Remove Glass From Wood Sash with these Tools
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- Sash Restoration On-Site. These are the Tools I use to get the glass out of the sash, after having stripped the flats with a paint shaver, Proscraper and sanded with an orbital sander, so that I can then strip the profiles with a heat gun. I guess this would be “step 2” in my sash restoration process. It’s not the only way to do it, but I think it’s pretty practical for someone who wants to get the glass back in same day. Sometimes steam works well for this, but the trade off is wet wood that has to dry.
This isn’t the only way to do it, and if you want some real first hand experience from other experts in the field, then come to the Historic Homes Workshop Festival May 14-15 in Largo, where some of the best and brightest minds will be there passing on what they know about topics like this and others equally important. Hope to see you there!
Very nice video. Dont know if it would help, for old putty I warm up with a heat gun till its pliable. Comes out nice and clean. Just have to be careful where the points are. Nice video.
Love the trick of filing the blade convex . Make sense for me since I already use lead knives . But didn’t think of the glazier bar!
Man I hate digging out points with scrapers, putty knives, etc... I seem to usually be dealing with larger (hand-cut tin?) triangle points, and find maybe 60% of them come out easy, others are a nightmare. I've got a spare window zipper around still I think; I may try that. You are FULL of clever and unique solutions. Thanks!
What’s funny is that to
me I don’t think my solutions are all that clever or unique. I just do what I do and am always surprised that everyone doesn’t do it my way.
First time I ever tried this with was an oscillating multi-tool. It was also the last time I tried that tool.
I laughed out loud. Same experience. Everyone had to try once!
I hope you wear safety glasses when hitting a piece of steel with a hammer. Speaking for myself, I would use a wooden or a rubber mallet but I would never hit a piece of steel with a regular hammer without safety glasses and a face shield. Voice of experience.
Eyes are important
Cool
Thank you
Any tips for when the glazing is adhered to the wood so well it tears the wood out as well when chipping it out?
Find the person who put caulk instead of glazing and kick him in the shin. It won’t help but it will make you feel better. In all seriousness though, if it’s really not coming out, sometimes I don’t force it. And just leave it in, but that’s rare for me. I also have a steam oven that I built for just such problems. Steam works wonders. Have you ever heard of that?
Using Steam to Remove Old Glazing and Glass
ruclips.net/video/h_roVN-3By8/видео.html. Give this a view to see if it gives you some ideas.
What do you recommend for cleaning / removing glazing residue etc off the glass after removal? Or does that need to be removed at all? Cheers
I use a razor blade for the most of it, usually with the assistance of water, Dawn dishwasher detergent and a scrubby sponge like you do the dishes with.
And remember folks most of these old windows were painted with lead paint at some point.. so wear a mask and keep the kids away from any dust.
What's your pane break ratio? I'm running at about 25% :(
Depends. I think 10% would be a good estimate for me. But some jobs are different than others. And sometimes I break glass out of sheer stupidity and impatience. I broke two because I used the one point driver that is notorious for breaking glass. I knew better but in my exceeding arrogance I said to myself, “ha. I can do it THIS time.” The point driver gave me the finger and broke the glass anyway.