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The seat post is finally dead!
I measured how far down it went with a bent hook thing: luckily, not that far.
Then filed it down a bit to make it thinner where i wanted to cut.
Then I used the saw, which took ages.
...Then I repeated all this on the other side.
Then I regretted cutting into it earlier in the week when all the bits snapped off... So I squashed the hell out of what was left with the Mole Grips, until I heard a satisfying clicking noise. Release!
Then I attached the grips like in the photo, covered everything in WD40, and used an adjustable spanner to turn the grips around.
THEN IT CAME OUT!!
Now I can start the build, which hopefully will be a bit more fun.