14-08-2024, 02:45 PM
Thanks to both Chris KC and to Chris Garner for their advice re Blue Dot stud remover and the use of Plus gas.
Having soaked the studs with PG for several days I successfully removed the first 7 studs, 4 on the left and bottom 3 up the middle, these came away surprisingly easy............. at which point my not so "youthful" exuberance took over and the 8th promptly broke, again as correctly predicted by Chris KC .
Stud 9 at the centre top then came away pretty easily but 10 bottom right was not wanting to budge and having broken the 7th I left that till later. 11 came away without too much effort but 12 again was being difficult. Unlucky 13 also broke a little too easily for my liking without much effort being applied and 14 would also not budge.
I have now heated the three remaining studs, only with a blow torch, no Oxy available to me and continued to soak with PG for a couple of days now.
I do have a pillar drill but do not have access to any other machine tools to make these myself and other enthusiasts locally are not able to assist. I now need to drill out at least two broken studs and referring to the details of the drill guides in Woodrow, does anyone know of a source for these drill guides or know of a machine shop who would be able to turn these up??
Thanks again for the advice folks
cheer Denis S
Having soaked the studs with PG for several days I successfully removed the first 7 studs, 4 on the left and bottom 3 up the middle, these came away surprisingly easy............. at which point my not so "youthful" exuberance took over and the 8th promptly broke, again as correctly predicted by Chris KC .
Stud 9 at the centre top then came away pretty easily but 10 bottom right was not wanting to budge and having broken the 7th I left that till later. 11 came away without too much effort but 12 again was being difficult. Unlucky 13 also broke a little too easily for my liking without much effort being applied and 14 would also not budge.
I have now heated the three remaining studs, only with a blow torch, no Oxy available to me and continued to soak with PG for a couple of days now.
I do have a pillar drill but do not have access to any other machine tools to make these myself and other enthusiasts locally are not able to assist. I now need to drill out at least two broken studs and referring to the details of the drill guides in Woodrow, does anyone know of a source for these drill guides or know of a machine shop who would be able to turn these up??
Thanks again for the advice folks
cheer Denis S