[QUOTE=Allegheny Jet;8343810Over the years I have not been kind to the original quill stem and used a hammer to free it more than once leaveing dents on the top.[/QUOTE]

A few weeks ago, someone posted a link to some Japanese bike builders and there was a ball peen hammer "hammered" stem. Looked great. Might as well take that hammer and hammer that crap out of it!