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Jon,
Are you using heat on any of those stubborn screws? I understand
there are places where you don't want to.
Jim
In a message dated 10/26/2011 12:27:43 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
jonw@psubs.org writes:
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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