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Score the Ferrule with a Mini Hacksaw

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What happens here

Carefully position the mini hacksaw blade on the brass ferrule. The goal is to make a single slit in the ferrule without cutting into or scoring the copper pipe underneath. Saw slowly and deliberately, applying light pressure. Once the saw blade has cut through the brass ferrule, you will feel a change in resistance, indicating you have reached the copper pipe. Stop sawing immediately at this point. The slit should be just enough to weaken the ferrule's grip.

Goal: Create a controlled slit in the brass ferrule

Tools and materials

  • Brass Compression Ferrule — The component being cut
  • Mini Hacksaw — Cutting a slit into the ferrule
  • Safety Gloves — Protecting hands

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have the clearance back here, right, because this is a small tight space. Usually back behind a toilet or under a sink and you're not going to put a hacksaw in here. You just want to make a slit in this. Try not to damage the copper. Sawing just getting the brass. Let me grab my trusty six and one. Get down in this little crack right here. Break it out. Boom. So that's able to pop

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