I've done a couple by as you mentioned cutting the inside of the pipe. What I did was to make 2 cuts on the inside but not deep enough to get into the threads in the block, then took a chisel and collapsed the pipe into itself. That and plenty of PB. Worked for me, your results may vary.
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