I've also found that wiggling/jiggling a screw in the threads helps it find the threads without having to turn the screw backwards. Especially helpful with aluminum rails. Saves time.<div><br></div><div>-- <br><div>John Formsma, RPT<br>
</div><div>Blue Mountain, MS</div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Laura Olsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:laura-olsen@att.net">laura-olsen@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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> If everyone would take your last sentence to heart, there would be a lot less stripped screws in this world. Especially in aluminum rails!<br>
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>> re-insert the screw, in the correct hole, THEN turn it in once it "clicks"<br>
>> into it's thread groove.<br>
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>> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br>
>> Captain of the Tool Police<br>
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