"Glen "Wiley" Wilson"

Other option, is to SOMEHOW remove the garden hose. The section of foam
it
passes through is about 30" wide. It seems loose for about 10" but firmly
stuck for the other 20". I have tried to come up with an idea on how to
drill or cut it out, but I can only get at the end openings. Any good
ideas
on how to unstick the garden hose ??

GBM


Collapse the hose with a vacuum? Or pressurize it to expand the hole
in the foam? Or both in turn?


Glen,

The thought had passed my mind - But the water hose is designed for water
pressure of at least 80psi, so I did not think my compressor (45psi) would
do much to expand it. I have a hand vacuum pump but vacuum would place at
most about 10 psi external pressure on hose - it might work - I think I will
try it on a short piece of hose in the shop first.

GBM