Man, that's a brutal lesson to learn the hard way lol.

Wow, guess I'm still stuck in the old school 50/50 club then.

Yeah, you're right tara345, it adds up fast. I never thought about the staff time to keep it running.

Have you tried a mixture of acetone and automatic transmission fluid? That's what finally worked for my old beach cruiser. Apply it, let it sit overnight, then use a long breaker bar on a good quality seatpost clamp for even force.

Check the tool's batch number against their last steel die shipment date.