On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:28:34 -0700, Beryl wrote:

Stormin Mormon wrote:
It turned out well.

I wonder if you could have removed the stud with vise grips, directly
on the stud?

Maybe he could have hammered the stud over into an L shape, and then got
a crescent wrench on it.

That would be awfully crude! Easier to get a nice shiny
finish cutting it off flush with an angle grinder, and if
you were careful, wouldn't ding the threads, either.

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jiw