Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
we sometimes take a tire iron or something round and solid metal, lay it on the ground, place the squeegee holder on it so the iron sits in the opening of the squeegee holder and hit the top on the holder with a rubber mallet all along the top. The iron never goes into the holder, but it helps gently pry the 2 pieces apart evenly with no damage to the holder.I am not good at explaining things, but I think that made sense.
Quote from: medium on November 05, 2017, 08:33:29 AMQuote from: domineight on November 04, 2017, 08:25:15 PMWith difficult or squashed ali squeegee profile, I find it easy enough to insert the blunt ends of some 6" adjustable wrenches and tweak them open with only minor force. I suppose it's a minor inconvenience, beats struggling trying to force the blade in there though.Thanks for the tip! I did try that but I'm not sure if these are maybe just a little more ceased in their age (I think they sat clamped for a few years gathering dust). I'll roll up the sleeves and pry a little harder!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk If they are compressed from usage you can put a chisel in the end and hit with hammer. That should open them to the original opening. Do both ends gradually
Quote from: domineight on November 04, 2017, 08:25:15 PMWith difficult or squashed ali squeegee profile, I find it easy enough to insert the blunt ends of some 6" adjustable wrenches and tweak them open with only minor force. I suppose it's a minor inconvenience, beats struggling trying to force the blade in there though.Thanks for the tip! I did try that but I'm not sure if these are maybe just a little more ceased in their age (I think they sat clamped for a few years gathering dust). I'll roll up the sleeves and pry a little harder!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
With difficult or squashed ali squeegee profile, I find it easy enough to insert the blunt ends of some 6" adjustable wrenches and tweak them open with only minor force. I suppose it's a minor inconvenience, beats struggling trying to force the blade in there though.
Quote from: 244 on November 05, 2017, 05:01:50 PMQuote from: medium on November 05, 2017, 08:33:29 AMQuote from: domineight on November 04, 2017, 08:25:15 PMWith difficult or squashed ali squeegee profile, I find it easy enough to insert the blunt ends of some 6" adjustable wrenches and tweak them open with only minor force. I suppose it's a minor inconvenience, beats struggling trying to force the blade in there though.Thanks for the tip! I did try that but I'm not sure if these are maybe just a little more ceased in their age (I think they sat clamped for a few years gathering dust). I'll roll up the sleeves and pry a little harder!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk If they are compressed from usage you can put a chisel in the end and hit with hammer. That should open them to the original opening. Do both ends graduallyThat works but I heat the rubber up slightly with a heat gun angle it in and it taps right in with a mallet.