I tried the epoxy. The epoxy was old so it never setup. I then called Baldwin and they were kind enough to send the Technical by way of FAX. It turns out that the technical is nothing more than a handout for a class given by Paul Bergan of the Houston Chapter in 1978. So thanks Paul where ever you might be. I followed the advice of this technical. I drilled the hole in question out to 5/16" but not all the way through the plate. I then tapped the hole to 3/8-16 with a tapered tap. I couldn't tap down far enough since the taper of tap bottomed out in the hole so I ended up drilling the rest of my 5/16" hole through the plate with a 1/4" bit. I was then able to tap the hole as deep as I needed to go. Next I purchased a 3/8 - 16 Hex head bolt 3/4" long. I will take this bolt to a machine shop where they will drill through it and tap for a 1/4 -36 agraffe. The diameter of a 3/8 screw without the threads is .293 ". Drilling a hole through the center 1/4" would leave the walls of this insert to about .020 " thick. I had to order this tap from Schaff since no one around here seems to have this odd size tap on hand. When I go to thread my insert in the plate it should brake off flush with the top of the hole quite easily when the insert bottoms out in the hole. Michael Wathen
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