14 Jul
2009
14 Jul
'09
3:17 p.m.
Ethan Dicks wrote:
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Steve
Maddison<steve at cosam.org> wrote:
Not so much of a problem in my case as I don't often move stuff
around. I did think about using a plastic bead, a narrow screw and a
bit of tubing as a spacer, but never got the parts together (and I
happened to have the nicely-fitting screws lying around).
--
Steve Maddison
http://www.cosam.org/
It can take a bit of leg work, but if you're
lucky you can find
self-tapping screws with nice rounded heads which fit in the holes on
the panels. Just trim/file the stump flush with the bracket, drill out
a pilot hole and screw in said self-tappers a few turns. These
replacement ball joints are much sturdier than the originals!
Hmm... I haven't ever tried that, but I can see how it could work. ?I
might be concerned about metal-to-plastic wear on the cover panels
from repeated reconfiguration, though.