<html> <body> <pre>>I prefer not to have to squeeze out the excess with a lot of clamp pressure. </i>To get the best fit with epoxy seating is to first hand fit the block to the flange and then install the screws. Then remove the pin block and apply a thin bead of Marine-tex to the edge and reinstall the block with every other screw. Let cure. This will insure a tight fit. When installing the screws after fitting, the block might not be as firm to the flange as you'd like. The epoxy makes up for any drift which might have occurred. With the screws installed the block is locked and clamped in place, any fill will squeeze out. During the initial screw drilling and installation, one might break :-( Don't worry. You'll be removing the block to apply epoxy, fix it then, either with an EZ-Out or drill around it and plug with a pin block plug to redrill. I use a large tapered bit for wood screws. <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. <a href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:jonpage@comcast.net </a>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</body> </html>