I bought a house 3 years ago with this old, ugly cast iron security bars over the windows. They are screwed in by these screws that are designed to not turn counter-clockwise as the edges of the slot where the screwdriver would push is filed off. How do I get them off?
2007-07-24 06:58:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Cut a deeper screwdriver slot with a dremel tool and cut off wheel. Or, you can get them started a little by using a center punch and hammer, until you can get a vise-grip on them.
Be persistant- there are lots of ways to beat those screws. I like the dremel trick best.
2007-07-24 07:48:06 · answer #1 · answered by donmohan2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-29 04:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire a Theif, just kidding, You will need to grind the screw heads off with a weld grinder, don't use a cut off torch. Be sure to wet the area down and keep a spray bottle of water with you incase the wood gets to dry. get some one to help you. See if the neighbors or a house reclaim center will buy them off of you.
2007-07-24 07:37:11 · answer #3 · answered by mr.obvious 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to go to your local hardware store and purchase a special drill bit that you can drill through the screw and take the screw out. Its like for when you have a stripped screw and cant get it out it just keeps turning. I know I got my dad some for x-mas once but I cant remember the name of them.
2007-07-24 07:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by grebcrystal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grind off the heads, remove the bar(s) and back out the remaining threaded part of the screw
2007-07-24 07:25:09 · answer #5 · answered by The Handyman Pro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, right-click on it to see if you get any options or a warning. If you get a warning, I suggest you go into Safe Mode and immediately run your antivirus program. If you are not familiar with Safe Mode: Turn your PC on or Restart. As soon as you see the black and white screen, press and hold the F8 key. Continue holding until you see a black and white menu. Safe Mode is F3 or F5. Click Start, Programs, run your AV program, install, uninstall, whatever. When it is finished, Restart. You will probably find your icons messed up. No biggee. Drag them back into place.
2016-05-17 10:13:25 · answer #6 · answered by sallie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drill off the heads of the screws.
2007-07-24 07:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by strech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-24 22:11:05 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, Try dremeling a slot into them, thats how I defeated the lockout bolts on a ford bronco.
2007-07-24 17:40:56 · answer #9 · answered by kassim k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋