View Full Version : Removing a broken leg
Quinn McCarthy
02-17-2009, 8:55 AM
I made a 3 leg milk stool for somebody and one of the legs broke about 2" above the mortise. I should have used something with straight grain. Now I need to get the remainder of the leg out of the mortise. I was looking for some ideas for loosening the glue or getting the leg out. I used TB II and I know for a month you can reconstitute the glue with a heat gun but it may by too late. I had used the oneway drilling jig for the mortises don't know if I can remount the stool witout damage.
Thanks much.
Quinn
Norm Zax
02-17-2009, 8:59 AM
redrill the hole and remount a new tenon inside.
Quinn McCarthy
02-17-2009, 11:07 AM
That is a good idea. It will take building some type of clamping jig for the drill press so I can get the angle right and hold it in place.
Thanks.
Quinn
M Toupin
02-17-2009, 12:12 PM
Heat the joint with a heat gun, it'll work fine. I recently disassembled a 40 some year old child's rocking chair with heat and it worked just fine.
Mike
Reed Gray
02-17-2009, 12:44 PM
I would cut the leg off flush with the bottom of the chair, then drill another hole. Probably less trouble than trying to remove the tenon with heat. You could make a bigger or smaller hole, depending on what you want.
robo hippy
Rick Prosser
02-17-2009, 12:46 PM
Boy, glad this was not about what I first thought :eek: when I read the subject.
Good luck with the repair.
Jim Kountz
02-17-2009, 1:27 PM
Boy, glad this was not about what I first thought :eek: when I read the subject.
Good luck with the repair.
My thoughts too Rick!! I thought now this should be interesting to say the least!!
I would go with cutting it flush first too as already mentioned. Either way it will be easier to drill out with it flush.
Quinn McCarthy
02-17-2009, 2:40 PM
Thanks for all of the suggestions and comments.
I am glad to see you have a sense of humor here.
Quinn
Quinn McCarthy
02-17-2009, 9:16 PM
Well I got it out.
I used the heat gun and a vise grips.
Thanks
Quinn
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