The saw is mightier than the post...
02-06-12 | 08:57 PM
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Hump, what hump?
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The saw is mightier than the post...
It really worked, and I didn't have to go nuclear! Believe RandyJawa when he says it takes a lot of sawing (i.e. hours and hours) and you'll swear you've cut through the post when you haven't. Tonight I am a happy man. 
Behold:
Behold:
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02-06-12 | 09:12 PM
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Actually there's little corrosive damage to the tube. I was quite surprised. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow.
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02-06-12 | 10:05 PM
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So you had to make 2 cuts? I've never had to do this but (perhaps naively) imagined that a single cut and then squeezing with a clamp would release it. Anyway, I think you deserve a beer.
[edit] anyone ever try doing this with a long blade in a Sawzall?
[edit] anyone ever try doing this with a long blade in a Sawzall?
02-06-12 | 10:12 PM
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Nice clean halves!
One day I'm going to get a big drill press I can bolt to the floor. I'm going to get a jig welded up that will let me position a seat tube exactly in line with and directly under the spindle, get me a 27.15mm drill, and charge people $25 a pop to drill out their stuck seatposts. I bet I could make at least beer money out of it.
One day I'm going to get a big drill press I can bolt to the floor. I'm going to get a jig welded up that will let me position a seat tube exactly in line with and directly under the spindle, get me a 27.15mm drill, and charge people $25 a pop to drill out their stuck seatposts. I bet I could make at least beer money out of it.
02-07-12 | 05:02 AM
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Those posts are pretty thick at the top. There was no way to squeeze it hard enough to break free. It was quite satisfying to finally get it out.
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