"Dave, I can't do that" fired this volley in
:

The ONLY solution is to replace the pipe. Which you may not be aware
is quite light wall pipe,

suggestion_mode
Whatever... I'm just betting if you did even the most minor bit of
"looking around" instead of asking advice on a usenet forum, you'd
probably find a ready-made solution to your problem.

But it's your problem. Handle it any way you want.

/suggestion_mode

Lloyd