[Amps] Bee's wax to hold screws

Sam Strongin kf4yox at earthlink.net
Fri Mar 23 06:41:49 EST 2007



Hi all try a small amount of Coax Seal on the end of a phillips it works 
great!

                       73 Sam KF4YOX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian White GM3SEK" <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Bee's wax to hold screws


> bob finger wrote:
>
>>Gary Schafer wrote:
>>
>>>I have to share this with others as it worked so well. While working on 
>>>an
>>>amplifier I had some small screws to remove and replace that were buried
>>>deep where you could only get a screw driver in and not even room for a 
>>>pair
>>>of long nose pliers.
>>>
>>>I loosened the screws up to where they were almost out. Then put a very
>>>small piece of bee's wax on the end of the screw driver. It held the 
>>>screw
>>>very well for removal and subsequent reinstallation.
>>>
>>>These were Phillips head screws. I don't know of a tool made to hold 
>>>them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Where do you get bee's wax? I found some in an old IF can from an old 
>>>radio.
>>>The coil was covered with it. Just a very small amount is needed. I 
>>>removed
>>>and reused the same small piece of wax for several different screws.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Hope this saves you some grief some day.
>>>
>>>
>>If you can't locate beeswax use a very small piece of warm (in your
>>hand) duct seal.  Available in any hardware store.  I think it works
>>better than beeswax, but then why take the time to compare, use what you
>>have.  73 bob de w9ge
>
>
> Blu-Tack, superglue - whatever it takes.
>
>
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>
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