> Date: Sun, 16 Jul 1995 00:16:38 -0600 (MDT) > > the thread size of my agraffe was not available in Helicoils. The > >agraffee was 1/4" by 36. He believes that a good epoxy should do >the job. > > > I do not believe that epoxy would be a good solution. My experience with > helicoils has been that they work > OK until the threaded member is later removed. > There is a reason that the tiny 36-thread/inch is used. A 36 thread/inch > agraffe can be overtightened up to > a 1/4 turn to achieve the correct alignment, while a 18 thread/inch agraffe > would break off before yeilding to this amount of overtightening. > > Frank Emerson > Baldwin R & D Thank you Frank for the enlightening info. --- Vince Mrykalo rpt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ... if you shall seem to some to be a person of importance, distrust yourself. -Epictetus ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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