Tightening pinblock and rim screws

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Hi Brian, 
inre tightening screws: 
> What is
>everybody else using? There has got to be a better mouse trap, if you
>know what I mean...

    I went through this early on,  and finally decided to have the right 
tool.  I got a Craftsman 3/8" drive T-handle and a 6" extension, five sockets 
and then two screwdriver bits from the Snap-On truck.  (Oh, they cost, but 
they last). 
   This allows me to safely tighten everything.  I will add that you should 
only tighten the screws in the summer, since they will be looser in the 
winter, but if tightened then, the summer expansion will crush fibers against 
the screw threads, and next winter, you will have looseness again.  It took 
me several years to realise I  was just slowing turning bolts in the threads, 
year by year.......
Good luck, 
Ed Foote 
(High quality tools are the best investment a working craftsperson can buy!)