Originally Posted by
MarylandUSA
How feasibly could I use a Dremel rotary wheel or a fine manual hacksaw to make two cuts in the old stem's clamp and simply extract the handlebars, like a Caesarian section? My new stem uses a two-piece clamp, so I could insert the handlebars as easily as I removed them.
As I see it, the risk is that if I'm not careful I might cut into the handlebar itself.
Metal parts heat up when cut with a Dremel, so there is also the risk of singeing your fingertips, as I once learnt the hard way.