Wagner Waffle Iron Question

[Craig Allison]

A simple one for you guys, I'm sure.
How do I remove the handles from this so I can proceed with cleaning?


It doesn't have the screw in the end like a few I've seen.
It's my first waffle iron and I don't want to screw it up.
Thanks.

[Russell Ware]

I have a #7 of the same style as yours. The wooden handles should unscrew right off the iron. There are iron screws cast into the paddle, and that is what the wooden handle is screwed onto. On mine, the wooden handles have shrunk, and the handles readily unscrew. Just be careful.

[Craig Allison]

Thank you. I have twisted on them a bit with very little movement. Now I know to try a little harder.

[Russell Ware]

If there is dirt and gunk in the threads, you may have to untwist/retwist and so on until they loosen up.

[Russell Ware]

Here is a photo showing one of the handles removed from my #7. The black dust at the bottom of the photo is crud that was in the threads. It did take some effort to unscrew the handle.

[Craig Allison]

Thanks for the pic. That's not how I was expecting it to be.
So far I've not had much luck but figuring patience will prevail.

[Cheryl Watson]

Craig, this style handle with the long ferrules, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY (mine are packed away and I can't get at them currently..),,,, but there is one style that had a smooth post (no screw threads).... which required gentle rotation... let me see if I have any pictures in my huge picture files... 'somewhere' on my computer...   I have a tall plastic bucket that I set the paddles in, handles down, and then I use KROIL around the top of the ferrule all the way around......

[Craig Allison]

These have the long screw. I've got one off after a long fight. The second isn't giving up so easily. But I'll get it off somehow...