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A Texas handshake contest is in order......:)

Don't let the glue get down to the threads whatever you do!

Make sure you are gripping the part over the knot glue and not the threads while doing this. If you grip over the threads you can be making the tighter.

I have used and recommend tapping with a...

Has anyone here tried heat to expand the top and not the bottom to loosen them?

I am not talking about acetylene torch type heat, Maybe a paint stripper gun and a wet rag around the base.
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