[TheForge] lead seal removal or the nightmare remodeling job has begun ;-)

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

i demolished the concrete shower floor with a 4 lbs blacksmith
hammer using the cross pein. busted the concrete up in pieces
and slide them out of the house on an old rug. the drain was
removed using the oxy-propane torch. i let the lead melt and
fall into a 5 gallon bucket of cold water in the basement. my
'helper' was hyper about using the torch inside the house. she
was afraid i was going to burn the house down.

i would rather beat on hot metal anyday over beating on concrete.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Jerry Frost wrote:

frosty> 
frosty> Terry:
frosty> 
frosty> I think I have the picture now, the lead is filling the space between the
frosty> concrete and copper drain pipe.
frosty> 
frosty> If there's room you can carve the lead out with a good sharp chisel. A
frosty> single bevel works better for this kind of thing than a double bevel,
frosty> basically a wood chesel rather than a hot chisel.
frosty> 
frosty> If it's too deep in the floor or too narrow for a commercial wood
frosty> chisel/gouge forging one up shouldn't be a problem.
frosty> 
frosty> Frosty
frosty> 

-- 
Terry L. Ridder ><>