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On 3 Apr 2007 07:25:38 -0700, wrote:

|!HI from Sunny South Africa
|!My son is in the process of sanding down and re painting an old metal
|!garden bench with wooden planks. Trouble is, we cant remove the rusty
|!nuts from bolts attached to the sides of the bench. We've tried
|!hammering with force and oil - nothing helps.
|!Please could you advise us. (Hack saw will be difficult as its such a
|!small place to get into)

Small angle grinder would take the nuts off completely. Take care not to
damage the bench too much.
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