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    we mainly use a sawzall with bi-metal blades. The ones that are empty and have no pressure are simple to do, no mess with the chems getting all over the place. The ones that are still pressurized get a bit messy as you should get the pressure out before cutting into them. Depending what your set up is like you can get a plastic 55 drum, cut a 3 inch hole on the top and spray chems into it. try to cover the hole with a rag so yuo dont get blow back out the hole. You are going to get some but no too much. Use a wet rag it seems to help a bit. The bottom line is that you are going to have to deal with the powder flying around some. should have mentioned before, try putting them in a vice standing up helps the cutting go a bit easier too.

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    Thanks for the thread, Brasscatcher! Question. When you're NOT using a sawzall to get the nozzles off, what's your tool/method?

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    Also, besides the chopsaw...

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