> Here is my order to McMaster Carr for some hex socket screws along with > some acorn nuts and washers. You should be able to click on the catalog > number and open their web site for descriptions. I ordered hanger bolts > as well, as this was my first endeavor at suspending a plate and I was > chicken about the machine threads working in the wood. Ron N’s > encouragement helped me get over it. It works fine - trust me... > On the method for screwing them in, I used the appropriate hex driver > chucked up in the cordless drill to run them in and out. When I first > installed them I could not get the plate to lower over them, the bolts > did not line up with the plate holes. I realized that the original screw > holes were not all perpendicular and their angularity was causing the > mis-alignment. Welcome to the world of non-standard method. The support group is standing by to offer support and peripheral aggravation, if not actual help. But then, I see you figured it out. Good job. Ron N
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