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screws
Got my interior frames off. Could have been in better condition than yours given some of the pics you have on this board. This may be redundant but for fun:
Go to OSH or Sears and get the largest screw-driver that fits the screw head. It must be tight in the groove and bottom out and span the whole head of the fastening. It must be brand new. I found one with milling or serration on the blade for antislip. Brand new!
Now, face the window - insert the driver blade exactly square holding it in your fist about nose heighth exactly perpendicular with your arm against your chest. Lean in hard take a deep beath while you put the slowest turning or twisting pressure on the driver handle with your whole body. It's like slow motion.
You kind of feel the flesh moving over the bones in your hand. With steady pressure and not wavering the screwdriver AT ALL you will turn the screw out of the opposite frame. It's only in there about an eighth of an inch anyway. No magic potions needed....and only 35 more to go!:D
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$$screwed$$
Ebb,
Very descriptive:cool:
....annnd ... don't forget the 35 more NEW screwdrivers!!!:D
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beer vs ale
You know, if you beer drinkers switched to ale you might get it unscrewed more often.
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And if you switch to Porters and Stouts , you just wouldn't care . Try a Barley Wine if you dare .
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Nice label , excellant beverage !
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Ebb,
It just so happened that I had a very large screwdriver, much like what you describe (except missing the grip on the tip), so I sprayed some screws a third time with the penetrating oil, gave the whole frame a whack with a hammer to try to loosen it up, and...
I was able to move one screw about half-a-turn. I will try Sears to see if I can get something with the grip, but I am also going to pick up a drill bit that will handle stainless. I've just about given up on these things.
Russ (Noeta, #112) had mentioned in another thread last month that there were some bronze window frames for sale in NH (see the Classified & Off Topic section for more details). I made the call and picked up four today; I'll post pictures of them tomorrow. Given the trouble these existing frames are giving me, I would be better off putting real portlights in than trying to save 'em.
