How do you remove the handle on a Mesa Mark IV?

[nightlight]

I'm planning to remove the handle from my Mesa Mark IV so I can build a new wall of doom without having all my rack gear leaning like it's ready to fall. Space is at a real premium.

Has anyone done this before? How do I go about it? I want to be able to reverse the procedure once it's done.

 

[John4021]

I would pull the amp from the head shell just to be safe. ( in case the threaded insert nuts fall out which is abnormal)
I had done this to a MKIII .
There are no typical nuts. They use threaded pressed into the wood type of nuts

 

[TheBiggestJerk]

Cutting torch?