"Shawn W. Baker" wrote: > If you ever want to get that screw out again, fill the hole with epoxy > slurry, drill it, and then re-set the screw. If you want it set > permanently, set it in freshly mixed epoxy. > > If you set it in freshly mixed epoxy and it cures (as epoxy has a > notorious habit of doing) and you really want to remove the screw > someday, heat the head of the screw with a soldering iron. Epoxy will > soften with enough heat. Good points Shawn. <whine on> But I want it _both_ ways! I don't ever want that screw working loose by itself. But when I want to remove it I want it to come out a smoothly as a hot knife through butter<grin>. <whine off> Guess I'll take the prudent route and do the fill'n'drill routine. Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun May 14 2000 - 08:58:55 PDT
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