"Mitch A" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have this piece of 3/4" ply that I nailed some trim into. Well due to a
> mistake I made during measuring the piece, I need to go back and rip the
> trim off and re-apply. How do I go about removing these finish nails
before
> ripping the trim off. They are countersunk below the surface...
Yep nail punch them through to the other side.
Or, rig up a massive super electric powered magnet, switch it on and hold
your board up making sure your brain doesn't turn to jelly in the process
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Mitch, id use a small pry bar with a piece of scraw underneath to protect
the ply from dents.
pry up the trim about 1/4 to 1/2 inch, then push the trim back down. This
should leave enough
of the finishing nail exposed to pull out.
"Mitch A" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have this piece of 3/4" ply that I nailed some trim into. Well due to a
> mistake I made during measuring the piece, I need to go back and rip the
> trim off and re-apply. How do I go about removing these finish nails
before
> ripping the trim off. They are countersunk below the surface...
>
>
On Mon, 3 May 2004 22:36:40 -0500, "sawdust"
<[email protected]> scribbled:
>Mitch, id use a small pry bar with a piece of scraw underneath to protect
>the ply from dents.
>pry up the trim about 1/4 to 1/2 inch, then push the trim back down. This
>should leave enough
>of the finishing nail exposed to pull out.
I would just pry the whole trim completely off (using the pry bar and
scrap) and then remove the nails from the back side of the trim using
pliers. I wouldn't push the trim back down or push the nails out
through the face. Nail heads emerging through the face of the trim
often chip off a pieced of wood, leaving you with an unsightly divot
rather than just a little round hole.
>"Mitch A" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I have this piece of 3/4" ply that I nailed some trim into. Well due to a
>> mistake I made during measuring the piece, I need to go back and rip the
>> trim off and re-apply. How do I go about removing these finish nails
>before
>> ripping the trim off. They are countersunk below the surface...
Luigi
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When the finishing nail points protrude out the backside of the wood I've
had really good luck clamping a "Vise-Grip" (TM) pliers over the exposed
shank and pulling the nail thru the backside using the right-angle claw of a
smallish (1" x 8") pry bar. When clamping the toggle-joint pliers on the
nail shank, leave about 1/8 inch space between the pliers jaws and the back
surface of the wood to accept the claw of the pry bar. This method
eliminates further damage to the finish face of the trim from occasional
punch slips. Be CAREFUL that no nail points are in the path your hand will
take should the pry bar or pliers slip. Works best if the trim with
protruding nails is held down by your foot (again being careful of nail
points) and supported by a solid surface such as the floor or top of a wide
sawhorse.
David Merrill
"Mitch A" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have this piece of 3/4" ply that I nailed some trim into. Well due to a
> mistake I made during measuring the piece, I need to go back and rip the
> trim off and re-apply. How do I go about removing these finish nails
before
> ripping the trim off. They are countersunk below the surface...
>
>
use a small pin punch to push them all the way through.
dave
Mitch A wrote:
> I have this piece of 3/4" ply that I nailed some trim into. Well due to a
> mistake I made during measuring the piece, I need to go back and rip the
> trim off and re-apply. How do I go about removing these finish nails before
> ripping the trim off. They are countersunk below the surface...
>
>