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<p>[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 876288, member: 121"]I should have posted these photos before you all started submitting suggestions..........but while I had taken them, I forgot to post them</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see from the closeups, the wire is actually touching the porcelain, not even space enough to slip a piece of paper between the wire and the edge or foot. The wire is very stiff, heavy duty - I can't flex it at all - it is stronger than a wire coat hanger. There isn't enough wire at the ends to grab with a pair of pliers without touching the porcelain. </p><p><br /></p><p>So I was not trying to be difficult whit the suggestions that I just snip it - it would take quite a bit of pressure and I an afraid that the torque or tension would have chipped the edge or foot.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]198746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198748[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 876288, member: 121"]I should have posted these photos before you all started submitting suggestions..........but while I had taken them, I forgot to post them As you can see from the closeups, the wire is actually touching the porcelain, not even space enough to slip a piece of paper between the wire and the edge or foot. The wire is very stiff, heavy duty - I can't flex it at all - it is stronger than a wire coat hanger. There isn't enough wire at the ends to grab with a pair of pliers without touching the porcelain. So I was not trying to be difficult whit the suggestions that I just snip it - it would take quite a bit of pressure and I an afraid that the torque or tension would have chipped the edge or foot. [ATTACH=full]198746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198748[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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