[Technology] DIY challenge

[Moshe Gariani]

Just go wild with the hammer. Hit the thing over and over again and if it doesnt work, hit the brick and wooden things it is attached to. It wont be pretty but "pretty" is very overrated and useless.

[emoji23][emoji23] You might need to check the definition of “elegant”...

 

[zefarelly]

Spring metal is thick.
Bracket is really tight into the wood.

I do have a junior hacksaw...

Spring steel is quite tough, if you can't shear the heads off the old screws I'd hacksaw through th 90 degree bracket, or try getting the bladse under the head of the screw and chopping that off.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Five minute job ( if you had an angle grinder)

 

[Moshe Gariani]

sharpen the tip if you haven'y got a cold chisel, just to guarantee a proper bleeding gash if you slip

I have a chisel and a hammer. I’ll attempt an attack on the screwheads and report back...

 

[MJsGhost]

Spring steel is quite tough, if you can't shear the heads off the old screws I'd hacksaw through th 90 degree bracket, or try getting the bladse under the head of the screw and chopping that off.

^ This ^

Just go wild with the hammer. Hit the thing over and over again and if it doesnt work, hit the brick and wooden things it is attached to. It wont be pretty but "pretty" is very overrated and useless.

Then this as a last resort

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I have heard of “drilling a screw out” but never really understood it...

Do you literally just apply your drill forcefully in the hope of obliterating the stuck screw?

No you use a large drill bit and take off the top of the screw with it.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

One down, one to go...

(Thanks NSC)

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Done it...!!!

Sorry that such an exciting thread will draw to a close now.

Many thanks to all contributors.

 

[British Bulldog]

Done it...!!!

Sorry that such an exciting thread will draw to a close now.

Many thanks to all contributors.

The next DIY thread will be " How to apply wood filler "

 

[Algernon]

I have heard of “drilling a screw out” but never really understood it...

Do you literally just apply your drill forcefully in the hope of obliterating the stuck screw?

In theory :
First you use a centre punch to establish where the drill bit will start.
Then you use a teeny tiny drill to drill down into the shaft of the screw or bolt. Make sure you keep it at the correct angle at all times or you'll cause yourself trouble.
You then use a slightly larger drill and eat a bit more of the shaft of the screw away.
Then a bit bigger
Then a bit bigger
Until the metal shaft has been eaten away by the drill but the hole still remains untouched.

In practise:
You don't get the initial guide dent/dot central.
You drill with a teeny tiny drill bit but it's off to one side.
You increase the size of the drill and start eating into the wall of the hole.
You increase the size of the drill too much because you're impatient.
You realise the drill bit is going down the outside of the screw/bolt instead of into the shaft.
No matter what you try you can't get it to go as you want it to.
You increase the drill to the size of the screw/bolt head to drill that off.
The screw/bolt head may come off.
It doesn't come off so you get the hammer out and bash it off.
You then bash and bend the remains of the screw into the wall whilst trying not to get little bits of grit in your eyes.
You the filler over the hole.
Job done.

 

[withdeanwombat]

....NSC teaching basic breaking and entry skills.

I need some help with my fencing......

 

[dejavuatbtn]

One down, one to go...

(Thanks NSC)

If that’s a chisel you have used then my old woodwork master, Harry Barker, would have had kittens, and you’d probably be dead by now!

 

[withdeanwombat]

If that’s a chisel you have used then my old woodwork master, Harry Barker, would have had kittens, and you’d probably be dead by now!

Argh. Harry Barker.
I lost count of the times I had to draw and redraw my plan for a plant label because the arrows to indicate the dimensions had poorly drawn heads.

Allegedly!

 

[Stat Brother]

Move house

 

[MJsGhost]

The next DIY thread will be " How to apply wood filler "

And the one after that "How to sharpen a mangled chisel"

 

[Moshe Gariani]

The next DIY thread will be " How to apply wood filler "

I’m ahead of the game on that one...

The gate has a bit of wood broken off the top... [emoji23]

“The Repair Shop” has a lot to answer for - I imagine myself as Will the woodworker guy...

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Use a hammer and screwdriver to make the groove bigger by tapping. If it still doesn't move, at an angle hit the screw with driver anti clockwise to loosen it. Then get a pair of pliers/grips to turn the rest.
Or shear off the screw head with a chisel

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[British Bulldog]

I’m ahead of the game on that one...

The gate has a bit of wood broken off the top... [emoji23]

“The Repair Shop” has a lot to answer for - I imagine myself as Will the woodworker guy...

I think we come from the same DIY school? if it works do it.

 

[BN9 BHA]

If that’s a chisel you have used then my old woodwork master, Harry Barker, would have had kittens, and you’d probably be dead by now!

Looks like a plumbers chisel

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Looks like a plumbers chisel

Certainly does now anyway.