Treat the studs as if you know they will snap if forced, Putting a pipe wrench on them will work IF they are in the mood to be cooperative.
AND a very BAD idea if they are stubborn. It seems to me you have
gotten past the hard part, with some careful use of torch and gentle
persuasion, I think studs will be cooperative,
The studs are 2 long and 2 short, I have, in past ,attempted to reseal with studs in wrong sport…oops!
I use the mirror door from an old medicine cabinet… metal back and
band around edge ,seem much safer than a piece of plate glass.
Found in trash many years back, kept it ,as something too good to
throw out , only took 25 or 30 years to fine a use for it…spent about 3
weeks looking for it when I realized its time to be of use had arrived.
Louis
