Best way to remove ancient hemp from a thread?

[WaterTight]

Tried a wire brush but doesn't seem to shift it. Would burning it work?

 

[WHPES]

No, use a wire brush on an angle grinder - drill. If its in your hand, a hacksaw blade run along the threads.

Best way of all is clean the threads out with a BSP die nut (or die head)

By now you probably realise i do a lot of iron pipework!

 

[WaterTight]

Ahh hacksaw blade sounds a plan (since i have one of those) - thanks!

 

[WHPES]

I take it you dont have a dienut or a die head?

 

[WaterTight]

nope. i'm bereft of everything die related.

 

[fuzzy]

Tried a wire brush but doesn't seem to shift it. Would burning it work?

hacksaw, get it into the threads and hacksaw it off. or run you dies down it again, that will bring it off easy

 

[WHPES]

Buy yourself a 1/2" and 3/4" taper die nut. Invaluable for all sorts, clean off old hemp, repai something thats been cross threaded etc.