|
Posted by Goedjn on November 23, 2005, 12:53 pm
wrote:
show/hide quoted text
>Thanks for the suggestions. The thing that is driving me crazy is that 15
>years ago when I moved in, I fixed several of the windows by grapping the
>springs, but I don't recall how I did it, exactly. I have tried the several
>versions of the coat hanger recently, without any luck. I'm not sure if a
>crochet hook would get a purchase on the spring coil as there is no gap
>between the individual wires in the coil. I'm sure the sash removal would
>work, but it means prying off the wood work and all the associated paint
>damage. Thanks again.
Self-tapping screw just slightly bigger than the ID of the coil, glued
to a dowel, with a peice of pipe just about the OD of the
coil, and a flared end slipped over it. Shove the screw end up and
twist until it bites, and then slide the pipe up to pinch the spring
in place.
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
>years ago when I moved in, I fixed several of the windows by grapping the
>springs, but I don't recall how I did it, exactly. I have tried the several
>versions of the coat hanger recently, without any luck. I'm not sure if a
>crochet hook would get a purchase on the spring coil as there is no gap
>between the individual wires in the coil. I'm sure the sash removal would
>work, but it means prying off the wood work and all the associated paint
>damage. Thanks again.