[bolger] Re: Removing epoxy-entombed screws
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000jmbell@...wrote:
Chris Crandallcrandall@...(785) 864-4131
Department of Psychology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045
I have data convincingly disconfirming the Duhem-Quine hypothesis.
> For the amount of effort it will take to dig those screws out of theJohn's right. If it doesn't affect appearance, forget about it.
> glue, I don't see the point of getting them out. A boat like Teal that
> will spend the vast majority of it's life on the hard doesn't need top
> quality fasteners anyway.
Chris Crandallcrandall@...(785) 864-4131
Department of Psychology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045
I have data convincingly disconfirming the Duhem-Quine hypothesis.
For the amount of effort it will take to dig those screws out of the glue, I don't see the point of getting them out. A boat like Teal that will spend the vast majority of it's life on the hard doesn't need top quality fasteners anyway. All my boats have been built with brass screws and galvanized nails, usually well slathered with epoxy. Corrosion has not been an issue at all. Since they are wet so very little, it's not been a problem. Don't worry about it!
My next boat will built with better quality fasteners. But only because it will be a more valuable boat that could conceivably kept wet all the time.
John Bell
Choking on pollen in Kennesaw, GA
bolger@egroups.com wrote:
head of screw and then try hot screw driver on head of burried one. Why
are you worried about leaving them in? Clyde
DGO wrote:
Hi all, I have an interesting problem for you folks
to think about.
I am building a Teal, using epoxy as glue. -- Check out your group's
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My next boat will built with better quality fasteners. But only because it will be a more valuable boat that could conceivably kept wet all the time.
John Bell
Choking on pollen in Kennesaw, GA
bolger@egroups.com wrote:
>Heat the screw driver with propane torch for 2nd case and drill close to
head of screw and then try hot screw driver on head of burried one. Why
are you worried about leaving them in? Clyde
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Heat the screw driver with propane torch for 2nd case and drill close to
head of screw and then try hot screw driver on head of burried one. Why
are you worried about leaving them in? Clyde
DGO wrote:
Hi all, I have an interesting problem for you folks to think about.
I am building a Teal, using epoxy as glue. -- Check out your group's
private Chat room
--http://www.egroups.com/ChatPage?listName=bolger&m=1
Yes,
heat will soften the epoxy and heat up the screw to part it from the
glue. You can also use paint stripper such as strip eaze. It works
with time and patience. Heat gun would work best.
David Jost "below freezing in NE once again" :-(
"dgo" <oswal-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3649
heat will soften the epoxy and heat up the screw to part it from the
glue. You can also use paint stripper such as strip eaze. It works
with time and patience. Heat gun would work best.
David Jost "below freezing in NE once again" :-(
"dgo" <oswal-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3649
>way
> Hi all, I have an interesting problem for you folks to think about.
>
>
> I am building a Teal, using epoxy as glue. I was useing generic bright
> phillips wood screws as temporary fastenings to hold some but joints
> together while the epoxy dried. Since the screws held the joints, I
> went ahead with the next steps of construction. Unkown untill the
> expoy hardened, two of the screws got covered in hardened epoxy. No
> to stick a screwdriver in them. One is buried under 1/4" of epoxy, the
> other is filled in with epoxy.
>
>
> Since these are ordinary (steel) screws, I don't want to leave them in
> the boat. Any recommendations?
>
>
> DGO
>
>
I wouldn't get fancy. I'd try a narrow chisel I didn't care about, or
sharpen a trashed screwdriver and just clean all that crap out. Or you
could probably burn your way in with a soldering iron, but that would
be unpleasant. If you have a moto tool you could dig it out with that.
"dgo" <oswal-@...> wrote:
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sharpen a trashed screwdriver and just clean all that crap out. Or you
could probably burn your way in with a soldering iron, but that would
be unpleasant. If you have a moto tool you could dig it out with that.
"dgo" <oswal-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=3649
>way
> Hi all, I have an interesting problem for you folks to think about.
>
>
> I am building a Teal, using epoxy as glue. I was useing generic bright
> phillips wood screws as temporary fastenings to hold some but joints
> together while the epoxy dried. Since the screws held the joints, I
> went ahead with the next steps of construction. Unkown untill the
> expoy hardened, two of the screws got covered in hardened epoxy. No
> to stick a screwdriver in them. One is buried under 1/4" of epoxy, the
> other is filled in with epoxy.
>
>
> Since these are ordinary (steel) screws, I don't want to leave them in
> the boat. Any recommendations?
>
>
> DGO
>
>
Hi all, I have an interesting problem for you folks to think about.
I am building a Teal, using epoxy as glue. I was useing generic bright
phillips wood screws as temporary fastenings to hold some but joints
together while the epoxy dried. Since the screws held the joints, I
went ahead with the next steps of construction. Unkown untill the
expoy hardened, two of the screws got covered in hardened epoxy. No way
to stick a screwdriver in them. One is buried under 1/4" of epoxy, the
other is filled in with epoxy.
Since these are ordinary (steel) screws, I don't want to leave them in
the boat. Any recommendations?
DGO
I am building a Teal, using epoxy as glue. I was useing generic bright
phillips wood screws as temporary fastenings to hold some but joints
together while the epoxy dried. Since the screws held the joints, I
went ahead with the next steps of construction. Unkown untill the
expoy hardened, two of the screws got covered in hardened epoxy. No way
to stick a screwdriver in them. One is buried under 1/4" of epoxy, the
other is filled in with epoxy.
Since these are ordinary (steel) screws, I don't want to leave them in
the boat. Any recommendations?
DGO