Thanks for the many suggestions. But getting my head out of my ass is still not yet possible.
The useful contents of the funnel were successfully removed by taking out the twisting teflon portion of the stopcock assembly afterwhich they easily drained out.
Penny head portion of the stopper (which initially broke off when wrapping it in a towel, gripping it tightly with jaw and forcefuly twisting) has now been epoxied back on but stopper removal has not yet been attempted.
The solvent in the funnel was methanol and there are still traces of it left in there. I'm assuming this still might be a hazard if a torch is used to heat the area around the stopper. Correct?
Also, I'm assuming that a hair dryer (blow style) could sub for the paint stripping heat gun and would be less dangerous than a butane, propane or acetylene torch for heating the neck. (I've got all 3 torch types) Of the torches the puny little butane one has the capacity for producing the smallest and coolest flame but I'm still sort of attached to the idea of trying the hair dryer first.
And thanks Lillenthal for the reminder about acetic acid and acetone. Is there a preferred or ideal ratio for the acetic acid/acetone mix that is recommended?
I've also got a funky-ass, pressure equalized, graduated, distilling funnel
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(ChemoSabe: "My Strangest Peice", The Couch) that I've tried everything on to unfreeze the stopcock with and I'm hoping this mix will finally loosen it up. Coca Cola soak sure didn't work on it.
17 taps guaranteed ay dwarph? I'll let you know iph eye try your nifty dowel pounding trick.
