[TheForge] What (square) taper is an outdoor faucet stem?

[Bruce]

Mike,
What you're missing is that I have either a corroded handle or a shank with
a build-in collar to work with.  Can't really get accurate dimensions from
either.  If there were a known taper to these things (like there is for
Morse tapers) it would make my life a good deal easier.
I probably will do an estimate like you suggest but it'll take luck to get
it right the first go.
Bruce
NJ


On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 2:02 PM Mike Spencer <mspencer at tallships.ca> wrote:

>
> Bruce wrote:
>
> > The catch is that I don't know the taper of the square faucet stem.
> > If I can learn that, I can easily make a drift, and the rest is
> > (comparatively) easy.
>
> What am I missing here?
>
> Measure the stem dimension at point A.  Measure the stem dimension at
> point B.  Measure the axial distance between A & B.  Calculate the
> taper.  Rough-forge a drift, file it to match that taper.  Drift a
> hole in a convenient-sized piece of m/s and test the fit.  Drive drift
> into test piece more or less deeply of modify drift slightly if
> needed to get a fit.
>
> And I'd just make the new handle from m/s.  By the time it rusted
> unusably, I'd be over 90 and probably not much worried about it.
> Maybe different for a young feller like you. ;-)
>
>
> - Mike
>
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