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Old 11-14-2007 | 10:15 PM
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Default Hardening screw holes

We all know (or should know ) that you need to put a couple of drops of thin CA in the screw holes to harden the threads.

The problem is HOW DO YOU DO IT WITHOUT MAKING A MESS ?

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Get a piece of scrap music wire about 1/16" in diameter. Stick the end of the wire in the screw hole at an angle.
You just want the wire to barely go in the hole. Now put the ca on the wire. It will run down the wire into the
hole and not make a mess of everything.
Old 11-15-2007 | 06:27 AM
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Great tip!
Old 11-15-2007 | 06:42 AM
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nice!!
Old 11-15-2007 | 10:20 PM
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Default RE: Hardening screw holes

That is a good tip. I would also recomend the CA tips from Great Planes. These are really handy when doing CA type hinges.

David

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