Thanks everyone for your help. The trick was to use an 8lb sledge
hammer. I am sure a heavy pick axe would have worked too. I was using a
much lighter tool. It took about 30 minutes to reduce the bathtub to
pieces. It was definitely cast iron, no doubts about it. Now I have to
deal with how to get rid of the pieces.

Next problem is how to move the new bathtub into place. The wall-to-wall
spacing is 60", just the width of the new bathtub. How do I maneuver the
tab into place? I was thinking of tilting it against the wall and
lowering it into place. But then it occured to me that the tilted length
will be longer than 60" if it is a square bottom. If it is a tapered
bottom, then it may be ok. Any ideas?







"Michael Baugh" wrote in news:sKaNd.17114
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Let's clarify here. A pick like I used is an old one, quite heavy,
and has a pointed end on one side, a chisel tip on the other.
Mine weighs about 12 pounds without the handle.

It is NOT a pick axe, which is like the tool firemen use.

A SERIOUS pick would not have been able to have its
point bent by what you were doing.

"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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I don't know what you guys are talking about. I whacked it with a
pick
axe. Many blows at maximum strength. It made several small dents on
the
surface, and even made a through hole about 1/4" diameter. But no
major
cracks. The only thing that broke was the tip of my pick axe. I am
pretty certain that this is not a steel tub. I am hitting it along
the
outside surface, which allows me to get a full swing on the axe. I
can't
hit it from the inside surface bacause I can't get a full swing
inside
the bathtub. Obviously I am doing something wrong, but I can't figure
out what.






"DanG" wrote in news:_w6Nd.934$Zr.354
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It is still sounding like a cast iron tub. A full swing on the
outside of the tub with an eight pound or greater sledge hammer
should shatter it. This thing is going to break more like a piece
of glass than a piece of concrete. It is not going to develop
little cracks that you keep hitting. Same stuff as a cast iron
skillet.

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dadiOH wrote:
Andrew Sarangan wrote:
hi guys

I bought a pick axe as suggested by some people here, covered
the
bathtub with a tarp, and tried to break it. No joy. Every
time I
banged it, the porcelain broke off, but there was no sign of
damage
to the metal underneath. What am I doing wrong? Am I not
hitting it
hard enough?

Did it dent at all? If so, the tub is steel, not cast iron.
Cast
iron
breaks, steel won't.


It did not dent, but there were small chips were it was struck.
I
didn't feel that those chips were large enough to cause a crack.

Can I tell from the color whether it is steel? It is a dull grey
metal.


Also, I did manage to cut tub using a metal cutting circular
saw. I did
not get very far, but it did no feel like steel to me.