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shoulder lamp screw fix
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Author:  hunterkiller86 [ Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:56 pm ]
Post subject:  shoulder lamp screw fix
my screw that attaches to the hook bracket had its threads stripped and thus will not stay in anymore. anyone have an idea how i can go about fixing this? the lamp stays on my armor fine, i just would like it to stay on a little more secure and not worry about it being ripped off by accident.
Author:  PVB [ Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: shoulder lamp screw fix
If you're talking about the bolt that goes into the side of the main lamp housing, you could try glueing (with a weld-type glue or epoxy) a nut on the inside of the housing and then use a different bolt to screw into that?

I did a similar thing in putting an additional bolt through the middle of the housing;

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I stuck extra nuts around the one I was going to screw into to hold it tighter and hopefully reduce the stress on any turning force. I used a two part epoxy as the glue. 8)
Author:  Tarim-rex [ Sun Aug 14, 2011 2:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: shoulder lamp screw fix
T- nuts work well too

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Author:  hunterkiller86 [ Sun Aug 14, 2011 2:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: shoulder lamp screw fix
Tarim-rex wrote:
T- nuts work well too

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that is what i was thinking. what is the best way to mount those in resin?
Author:  PVB [ Sun Aug 14, 2011 2:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: shoulder lamp screw fix
hunterkiller86 wrote:
Tarim-rex wrote:
T- nuts work well too

that is what i was thinking. what is the best way to mount those in resin?

That's what I thought, as the area of the housing where the hole is situated is both thick resin and very narrow.
Author:  hunterkiller86 [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: shoulder lamp screw fix
funny thing, found a wood screw that was lying around on the workbench and tried it. fits great and make a nice snug post for the slot anchor arm.
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