remove rusted screws and nuts & bolts
 

I am trying to remove an old gate from a wooden post. The holder screws
have rusted, as have the nuts and bolts holding the gate. What is the
best thing to do: should I try to cut through the metal, or force the
gate off the post with a crow bar? or some other solution.

remove rusted screws and nuts & bolts
 

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I am trying to remove an old gate from a wooden post. The holder screws
have rusted, as have the nuts and bolts holding the gate. What is the
best thing to do: should I try to cut through the metal, or force the
gate off the post with a crow bar? or some other solution.


I would cut or drill out the bolts and screws to free the hinge in one
piece. If the wood post were to come out then I might just cut that now. A
crow bar would likely break the gate off but still leave the hinges hanging.

remove rusted screws and nuts & bolts
 

In similar situations I have been successful using a Dremel rotary tool with
a cut-off wheel.

Charlie

wrote in message
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I am trying to remove an old gate from a wooden post. The holder screws
have rusted, as have the nuts and bolts holding the gate. What is the
best thing to do: should I try to cut through the metal, or force the
gate off the post with a crow bar? or some other solution.

remove rusted screws and nuts & bolts
 

wrote:
I am trying to remove an old gate from a wooden post. The holder screws
have rusted, as have the nuts and bolts holding the gate. What is the
best thing to do: should I try to cut through the metal, or force the
gate off the post with a crow bar? or some other solution.

solving oil (ATF, WD40) and a propane torch. heat the metal hot as you
can, yank on bolts. repeat.

carl

PS don't burn down the gate:)

remove rusted screws and nuts & bolts
 

On 26 Jul 2006 16:23:31 -0700, wrote:

|I am trying to remove an old gate from a wooden post. The holder screws
|have rusted, as have the nuts and bolts holding the gate. What is the
|best thing to do: should I try to cut through the metal, or force the
|gate off the post with a crow bar? or some other solution.

If you have a blow torch handy, heat up the screws till the burn the wood,
when they should be removable. Then make good.

Keep a bucket of water handy to cool things down and put out any small
fires.

--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk
"Intelligent Design?" my knees say *not*.
"Intelligent Design?" my back says *not*.
More like "Incompetent design". Sig (C) Copyright Public Domain

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On 26 Jul 2006 18:34:33 -0700, wrote:

|
wrote:
| I am trying to remove an old gate from a wooden post. The holder screws
| have rusted, as have the nuts and bolts holding the gate. What is the
| best thing to do: should I try to cut through the metal, or force the
| gate off the post with a crow bar? or some other solution.
|
|solving oil (ATF, WD40) and a propane torch. heat the metal hot as you
|can, yank on bolts. repeat.

As this is posted to a uk.* newsgroup, a butane torch is as good as
propane.

--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk
"Intelligent Design?" my knees say *not*.
"Intelligent Design?" my back says *not*.
More like "Incompetent design". Sig (C) Copyright Public Domain

remove rusted screws and nuts & bolts
 

remove rusted screws and nuts & bolts