Removing Chicago Screws

[chrisash]

Well thought out pliers, you must have a great lateral thinking mind

[bullmoosepaddles]

@RockyAussie Found these on Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/i/112957220025?chn=ps

[Sonydaze]

1 hour ago, bullmoosepaddles said:

@RockyAussie Found these on Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/i/112957220025?chn=ps

The Weaver Leather catalog shows the same tool for $16.95.

[TomG]

24 minutes ago, Sonydaze said:

The Weaver Leather catalog shows the same tool for $16.95.

That's the one.

I think I got mine for around $20 on sale

 

[bullmoosepaddles]

@SonydazeGreat thank you. I did a Google search that was the first one I found. I need one, so that will save me a few bucks. Many thanks

[fredk]

Right, so those massive pliers will help you to release mildly stuck c/s, but not ones glued together

Now, if [theres always an if] the OP had used paint to lock the threads, the paint could have been softened by the soldering iron heat, or if he used super-glue either the heat or a few drops of acetone/nail varnish remover soaked into the c/s joint would have done the job

Edited May 13, 2018 by fredk

[TomG]

Yeah.. I've done th e Loctite Blue and the superglue,  but this customer says they keep coming loose.  I think he's not being 100 percent straight with me, so Red it is.  If he still loses screws, then he's fired.  I've already done that once but he can't find anyone else stupid enough to do these so I took o e more order from him.  

Already regretting it

[fredk]

I'm wondering if he means by becoming loose, the whole Chicago Screw is able to move, not that they are unscrewing? You put them on tight in the leather work shop, but after a few days/weeks the leather dries a bit and shrinks allowing the C/s to be looser than when you fitted it [?]

I had something similar when I riveted bosses on to some shields. I did them real tight but after a couple of months the bosses felt loose, there was about half to three-quarters of a mm between the boss rim and the wood shield. The wood had dried and shrunk. In that case I just peened the rivets some more to tighten them

[TomG]

Not shrinkage.  He said they are coming out.  He resells them, so...

 

[bullmoosepaddles]

I do not know, but does Loctite work well on brass? Just a thought. I use the blue wood to leather with nickel plated Chicago screws all the and never had a problem. Any answers will be appreciated. As I have never used brass screws before.