Hey, no problems on this one. Take un bell-ed horn out of case, Clamp in vice.
With a 2lb hammer and centre punch, mark a dot on the collar where the thread starts, with a good punch to make it visible. Take the bell and locate the point where its thread starts. Put piece of 3"x1" across the flare so you can trap it in the vice and put a dot on the collar of that too. Now, you can always simply line up the dots for the point where the threads mate and bingo! No crossed threads anymore. In fact, if you do it with the bell already on, it will never be a problem, ever again. Guaranteed. Gotta be seen running v fast... Paul (Seriously though - finding the take up points will work, and a teeny dot of black paint on the two parts will help - like they do on Pentax bayonet-fit camera lenses) _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
