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Karl Wescott · 03-26-2020, 01:00 PM

A note on "undoing the tabs". My experence is breaking tabs attempting to unfold them cold. I have found that heating the fold red hot will anneal them enough to not break. Then after disassembly re-heating and annealing with a hammer to straighten them while hot they will re-assemble and re-fold.

03-26-2020, 01:00 PM	#5
Karl Wescott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,289	Re: 1933 door latch help A note on "undoing the tabs". My experence is breaking tabs attempting to unfold them cold. I have found that heating the fold red hot will anneal them enough to not break. Then after disassembly re-heating and annealing with a hammer to straighten them while hot they will re-assemble and re-fold.