I'll pick one up this week. The round head screws holding in the
viewport retaining rings on the conning tower are also being
difficult so it will come in handy there as well. It looks like
there might not be enough room in the motor housing for hex bolt
heads, but I'm surprised to see round head machine screws holding in
the viewport retaining rings rather than hex heads. The round heads
are stainless, but very soft and slotted, not phillips.
Jon
On 10/25/2011 8:12 PM, JimToddPsub@aol.com wrote:
Jon,
I have to second that. I've been pounding on the
same impact driver for 40 years and it doesn't seem to
show much wear. It will stay put pretty well on
Phillips heads, however on a straight slotted screw with some
wear, it sometimes (not often) requires a little help.
Take a piece of metal tubing with an i.d. just big enough
to slip over the impact driver bit and cut the tubing to
1/2" length. Drill a hole in a 1/2" thick piece of wood just
large enough to tightly fit or glue the tubing in the hole in
the wood. Slip the bit through the tubing and into the screw
slot, then clamp the wood in place. There are any number of
variations depending on the situation.
Jim
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