[Shop-talk] Floor scraper...but it's not that easy

[John Miller]

> I need...a dull(er) scraper. Maybe. Something I can lever under the tile
> that won't bite into the wood or tile. Or do I just need something else?
> Or...how can I remove vinyl tile from a wood subfloor? The tile is so old
> that it's disintegrating and I can't pull it up a tile at a time. But it's
> also too crumble-y to try to get a piece at a time--it's take months just
> to do the 10-by-6 area.

What kind of adhesive?  Would a heat gun soften everything enough to 
loosen it?

John.