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Dan Kratville

27/11/2005 6:20 PM

Removing hand saw screws

I am trying to remove the handle from an old hand saw. The problem is
that the screws just spin. These are not the split nut kind, it is more
like a carriage bolt with the same rounded head. I don't want to mar the
handle to take them off. Any ideas would be great.
Thanks
Dan


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"tom"

in reply to Dan Kratville on 27/11/2005 6:20 PM

27/11/2005 6:23 PM

Drill a hole in the rounded head, and use a screw extractor? Tom

WB

"Wood Butcher"

in reply to Dan Kratville on 27/11/2005 6:20 PM

27/11/2005 7:32 PM

Clean the head thoroughly to remove all wax and grease.
Epoxy a nut to the head.
When cured, remove said bolt.
While the bolt is out of the saw heat it with a torch to soften
the epoxy & remove the nut. Or just throw it away and
replace it with something better.

Art

"Dan Kratville" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am trying to remove the handle from an old hand saw. The problem is
> that the screws just spin. These are not the split nut kind, it is more
> like a carriage bolt with the same rounded head. I don't want to mar the
> handle to take them off. Any ideas would be great.
> Thanks
> Dan


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