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.
Is my only option to dremel them and beware during re-installation? thanks for any ideas, Bryan
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I'll second that. You might try using end cut pliers
Steve
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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.
Thanks to all! I bought a pair of nippers and my wrist might thank me (someday) --
I may also try and find cut-off wheel for my ryobi bench grinder? Is that do-able? instead of a whole new 4 1/2 grinder -- I presume that would be hand-held vs. the logistics of a bench grinder...
Buy a cheap hand held 4 1/2 inch grinder. Harbor Freight for example, or the local discount store, or even (shudder) WalMart. A bench grinder won't hack it...
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