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Hi


Screws holding the glass cover are rusted as ----. If the screws are
drilled, the moment the bit goes thru it'll hit the glass. The fitting
is pressed sheet steel fwiw.

I assume its a bin job - are there any repair options?


Regards, NT

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Hi


Screws holding the glass cover are rusted as ----. If the screws are
drilled, the moment the bit goes thru it'll hit the glass. The fitting
is pressed sheet steel fwiw.

I assume its a bin job - are there any repair options?

Soak with Coke

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"N. Thornton" wrote in message
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Screws holding the glass cover are rusted as ----. If the screws are
drilled, the moment the bit goes thru it'll hit the glass. The fitting
is pressed sheet steel fwiw.

I assume its a bin job - are there any repair options?


Soak with Coke


Interesting, not heard that one. I'll try that, but once its soaked I
dont see how the screws can be removed, unless they get dissolved
somehow. When I say they're rusted as, I mean you cant tell what kind
of driver the head once was. Coke and snap them off? What does the
coke do, dissolve the rust?

Thanks, NT

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N. Thornton wrote:

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Screws holding the glass cover are rusted as ----. If the screws are
drilled, the moment the bit goes thru it'll hit the glass. The fitting
is pressed sheet steel fwiw.

I assume its a bin job - are there any repair options?



Soak with Coke



Interesting, not heard that one. I'll try that, but once its soaked I
dont see how the screws can be removed, unless they get dissolved
somehow. When I say they're rusted as, I mean you cant tell what kind
of driver the head once was. Coke and snap them off? What does the
coke do, dissolve the rust?



Phosphoric acid I think - turns rust into phosphate.


Thanks, NT

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N. Thornton wrote:

Hi


Screws holding the glass cover are rusted as ----. If the screws are
drilled, the moment the bit goes thru it'll hit the glass. The fitting
is pressed sheet steel fwiw.

I assume its a bin job - are there any repair options?

I take it you can't dremel/hacksaw a new slot? Otherwise safety goggles
and a drill press, and hope the screws fail before you hit the glass -
sometimes the last bit of swarf gets ripped off. Use a drill only
slightly larger than the shaft of the screw. I say drill press rather
than hand held because it might reduce vibrations/shock of going through
head. Or try a dremel.

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Chris Hodges wrote in message ...
N. Thornton wrote:

Screws holding the glass cover are rusted as ----. If the screws are
drilled, the moment the bit goes thru it'll hit the glass. The fitting
is pressed sheet steel fwiw.

I assume its a bin job - are there any repair options?

I take it you can't dremel/hacksaw a new slot? Otherwise safety goggles
and a drill press, and hope the screws fail before you hit the glass -
sometimes the last bit of swarf gets ripped off. Use a drill only
slightly larger than the shaft of the screw. I say drill press rather
than hand held because it might reduce vibrations/shock of going through
head. Or try a dremel.


Hi.

I can buy a new one for £8, its not a special or anything. So if I
have to take it off the wall I'll just replace it. So really that
rules out a drill press.

Sawing a new slot: I can try it, or water pump pliers might work, its
just the thing's so badly rusted I'd be very surprised if any of them
unscrewed. But I shall try after I've coked it.

Then I'm thinking if I use a tiny drill bit to take bits out of the
remaining snapped off screw I might get one to come out. Got it, a
grinding point on the dremel. Once ones out I can get to the others
and snap them off. The screws are right on the glass, with no wiggle
room, so it'll be a close shave at best.

On this light it does need the screws to hold the glass, I cant use
wire ties or anything, so that then leaves me with the q of what to
replace them with. More steel screws doesnt seem like the smartset
idea. And I dont think scr do bags of assorted size stainless ones....

Thanks.

Regards, NT

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N. Thornton wrote:
I can buy a new one for £8, its not a special or anything. So if I
have to take it off the wall I'll just replace it. So really that
rules out a drill press.

I'd agree with that.

Sawing a new slot: I can try it, or water pump pliers might work, its
just the thing's so badly rusted I'd be very surprised if any of them
unscrewed. But I shall try after I've coked it.

WD40 might be worth a go as well of course (post coke, pre twist)

Then I'm thinking if I use a tiny drill bit to take bits out of the
remaining snapped off screw I might get one to come out. Got it, a
grinding point on the dremel. Once ones out I can get to the others
and snap them off. The screws are right on the glass, with no wiggle
room, so it'll be a close shave at best.

Sounds interesting - for want of a better word. If you can recover 1 it
might be possible to match and certainly B+Q do ripoff bags of metric sizes.
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Chris Hodges wrote in message ...
N. Thornton wrote:

WD40 might be worth a go as well of course (post coke, pre twist)

good one. It'll be one funny tasting light fitting :)


remaining snapped off screw I might get one to come out. Got it, a

Sounds interesting - for want of a better word. If you can recover 1 it
might be possible to match and certainly B+Q do ripoff bags of metric sizes.

No hope, theyre way past that. even if i break an end bit off you cant
match a new screw to a blob of rust.

Least I figured I can drill new holes for new screws, so thats that
solved.

Thanks for your help, NT

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N. Thornton wrote:

Chris Hodges wrote in message ...

N. Thornton wrote:


WD40 might be worth a go as well of course (post coke, pre twist)

good one. It'll be one funny tasting light fitting :)

The twist wasn't meant to be of lemon - I only realised after posting.
I'll have a screwdriver then.

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Chris
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