For anyone reading this thread and thinking about doing a pot, do yourself a favor. If you don't have a small hand-held brazing torch, buy one. They're cheap, and you'll need it someday. When I was taking mine apart, it was obvious to me they had some adhesive in there, so I hit each stuck fitting with the torch. If it hadn't been hot, you could have unscrewed it with your fingers! Get a torch, and any time you have a stuck fitting on something new, assume they glued it and apply fire.
Plus, your kids will think you're the coolest Dad on Earth when you whip that thing out to melt sugar on top of Creme Brulee! My kids bug me to make it just so they can show their friends. I'm the "More Power" guy on our block!!! I don't need no stinkin' little girly food torch, I need MORE POWER!!!
Dale