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OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? #275348 04/17/12 10:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 306 Likes: 2 Mexico City Jose Fernandez OP Sidelock
OP Jose Fernandez Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 306 Likes: 2 Mexico City	Hello everybody. Once again I am looking for your technical advise. I need to remove a scope from a Sako rifle. The problem is that the previous owner decided to mount the scope "forever" and apply some kind of epoxy glue to all the screws. Needless to say that I can not move a single one, even with a good allen wrench and pleny of leverage. Do the acetone attack epoxy? Any other chemical, easy to obtain and use, that disolves the epoxy? Thank you in advance for your replies. Best regards, Jose M. Fernandez

Re: OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? Jose Fernandez #275350 04/17/12 10:15 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 412 Likes: 4 Tygh Valley, OR DES/TSD Sidelock
DES/TSD Sidelock Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 412 Likes: 4 Tygh Valley, OR	Most of the glues have a holding point of 550 degrees F. I have had good success with heating a metal rod to "cherry" red and then touching it to the screw head for 30 seconds. This seems to work best on smaller screws such as you need to remove. Do not make the rod larger than the the head of the screw you are trying to remove. Dennis Earl Smith/Benefactor Life NRA, ACGG Professional member

Re: OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? Jose Fernandez #275356 04/17/12 11:04 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 13,880 Likes: 16 Torrance, CA Chuck H Sidelock
Chuck H Sidelock Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 13,880 Likes: 16 Torrance, CA	Methylene chloride desolves epoxy. It was in the paint strippers.

Re: OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? Jose Fernandez #275363 04/17/12 12:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,393 BC west coast Mike Bonner Sidelock
Mike Bonner Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,393 BC west coast	Soldering iron tip works well too

Re: OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? Mike Bonner #275366 04/17/12 01:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 306 Likes: 2 Mexico City Jose Fernandez OP Sidelock
OP Jose Fernandez Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 306 Likes: 2 Mexico City	Mike: Your advise sounds to me the easiest, because I alredy have an electric soft soldering pistol. How much time do you apply the tip to the screw? Do you try to remove the screw right after the heating or you wait until it is cold? If you could, please give me more specific technique to do it. Thank you! Regards, Jose M. Fernandez

Re: OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? Jose Fernandez #275375 04/17/12 02:42 PM
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 348 Likes: 6 SE Utah SamW Sidelock
SamW Sidelock Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 348 Likes: 6 SE Utah	Remove while hot or it will reglue. Sam Welch

Re: OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? Jose Fernandez #275391 04/17/12 04:17 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,437 Likes: 34 Replacement Sidelock
Replacement Sidelock Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,437 Likes: 34	OP mentions an allen wrench, so I would assume socket head screws. I'd try heating a sacrificial allen wrench of the correct size and applying torque to the screw until it moves.

Re: OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? Jose Fernandez #275392 04/17/12 04:25 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,438 Arizona James M Sidelock
James M Sidelock Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,438 Arizona	Are you sure this is Epoxy glue and not Loc-tite? There are different levels of Loc-tite and some can be very stubborn. I've always used Loc-tite when attaching the scope bases to rifles. Jim The 2nd Amendment IS an unalienable right.

Re: OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? James M #275396 04/17/12 04:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 306 Likes: 2 Mexico City Jose Fernandez OP Sidelock
OP Jose Fernandez Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 306 Likes: 2 Mexico City	I am almost sure is some kind of epoxy glue, because you can see a transparent brillant coarse coating around the screws. I will try with the electric soldering pistol and apply force with the allen wrench inmediatly. I will report the result. Thank you, Jose M. Fernandez

Re: OT How to remove epoxy glued screws in a scope? Jose Fernandez #275401 04/17/12 05:23 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 13,880 Likes: 16 Torrance, CA Chuck H Sidelock
Chuck H Sidelock Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 13,880 Likes: 16 Torrance, CA	Either loctite or epoxy should respond favorably to heat.

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