck . With any luck , it might be the only time youll have to do it
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