Saw Handle screws - Removal?

[mahking51]

One for MikeW I think,
I have a couple of small back saws that are fixed with screws that have no slots, ie both sides are blank rounded heads. How does one undo these please?
Regards
Martin

 

[Alf]

Pound to a penny they're the "rivet" type that are a push fit. You can either destroy the "screws" or (probably) the handle. For the former, drill out from one side then give it a good clout out of there with an appropiate size of dowel and 'ammer. For the latter, pincers are favourite.

Cheers, Alf

 

[MikeW]

Hi Martin--Alf has you sorted out. Afraid that's about the only way. But you may be able to find an otherwise worthless saw and use the bolts/nuts off of it in order to put this one back together.

Take care, Mike

 

[mahking51]

MikeW

Funny that, I seem to remember that I had a whole tin box of saw screws at one time..... damned if I can remember what happened to them...... :?
Still, you gotta laugh!
Keep up the great work Mike.

ChrisW
Black run? whassat? :?:
Yours in athletic ignorance I suspect.

Martin

 

[bugbear]

Pound to a penny they're the "rivet" type that are a push fit.

Cheers, Alf

I had some of those that had FAKE screw slots. I tried to undo them by unscrewing. Spent ages...

The annoying thing was, I'd bought the saw purely to get screw nuts to repair another!

BugBear

 

[Alf]

I had some of those that had FAKE screw slots.

Ooo, now that's just not playing fair at all. :evil: [-(