Ok Joe you are correct but I do not have the proper tool at times so i uses what is near at hand. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 9:33 PM Subject: The Right Tool for the Right Job! > Joe Goss said: "No, put the blade of the tool in the kerf of the screw." > (meaning a chisel!) > Tsk! Tsk! For a tool guy, ya otta be shamed!<G> > My olde Shop Teacher preached: Always use the Right tool for the job! (He'd > either flunk you or send you to the principal's office if he caught you > opening a can of paint with a screw driver, or worse, a chisel!) > The proper tool for really tight screws is an Impact Screw Extractor. > They're available from automotive type places. You hit it with a hammer and > it turns and thumps the screw at the same time. Works! In a pinch, try > hitting the top of a "Hundred Year Screwdriver" with it in the slot, before > attempting to unscrew it. Or...tap will trying to turn. > > Best Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > > Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G} > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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