how doe you remove the screw from the end of the tool? ----- Original Message ----- From: Barry Levine To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 3:30 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Screw removal tool
Hi Guys, I can't believe I did that! Dale, Bill, you were correct. The threads on these things are reversed. Duh! I was simply following the Home Depot guys instructions, which were... "Put the removal bit in your drill, go slowly, then back out the screw." Rather incomplete instructions. I just had my wife actually read the instructions. You're supposed to drill the tool in reverse into the screw head, give it a tap with a hammer, and then back the screw out with a wrench. Lo! And behold! It works... when you follow the instructions. Dale, as for disorganizing the sizes in the set, they came in a handy little pack... much like a set of drill bits. So far, after one day, I still have them in their proper spaces. Good thing. I, too, am likely to toss a bit onto a workbench, followed by another, and another... til finally, the disorganization is complete. And, I too, have a real problem holding a hand drill on the horizontal or verticle. But, for screws with stripped heads embedded in a wall, there's not much choice. These screws were holding horizontal wood shelf braces on the side and rear walls of a closet. I was having so much trouble that I finally decided to try and pry the wood off the walls with a crowbar. Again... Duh! All I succeeded in doing was punching a hole in the wall with the crowbar. Note to self: Next time you use a crowbar against drywall, be certain there's a stud behind the spot which will take the brunt of the effort! --Barry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
