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John H[_12_]

On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:20:31 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:32:19 -0500, John H
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OK, I'm taking a break. I've been at it since my last post. about two and a half
hours ago. I've still not got the old faucett out. My wife is doing the pipe
wrench bit topside while I'm trying to hold the big nut in place underneath. I
sprayed it with PB Blaster. We'll see if that works.

I hate plumbing.
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It's nothing a cutting torch can't cure, John....

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You're almost right. I've got a reciprocating saw and got halfway through it
before the battery died. Now I've got an hour waiting for it to charge. In
trying to get the damn thing loose, my wife and I crushed the big brass nut and
the threaded tube holding the damn thing onto the sink. Now the nut won't turn
at all. Sawing is the only recourse. Just don't want to dick up the sink.
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You need an angle grinder. You can do all sorts of stuff with that. A
good one is $70 or so but for occasional use Harbor "Fright" has a
chicom one on sale this week for $10.

The recip saw did a pretty good job. I fabricated a sink protector out of an old
license plate, so no scratches were made in the stainless. Worked pretty good.

Wish you'd have mentioned it sooner. Would have given me an excuse to buy a new
tool.
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John H