There are many ways of cutting closet bolts when installing toilets. Most people use a hack saw blade. If you have a good flange, and have secured the closet bolts to the flange with washer and nut, then you may want to try our method. It breaks off clean and leaves a good thread. That makes it easy to remove and replace the nuts if you need to pull and reset the bowl. Terry Love
If you use a hack saw blade, cut part way through, and then wiggle the bolt back and forth until it breaks away. If you try to cut it all the way through, the saw can slip past the bolt and scratch the bowl. It can also make it hard to rethread a nut on if you're not careful at the last bit.
Or just snap the bolt and it's good. If you have used "brass" bolts, not coated steel, and have nutted and washered at the flange.
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If you use a hack saw blade, cut part way through, and then wiggle the bolt back and forth until it breaks away. If you try to cut it all the way through, the saw can slip past the bolt and scratch the bowl. It can also make it hard to rethread a nut on if you're not careful at the last bit.
Or just snap the bolt and it's good. If you have used "brass" bolts, not coated steel, and have nutted and washered at the flange.
www.plumbinghacks.com
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