Klarinet Archive - Posting 000368.txt from 1998/04

From: "Scott Morrow" <sdm@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Loose screws
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 08:59:06 -0400

Wouldn't a drop of nail polish remover (acetone) solve that problem when
you're ready?
-Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: Loose screws

>Neil Leupold wrote:
>> Or maybe the clear nail polish that some-
>> body else kindly suggested, although I don't know if it was
>> serious or not.
>
>As a former mechanical engineering type - clear nail polish works
>in a pinch, but a dab of non-hardening Loctite works best (the
>clear nail polish can really make it hard to remove the screw
>later if it wicks into the threads).
>--
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