If you can figure out the thread standard that’s used there might be a helicoil 
that would work.

You’ll have to drill and tap the hole and insert the helicoil. This is the only 
real permanent solution I know of.

73,

Mike Giannaccio
W5REZ

> On Jun 1, 2022, at 12:29 AM, Larry Brand via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
>       Could try pipe thread tape  . Or this paint on fingers might be like a 
> glue . Larry Brand kb5pnu .
> 
>> On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 11:29 PM Mark Brantana via BVARC <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> Here's a question everyone is likely to encounter at some time, and I am 
>> hoping someone has an answer. There are tiny screws holding the back of my 
>> macbook air. The pentalobe size is 1.2, and the screw shaft size appears to 
>> be around 0.75 mm. The screw appears to be stainless steel, and the case 
>> appears to be aluminum. The screw appears to be fine, but the hole is 
>> stripped. Does anyone have a solution for properly and permanently fixing 
>> the hole?
>> Mark
>> N5PRD
>> 
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