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I've finally got round to looking at one of my broken sash windows.

Basically I've had to spend a good 2hrs chipping the ancient gloss paint
off all the working parts, just so I can see which bits do what. Anyway,
following that I've managed to remove the beading from one side of the
window, unfortunately in three pieces. I've also got half of the central
(?) bead off, also broken. This allowed me to open the hatch and extract
the two sash weights, both with broken cords. Now just popping out to get
some sash cord and some other bits 'n' pieces.

Hopefully SWMBO won't mind the mountain of gloss paint chippings all over
the place ;-))

I did this a couple of years ago while the CDO was away. I was bored
and wanted to see how the window worked, and whether I could tidy it up.
To be fair, she was a little concerned by the fact that the bathroom
window was propped shut by some 2x2 screwed to the frame, but the
finished result is a whole load better.

In all, stripping right back to the wood, staining and varnishing took
about 6 days in total, over a number of weeks. I've been forbidden from
trying this on any other windows, so if your Swmbo is anything like
mine, make the most of this experience.

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