Thanks and in this case since its already broken, I tried clampping the screw in a vice and tried turning the nut this way and that. However, its just so baddly jammed that if I wanted to use that hex nut, I'd have to drill out the screw, but I did purchase a similar nut, but it is a little thinner, but will work. I may still try drilling it out to see if I can recover the original nut and it would be a good practice session in any event.
Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Oct 19, 2007, at 9:33 PM, Dale Leavens wrote: > To add to what Bob said, keeping a bit down the middle of a bolt > particularly a smaller one is difficult in my experience. You need > to make a pretty good mark with a center punch to keep even a fairly > small bit from wandering as it starts. Not so bad where you can > employ a drill press to help keep things from walking but by hand it > is tough. Mark the center deep and get a good starter hole with a > small bit. > > If, as you suspect the thread has been badly crossed you will likely > need to get a tap and recut a bigger thread and use a bigger bolt. > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. >
