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Thanks for the advice but I’ve got 14 various makes and size of speaker cabs and know how to get a back off.
Making this thread contradicts ALL of that.
Removing Backs Off 4 X 12” Orange Cabinets Help ?
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Making this thread contradicts ALL of that.
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Making this thread contradicts ALL of that.
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Help!!!
Warning. I am difficult, but know exactly what I am doing.
Help!!
Just like the Privates that used to strip screws on the helicopter
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OP this cab is clearly junk, I’ll throw it away for you if you send it to Massachusetts!
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Just like the Privates that used to strip screws on the helicopter
I am still a Private. On occasion.
It happens if you use the wrong bit and/or get frsutrated
and put the hammer down. I have learned to never strip
a screw going in, because you ain't getting it out. Retreat,
reseat, and start over.
Oh, and love me some Matty Matheson!
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Nothing against Privates, just that it was always a Private lol - I was a Private before I moved up and learned/was hazed enough lolI am still a Private. On occasion.
It happens if you use the wrong bit and/or get frsutrated
and put the hammer down. I have learned to never strip
a screw going in, because you ain't getting it out. Retreat,
reseat, and start over.
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I did want advice on how to get the screws out Not how to pull the back off when the screws are out.
Those bloody screws are still in.
I don’t know what they are made of ? but my metal drill bits just get hot and smoke starts coming from where the screw is sitting .
View from the Jack socket.
Those bloody screws are still in.
I don’t know what they are made of ? but my metal drill bits just get hot and smoke starts coming from where the screw is sitting .
View from the Jack socket.
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Sort of. The part of the head that gets rounded going in, doesn't affect the edges you need intact to get it out, if you only slightly fucked it up.I am still a Private. On occasion.
It happens if you use the wrong bit and/or get frsutrated
and put the hammer down. I have learned to never strip
a screw going in, because you ain't getting it out. Retreat,
reseat, and start over.
Oh, and love me some Matty Matheson!
But I'm with you. If I start to fuck up a screw going in, I'll take it back out and use a new one. But I never use Phillips. Phillips are today's slotted screws. Star heads FTW.
Although hinge manufacturers haven't gotten the memo yet. Even expensive Baldwin still use Phillips.
Best practice in general- drill a pilot hole, and if it's a hardwood, use soap on the threads also.
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Orange 4x12s ARE awesome. So there's that!
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Screws are made from steel that's generally a lot harder than the bits we buy. You need the best bits available to drill out a screw.
A better choice would've been to use a dremel, and cut a slot across the head, then use a BFS (big fucking screwdriver) to break it loose. Or even better, an impact driver that you strike with a hammer. But that's one of those tools you buy once, then use only a few times in your entire life, unless you work with old cars and such.
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*except for ones that ship with mini-blinds
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I’d bet that’s a cleverly placed photo inside. That’s what I’d do if it were m… wait. Uh, nice pic glad you don’t have to open it after all.
Whew!
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Did you drill pilot holes...??*except for ones that ship with mini-blinds
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Revealing your tricks?
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Dave, hoping you get this resolved. Worst case scenario, you could drill the heads off the screws and go at them with vice grips after you get the back off. Maybe try some heat with a soldering iron to soften any glue that might be in there.
Before that make sure you are using a low speed hi torque setting on your drill motor. I thought the sand trick was an interesting idea that I hadn't heard of before. The screw extractors have a reverse thread that removes the screw as you thread it in (backwards). It would have to be a fukn skinny one though. Good luck man!
Before that make sure you are using a low speed hi torque setting on your drill motor. I thought the sand trick was an interesting idea that I hadn't heard of before. The screw extractors have a reverse thread that removes the screw as you thread it in (backwards). It would have to be a fukn skinny one though. Good luck man!
