[CAUT] Aluminum hammer rail (Screw hole) repair

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Fri Jan 26 12:16:21 MST 2007


> 
> I've had very little cause to do this repair either, until now. This
> Yamaha G2 had 6 stripped holes w/ oversized screws. On the last
> repinning a student stripped two out. Nowhere to go now... A machinist
> friend showed me these and I couldn't believe how simple, fast and easy,
> yet super strong/functional.

Absolutely! A terrific product!


> I wouldn't be surprised if the company has a 36tpi for S&S size and the
> other. Have you looked for them?
> 
> Jim

I have, but not lately. Agraffe stud threads aren't, it seems, 
common to other industries. They could be awfully handy to us 
on rare occasions, but there's likely not enough demand to 
produce them. Then, you gotta have an appropriate tap.
Ron N


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