At 09:02 5/16/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Thanks, Conrad, > >These screws were in so far, they looked like they were countersunk >(well, actually, they were come to think of it)! Most extreme case I've >ever seen. Guess the last technician was the Hulk. :-) Anyway, now that >you explained it so nicely, I can see why I didn't get that nice firm >feeling. Just one of the side benefits of tapered wood screws. I suppose you could avoid that problem by using sheet metal screws, which are not tapered. They are generally panheaded, too, which would help avoid the problem Jon Page mentioned about interfering with neighboring top flanges. I think I'd still prefer wood screws, however. >Don't you just hate it, when you go to make a minor routine adjustment and >it gets stupidly complicated (I suppose only complicated because the right >supplies aren't on hand)? That's what is generally called a can of worms... ;-} > As my grandmother used to say, "Oh, for crying >out loud." We must be cousins. I think we had the same grandmother... Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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