Re: half a broken petcock stuck in the tank - 50V

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> Blaine- The artist formerly known as Plumber Crack "(OFMC)" Wrote:

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> > > Landon Buell Wrote:

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> > > You could grind it flat then screw it into the tank and retrieve

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> > > magnet.

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> > You have a magnet that attracts aluminum ?

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> ...and it's a tapered thread, so it's only gonna get tighter threading

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> I call these my aluminum and plastic "magnets". ;)

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> https://www.dapetz.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/650x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/9/7/9793AC7ED89DA3361606A11086E1A84C.jpg

Ha . I have one like that . Works great for those tight spots and even starting a bolt where I cant fit my hand . Both the hole and bolt has to be pretty clean though . But , that doesn't happen very often , thankfully .

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