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

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Watch it Dave, your smarts are showing.

You are ever so practical.

Doesn't this list usually require a minimum of a twelve step process for 
any task though?



On 6/16/2022 11:09 PM, Dave Mudge wrote:
> Hello sleepy group. Hope that everyone is well.
> 2 things: #1. edit all of the "to" and "from" B.S. from your chain of
> posts. The computer generated stuff that follows each post. The robot that
> runs TheForge will love you for it.
> #2. addressing Bruce's problem. Here is how to get a perfect copy of the
> valve handle stem.
> Get some soft modeling clay or soft modeling wax. Get some WD-40. clean the
> area that you want to reproduce. spray the WD-40 all over it then wipe most
> of the WD-40 off, leaving a very thin coating of the stuff. It is to keep
> the soft modeling media from sticking to the valve parts.
> press the modeling media down over the subject area, nice and firm. try to
> fill the whole void.
> Gently remove the modeling media and you should have a perfect
> negative reproduction of the area in question. Pour some Plaster of Paris
> (or whatever) into the negative void in the model. Let it dry and harden.
> Gently separate the two and you should have an acurite model of valve
> handle stem that you can measure and do whatever you want to do for a
> handle.
> Please stay hydrated and out of the sun. It's 11 pm here and 76 degrees
> outside.Over 100 degrees during most of the day...
> dave m
> listmom for TheForge