Re: A Couple of Nasty Screws

[Stark <astark@suffolk.lib.ny.us>]

Ben:  I have encountered this problem many times before, what I do is
to use the solvent Liquid Wrench very carefully  using an extremely
small amount put on with the small end of a wooden toothpick, and I 
mean a SMALL AMOUNT, and give it time to work, at least a day,
preferrably a week, and I'm not kidding.  It seems that the great
problem with people that use these solvents just do not give them
enough time to do the job that they are designed to do.  I, myself have
extracted screws, bolts, etc. that appeared at first glance to be 
impossible to remove.  But I gave the solvents time/time.  I hope this
info is helpful but please do not rush the job.  It doesn't pay.
A. Stark 

On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, Ben Holmes wrote:

> I figured I'd get the most responses with that subject. Sorry, couldn't
> resist. Now I suppose someone will say I'm a child or something...
> 
> Anyway, Eric Welch sent me a straight sided zoom finder marked Wetzlar. On
> the back there are four screws (the nasty ones I refered to earlier), two of
> which have been torn up pretty badly by a mean person with a screw driver
> that didn't fit. It looks as if the screws were exposed to the sweat of
> someone's brow and have rusted in place. The slot is destroyed, the threads
> are rusty and I'm at a loss.
> 
> Anybody have a slick way of removing screws like this? The finder is a bit
> foggy, otherwise in okay shape. I'd like to open it up and see if it can be
> cleaned.
> 
> Any ideas would be helpful.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ben W. Holmes
> 
> Boulder, CO
> USA
> 
> bholmes@frii.com
>