Stripped screws

["Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>]

AUVECO (an auto hardware wholesale house) has sheet metal screws with small
heads but larger shanks.  For instance, if your visor screw was a #8, they
can supply a #10 screw with a #8 head, so it will look identical in use.
They even have #10s with a #6 head.  I keep a few in stock for problems like
this.   If you cannot locate AUVECO, go to a major body shop supply house,
such as C.R.Laurence - they stock all the AUVECO stuff.

Probably the folks who cater to the hobby with hardware also carry these
items - but that's a guess on my part, I just go to the source.


Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel M Wing" <imp1983@xxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Stripped screws


> Hi,
>
> A question.  What can I use to tighten a stripped sheet metal
> screw?  My visor mount has a screw that the hole is stripped.
>
> I don't want to use a larger screw.
>
> I have tried sticking a piece of solid wire in the hole, but as I tighten
> the screw (not over-tighten the screw) the screw cuts through
> the wire and that's it.  No good.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Dan Wing
> Marcy, NY  USA
>
> imp1983@xxxxxxxx
>
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