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 ====Put the stem and delrin together:====
- - first, I take a triangle file and slightly deepen the grooves on at three points around the
+* first, I take a triangle file and slightly deepen the grooves on at three points around the circumference. Do not depen the grooves all the way around. The goal is to get a slight triangle shape in the grooves so that the delrin will not rotate in the stem once the epoxy has cured. Just a couple swipes of the file in each groove at 120-degree intervals should be quite sufficient to hold it.
-   circumference. Do not depen the grooves all the way around. The goal is to get a slight
+* mix up some epoxy (5-minute, 15-minute, 24-hour, whatever) with a toothpick
-   triangle shape in the grooves so that the delrin will not rotate in the stem once the epoxy
+* use the toothpick to put a dollop of epoxy in the stem mortis
-   has cured. Just a couple swipes of the file in each groove at 120-degree intervals should be
+* spread epoxy all over the outside of the delrin. Be sure to get epoxy in the grooves and get all the big air bubbles out.
-   quite sufficient to hold it.
+* insert the delrin tenon into the mortis. Epoxy will go everywhere, this is normal.
- - mix up some epoxy (5-minute, 15-minute, 24-hour, whatever) with a toothpick
+* at this point you can either wipe up the excess epoxy with a rag or paper towel, or you can wait a couple minutes and just peel it off when it becomes rubbery. Be sure to get it all, otherwise your stem won't fit right.
- - use the toothpick to put a dollop of epoxy in the stem mortis
+* after the epoxy has fully cured, you can remove the epoxy that got into the airway by carefully re-drilling the airway. I do this by hand, holding the stem and with a tapered drill bit turning on the lathe at 500RPM. BE CAREFUL!!
- - spread epoxy all over the outside of the delrin. Be sure to get epoxy in the grooves and get
+* now you can sand or file off whatever excess delrin there is so that you get a nice tight stem/shank meeting.
-   all the big air bubbles out.
- - insert the delrin tenon into the mortis. Epoxy will go everywhere, this is normal.
- - at this point you can either wipe up the excess epoxy with a rag or paper towel, or you can
-   wait a couple minutes and just peel it off when it becomes rubbery. Be sure to get it all,
-   otherwise your stem won't fit right.
- - after the epoxy has fully cured, you can remove the epoxy that got into the airway by
-   carefully re-drilling the airway. I do this by hand, holding the stem and with a tapered drill
-   bit turning on the lathe at 500RPM. BE CAREFUL!!
- - now you can sand or file off whatever excess delrin there is so that you get a nice tight
-   stem/shank meeting.
 ====Conclusion:====