Wax on screws in aluminum rail

gordon stelter lclgcnp@yahoo.com
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 14:14:20 -0800 (PST)


The wax would also probably inhibit the corrosion of
the aluminum some, but I've never actually tried it so
this is just aguess.
     t

--- Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
wrote:
> At 17:57 3/17/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> >Dear colleagues:
> >All of you know the problems we usually have to put
> the screws intro the 
> >aluminium rails.
> >Any tip or suggestion?
> >Would be very apreciated
> >Regards
> 
> Jose,
> 
> As with any screw (machine/wood/sheet metal), get
> the tip entering the hole 
> then, while putting gentle pressure on the screw,
> slowly turn the screw in 
> the OUT direction until you feel the screw drop into
> the groove. Then screw in.
> 
> This is a way of feeling for the established groove
> and avoiding 
> "cross-threading" (making a new thread)  If the
> screw doesn't go in easily, 
> you probably aren't "in the groove"...
> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
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