Subject: Re: Masking Nameplates for Painting

From: [email-masked] (Ken Knaell)
Date: 24 Apr 1996 18:52:25 -0400

In rec.crafts.metalworking, [email-masked] (Chris Kantarjiev) writes:
>I have used the trick of vaseline for masking (spray graphite works well,
>Except that it's not so great for a brass plate that's been riveted
>to the surface that's being painted. There's almost no way to accurately
>mask the edges of the plate! I'd much rather get the plate off.

If I remember correctly this thread started off about asking how to
get the "drive screws" out that hold the name plates on.  I remember
the statement along with that original post that said that the holes
that these screws were driven into were drilled completely through
the castings.  This makes driving the screws out from the back side
relatively.

Drive screws are hardened little things that have a very high pitch
spiral (rolled) in them.  Thus they are driven into holes in softer
metals like nails are driven into wood with the spiral upsetting the
metal in the hole.  You ought to be able to drive the drive screws
out from the back with a nail or better yet, a piece of music wire
that is as large as possible but will still enter the hole from the
rear.

ken
bethesda, md

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From: [email-masked] (Chris Kantarjiev)
Date: 25 Apr 1996 00:02:20 GMT

If I remember correctly this thread started off about asking how to
	get the "drive screws" out that hold the name plates on. 

Yup, that was me. I removed most of the screws last weekend; a nail
was not stiff enough to break them free, but a properly sized pin punch
did the job.

I am still left with four screws that are mounted blind (on the bed). 
Haven't quite figured out how to get them out yet.

I *will* have a great deal of machined surface area to mask off when
painting the lathe, and will use vaseline or graphite for some of the more
complicated surfaces!