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How to remove a stuck nut from old hand saw (lemmy.nz)

submitted 10 months ago by pageflight@lemmy.world to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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Most of the nuts came out with minimal force, but the last one just spins in place. I tried rubber gloves, painter's tape, and duct tape to get a better grip. I'd rather not cut a slot in the domed nut if there's another good strategy.

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[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

A little super glue and a chunk of dowel, maybe?

[-] DempstersBox@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Super glue is super fragile

[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

My hand plane that was cracked in half that is currently held together via super glue disagrees

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