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Removing old roofing screws.
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<blockquote data-quote="wiley coyote" data-source="post: 663422" data-attributes="member: 7587"><p>[ATTACH=full]7891[/ATTACH]</p><p>Here's a sample of the screws I'm trying to take out. Some came out using a screwdriver with a good edge on it. If they had paint in the slot, that didn't work. Tried a hacksaw, but the handle and the other end would not let the blade get near the slot to clean it out. If they were a bit loose I could get vice grips to grip the head and unscrew them. I also found that the washer under the screw was made of lead, so crushing it up against the screw with the vice grips, I was able to undo the really tight ones. [ATTACH=full]7892[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wiley coyote, post: 663422, member: 7587"] [ATTACH type="full"]7891[/ATTACH] Here's a sample of the screws I'm trying to take out. Some came out using a screwdriver with a good edge on it. If they had paint in the slot, that didn't work. Tried a hacksaw, but the handle and the other end would not let the blade get near the slot to clean it out. If they were a bit loose I could get vice grips to grip the head and unscrew them. I also found that the washer under the screw was made of lead, so crushing it up against the screw with the vice grips, I was able to undo the really tight ones. [ATTACH type="full"]7892[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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