Nameplate Removal Update:
Came back from my road trip last night and was itch’n to try to get something done.
Mrbreezeet1 - thanks for the idea concerning drive screw removal with a chisel. I planned to try that first, then try to grind some flats if that didn’t work, then just grind the heads off if nothing else worked.
My chisel talents aren’t so great. I sharpened a punch/chisel and used some aluminum tape to try to protect the nameplate. My first hit took a chunk out of the chisel edge. Darn, those screw heads are hard. Maybe too steep an angle… Flipped the chisel over, tried again… Second chisel edge now gone. OK,maybe I shouldn’t be using a 2 lb. hammer. I reached for an old wood chisel to try again, but stopped myself before I broke that. Started hunting for Dremel tool cutters, but decided to give the wood chisel a second try.
The sharp edge of the wood chisel was able to get under the edge of the nameplate. I laid the flat edge of the chisel against the casting and gently tapped inward on alternating sides adjacent to each drivescrew. This lifted the screws up without any damage to the nameplate. Image attached. Now I can finish cleaning up that casting.
Many thanks for all the great ideas to get that thing off. This is really a great forum in that so many folks are willing to share their experiences. I had no idea where to start, and would have made a real mess if I went for my initial plan of just trying to drill those screws out.
Thanks again, TomKro.
Came back from my road trip last night and was itch’n to try to get something done.
Mrbreezeet1 - thanks for the idea concerning drive screw removal with a chisel. I planned to try that first, then try to grind some flats if that didn’t work, then just grind the heads off if nothing else worked.
My chisel talents aren’t so great. I sharpened a punch/chisel and used some aluminum tape to try to protect the nameplate. My first hit took a chunk out of the chisel edge. Darn, those screw heads are hard. Maybe too steep an angle… Flipped the chisel over, tried again… Second chisel edge now gone. OK,maybe I shouldn’t be using a 2 lb. hammer. I reached for an old wood chisel to try again, but stopped myself before I broke that. Started hunting for Dremel tool cutters, but decided to give the wood chisel a second try.
The sharp edge of the wood chisel was able to get under the edge of the nameplate. I laid the flat edge of the chisel against the casting and gently tapped inward on alternating sides adjacent to each drivescrew. This lifted the screws up without any damage to the nameplate. Image attached. Now I can finish cleaning up that casting.
Many thanks for all the great ideas to get that thing off. This is really a great forum in that so many folks are willing to share their experiences. I had no idea where to start, and would have made a real mess if I went for my initial plan of just trying to drill those screws out.
Thanks again, TomKro.
