Wood thread trick

On Fri, 24 Sep 2010, William Donzelli wrote: Thanks for clarifying! Sorry about the assumption. I still see them as closely related variants of the same technique - you are backing out the screw to find the residual remains of the threads. In automotive work, the competent OR EXPERIENCED wrench knows the difference between "cutting" v "rethreading"/"restoring" taps and dies, for the same reason. I do know some people who are constantly sharing "great new tips" that they have just learned, that are usually things that it is hard for me to imagine anybody not knowing - such as "start the lugnut a few turns onto the stud before using the power wrench", or "make a small pit or starter hole before drilling the full size hole", or "don't tighten any of the bolts all of the way until they are ALL snug". There are some otherwise sentient people who manage to reach adulthood before learning such things. Wonko the sane would find that amusing, along with the "wear safety goggles" boilerplate on the package of a Harbor Freight hose nozzle. -- Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com