Now that I think of it I rember doing something like this once before. I don't remember all the details, but it had something do do with a temporary bolt holding pieces together while epoxy dried and epoxy seeping into the threads of the bolt permanently gluing the nut to it. A disc grinder was used to try to get the nut off and the heat of grinding on the nut loosened the epoxy that was also gluing the washer under the nut to the spar. Still had to cut the nut completely off the bolt, but it did separate the washer from the spar with no spar damage. A heat gun could also be tried first before breaking out the torch.
Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Brian Kraut Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:16 AM To: KRnet Subject: RE: KR> Glue question Possibly heating the clamp with a torch until it softens the epoxy enough that you can peel it off? Assuming that it is a metal clamp. I would suspect that the epoxy would soften enough to get the clamp off long before the heat would damage the wood. Try it on some scrap first. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Nick Brennan Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:38 AM To: KRnet Subject: KR> Glue question Lets just go hypothetical for second (because I'd never do this, of course)... Let's say you epoxied a clamp into place by accident. How would you remove the clamp from the longeron without damaging either (but if one needs to be damaged, preferrably the clamp. Nick Brennen nickdbren...@comcast.net _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
