Came across a clear coated wire Ive not seen before.
Its clear plastic coating Stanleys off well enough but
then theres a criss cross very tightly bound magnetic
steel coating thats very fine and difficult to cut except
in little bits.
Any ideas.
Ive no 'industrial tools'
Also some copper plumbing pipe wedged solid into unscrewable
hard plastic t joins.
Hammer no use.
very tough plastic
?
Pictures would help after you get 10 posts. Off hand I cannot help you with the wire, but cutting the plastic t-valve vertically with a cut off wheel, hack saw, or reciprocating saw would create two halves that could be busted with the hammer.
Did you try freezing the plastic T-joints and then hitting it with a hammer? ?
Good Idea. Never thought of that and I watch plastic break from the cold all the time around here.Quote:
Originally Posted by greytruck
I know plastic in my experience will break if you use a sharp chisel. If I have something stuck to a nice chunk of change pipe, then I just break out my steel chisel and usually after 4 or 5 hits the plastic joint breaks away. Job done. But freezing also works. If you can plug both ends and fill with water, that's the best. Since water expands when it freezes, the ice will do the work for you. I've tried that method a couple times, and it all depends on how tight you can plug the ends. They must be strong and completely watertight.