In article , Tim Watts
scribeth thus
On 03/08/16 23:24, Tim Watts wrote:
On 03/08/16 18:21, Maurice wrote:
Previous owners had fastened down an inspection chamber lid on the patio,
but the screws will not budge.
Tried numerous applications of PlusGas, and it does disappear down the
sides of the screws, which later still refuse to move at all.

Apart from keeping on with the PlusGas, are there any other ways of
persuading the screws to turn?
(Last resort: drill them out...)

The cover and sample screw can be seen he

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...tion-cover.JPG

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...over-screw.JPG


At some risk to the stones, hot gas flame - ideally a fine very hot one
to heat the screw red hot. That will usually crack the rust, but in your
case, it *may* crack a stone too.

AND assuming there's not plastic or rubber seals present (saw someone
else's post).


Are they steel screws look more like Brass ones doesn't seem to be any
colouring like galvanising or rust apparent and they don't look
stainless either?..

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Tony Sayer