> He ground a small groove just to the right of center on the >leading edge of the cap screw to form an auger point, just like the new >auger point self drilling wood screws. I ran it back in to the piano. It >cleaned the threads in the T nut and worked beautifully to smooth the hole >and threads. I've tried this trick with other jammed threads and found it to >work well in most cases. > >Paul Chick Done that, and it's really slick when it works. Often things like this are closer to working than they are to being "broke" and a little modification can correct a problem without compromising function. Good tip for those of us who take it personally when we're outsmarted by inanimate objects. I hate that. Ron N
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