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Posted by v8z on November 11, 2007, 4:39 pm
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> > > I took up some 1.5" mid-60s oak plank flooring for re-use. The nails
> > > are slightly edge-serrated, fairly soft and most remain in the tongue
> > > fully set with the business end having a slow bend. The heads are
> > > L-shaped. because of the L I can't pull them. The bend and the
> > > softness make reverse hammering them pretty impractical.
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> > > Is my only option to dremel them and beware during re-installation?
> > > thanks for any ideas, Bryan
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> > > I've put three jpgs up
at:http://mountcrumpit.com/images/oaknailhead.jpghttp://mountcrumpit.com...
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> Used flooring is a ton of work, no getting around that. I'd suggest
> if you can't break them or cut them with a good pair of nippers, then
> your next best option might be an angle grinder with a cutting wheel.
> This would accomplish the same thing as a dremel, though much faster.
> >
Definitely use a 4-1/2" grinder with a cutoff wheel - if you don't have a
grinder, HarborFreight has em for under $10 - I've got a good one for
grinding, but bought 2 of the HF ones just to save the time switching
between grinding, cutoff and wire brush and I figure if one burns after a
year, its less than a dinner to replace it.
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