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@RRP or anyone: How do I remove the band SCREWS if they are stuck and bent?

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nolaegghead
nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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Am I just screwed?  Should I buy a new band set?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Can I buy the screws?  Anyone know what the screw hardness number is?  I can always cut them off with a saw.

    Image result for wood saw
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    I can always plasma cut the screws off...

    Image result for plasma cutting gif
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  • westernbbq
    westernbbq Posts: 2,490
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    Heavy duty high leverage torque cutters always work for me...
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  • etherdome
    etherdome Posts: 471
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    Based purely on what I have available to me, I would go to a rotary tool such as a dremel. I"ve cut through screws with one of of those blades several times.
    Upstate SC
    Large BGE,  Blackstone, Weber genesis , Weber charcoal classic
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
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    etherdome said:
    Based purely on what I have available to me, I would go to a rotary tool such as a dremel. I"ve cut through screws with one of of those blades several times.
    Super useful tool.
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,029
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    I've had to use a hacksaw in the past. Dremel would have been nice. The hacksaw wasn't more than a minute or two though 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • DMW
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    Should the spring be removed before cutting the bolt?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    I was thinking thermite might be fun.  For, ya know, the dang SCREWS.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    DMW said:
    Should the spring be removed before cutting the bolt?
    Dunno.  One way to find out.
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  • MattBTI
    MattBTI Posts: 417
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    Bolt Cutters.
    Pratt, KS
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,107
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    Folks, Nola is just turning the screws.
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    maybe I'm using the wrong tool?

    httpsthumbsdreamstimecomtold-pliers-isolated-white-background-66983370jpg
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,107
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    nolaegghead said:
    maybe I'm using the wrong tool?

    httpsthumbsdreamstimecomtold-pliers-isolated-white-background-66983370jpg
    Not the tool, its the tool using it. ;)
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • bud812
    bud812 Posts: 1,869
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    I've got a 3/4" drive Snap On impact if you need it. I think it will go to 10 inch pounds.

    Not to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,385
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    Friday is off and running.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • JohnInCarolina
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    nolaegghead said:
    maybe I'm using the wrong tool?

    httpsthumbsdreamstimecomtold-pliers-isolated-white-background-66983370jpg
    Sometimes it's the Indian and not the arrow...
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
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    Google BGE SCREW. 

    It won't help with your current problem, but makes you appreciate the amount of niche porn thats on the internet. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,767
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    hit the dome and base with a big hammer into small pieces, no need to remove the bolts. or just tie a big dog to it
    fukahwee maine

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    fishlessman said:
    hit the dome and base with a big hammer into small pieces, no need to remove the bolts. or just tie a big dog to it
    The "Devastated" method.
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    nolaegghead said:
    fishlessman said:
    hit the dome and base with a big hammer into small pieces, no need to remove the bolts. or just tie a big dog to it
    The "Devastated" method.
    theres your excuse to get that big dog
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,767
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    how did a useful band SCREW thread get buffaloed so quickly
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • lousubcap
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    Quick trigger for sure.  Sensitivity meter must be wound pretty tight.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,350
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    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,186
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    fishlessman said:
    how did a useful band SCREW thread get buffaloed so quickly
    Someone probably posted a message on the Buff's wall 
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    I think I know why.  I mistakenly called them "screws" and they are technically "bolts".  I'm a dumb sh!t!!!  I really need to step up my game and buy some tools and learn stuff. 




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  • HeavyG
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    I guess in "RonLand" someone that doesn't know the difference between bolts and screws also hates America.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • RRP
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    finally I understand why I was the butt of this - something said in a PM to my buddy, Brandon, over a year or two ago. Guess you went deep mining on Focker's mail box for something and found that. Oh well, I can't un-scramble the egg. It's just my background as I started clerking in a hardware store at age 13. 
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,107
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    ....
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,107
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    Nvrmind .... stepping out now.  I like the Romans and the Gauls.  Don't want to get caught on either side.
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    RRP said:
    finally I understand why I was the butt of this - something said in a PM to my buddy, Brandon, over a year or two ago. Guess you went deep mining on Focker's mail box for something and found that. Oh well, I can't un-scramble the egg. It's just my background as I started clerking in a hardware store at age 13. 
    Someone texted me a screen shot.  And it's dated Sept 6th.

    Just playing around, Ron!  I thought the wood saw was funny.
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