Tidbits of Advice, part 1: Stuck Joint

It has or will happen...
...got your favorite piece, grab the custom slide & stem...F_ _K it's STUCK!

1. don't twist...especially if grungy
2. don't yank off, unseen fracture lines or stress points may cause fracture

Don't end up with this...

Why this happened, you ask...most times it's because the joint is wedged.
And your wondering...if maybe running under hot water will help?

Take our best advice:

1. clean entire piece; removing grunge maybe the simple solution
2. still stuck, it's probably wedged...2 tricks to try below

A) Place a pad for stem to fall out on, turn pipe over,
tap lightly on sides of stem with wooden spoon, stem should fall out freely.

B) Create 2 thin metal rods, bending hooks on one end of both,

insert both thru stem, catch stem bottom with hooks,

using both metal hooks pull out from bottom.

Even when trying the best, things still may not work in our favor...if a break occurs, contact us, our glass repair service has restored many pieces and maybe able to help.