Yeah, I need to look at the wall and see what kind of shape it's in. This house was built in 1927, and while it's been very well maintained over the years, there are occasional surprises.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 20:52 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Bluing question The only other idea that comes to mind would be to drill a couple holes through the back of the box and through the drywall. Then insert a couple of those expanding plugs in the drywall and drive screws through the back of the box into the plugs. It might offer a more dependable connection than the caulk. ----- Original Message ----- From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 7:15 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Bluing question Bob: There's a springloaded sort of trapdoor where the mail person's supposed to stick the mail, then a more or less vertical metal schute with a sloping bottom. At the end of this schute, inside the house, is a frame, with a door you lift to remove mail from the bottom of the schute. This wooden frame is the piece that's coming unattached from the wall, which I guess probably is drywall. I might I guess be able to use a little L bracket with a sheet metal screw in the metal part of the schute and a wood screw in the wooden frame, but I'm trying to keep this as simple as possible. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 17:41 To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Bluing question You can't really glue to drywall. That's what it sounds like you want to do. Is the mail shoot one of those with a spring loaded flap that goes through a door and the mail ends up on the floor? Or is the shoot cut through the wall? I'm having a little trouble with the mental picture and it's hard to suggest anything until I'm clearer on that. ----- Original Message ----- From: William Stephan To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 6:31 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Bluing question We have an old sort of mail schute that ends in a wooden frame with a door you lift on hinges to extract the mail. I noticed today that the frame is sort of detaching itself from the plaster wall it's mounted on. It's not apparent to me how it was affixed in the first place, I can't find screws or other fasteners. I guess I can put some glu on it and hope for the best, though my gluing skills are pretty lacking as in I tend to use too much. What would be a good glu to use? I have the basic Elmers, and I believe some carpenter's glu as well along with construction adhesive. Thanks for any thoughts. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
