> That's pretty much the set up I have now except that looks > like a 3/8" or so screw. I'm using a whopping 1/2" x 4" > screw to fit the hole that the old 7/16" screw came out of. > This makes the nut fatter however and less clearance > results. I wanted to avoid doweling the old hole in the > inner rim. Yes, they're 3/8". I fill the rim holes with an epoxy and wood flour mix and re drill for the new bolts. I also fill the huge and randomly oblong plate perimeter holes with a mix of epoxy and cast iron grindings I've saved from previous plate modifications. Then I can drill a new and more appropriately sized hole for the new bolts. I use the same mix to fill and level where I've ground off the front duplexes. > All of the screws (plate perimeter) are quite bent on this > never before rebuilt SS M so we're glad to get rid of them > anyway. > > Bob Hull That's pretty standard, though I always wondered why. Ron N
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