Thank you everyone!

I live in small Brooklyn apt, no access to safe area to use lye or a torch. The kroil/tommybar method sounds like right next steps based on what I’ve tried so far and my circumstances..but no bench vice and maybe don’t have the heart to try and fail at this point. Want to get back on the road!

A bike shop by me will extract with lye at a reasonable cost. I was thinking of trying to bore out some or all of it beforehand , but might just skip that and leave it in their hands.