[pianotech] rusted screw problem

[Paul McCloud]

1)Take your upright jack spring cleaning tool, chuck it in a drill, and run
it in reverse.  It will cut around the screw.  2)There are broken screw
removing tools available at your local hardware store.  You drill a divot
into the screw head, then use the other end of the tool in your drill to
remove the screws.  

3)Use a soldering iron to heat the screws.  It may help loosen them.

You don't want to cut the screw head off unless you can get something to
grip the shank of the screw.             

                Good luck.

                Paul McCloud    

                San Diego  

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of daniel carlton
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:58 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] rusted screw problem

 

hey people

 

i can't load pictures from my phone to the customer's computer, so we'll
have to do this the hard way. i'll describe this the best i can. i'm
evaluating an acrosonic spinet. there's the lid, then the fallboard, then
sandwiched between them is the music rack, which slides out on little wooden
rails and is usually attached to the rail with screws. the screws on the
music rack have completely rusted and i can't get them out no way, no how.
cain't get my screwdriver in there to take out the rails neither. any good
way to cut the screws or something?

gotta get this thing apart. it's late and i'm dang hungry.

 

daniel carlton

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