Guess I'm dumb. Bought a GPH with a rusted in nipple off Gunbroker and can't seem to find this topic using search. I'll take a link if anyone's got one.
The GPH looks real nice, has some surface rust in the barrel, has a peened nipple and also has an oddly bent hammer. Think I've got most everything covered, but can't get the nipple out. Cleanout screw came out fine.
I've soaked it with WD40 and tried my various nipple wrenches combined with vise grips and have only succeeded in boogering up the nipple (and putting a scratch on the breechblock :cursing: ). None of the danged nipple wrenches fit tight.
I plan to keep soaking and trying over the next few days, then maybe try drilling it out. Anyone got any sure fire ideas? What about heat? Don't want to hold a torch on the breech block, but how about putting put it a few inches above the burner on an electric range?
Thanks in advance.
Bob
OOPS! Maybe this belongs in the builder's forum. My day to do dumb stuff. :shake:
The GPH looks real nice, has some surface rust in the barrel, has a peened nipple and also has an oddly bent hammer. Think I've got most everything covered, but can't get the nipple out. Cleanout screw came out fine.
I've soaked it with WD40 and tried my various nipple wrenches combined with vise grips and have only succeeded in boogering up the nipple (and putting a scratch on the breechblock :cursing: ). None of the danged nipple wrenches fit tight.
I plan to keep soaking and trying over the next few days, then maybe try drilling it out. Anyone got any sure fire ideas? What about heat? Don't want to hold a torch on the breech block, but how about putting put it a few inches above the burner on an electric range?
Thanks in advance.
Bob
OOPS! Maybe this belongs in the builder's forum. My day to do dumb stuff. :shake: