[Boatanchors] CCW drill bits

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

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There are many available.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV

At 10:24 PM 12/14/2010, John King wrote:
>I have a spinner knob for a Collins 75A4 that has a set screw in it that has
>been "boogered" up by a former owner so that the slot/hole in the 
>top of the set
>screw will not accomodate a hex or bristol tool. The knob is off the 
>shaft  so
>the screw should not be "tight" but just in the screw hole and 
>should be easily
>backed out if there was some way to put pressure on it in the reverse or CCW
>direction.
>
>That is why I was inquiring about SMALL CCW drill 
>bits.......thinking a CCW bit
>might set inside the screw head and catch enough to move the set screw out.
>
>Another method, I have been thinking about, is to put a dab of fast 
>drying epoxy
>on the end of a small allen wrench and sticking it into he wallowed out set
>screw head and allowing the expoxy to dry and then turn it CCW. The 
>drawback is
>that it would be difficult to keep from getting the epoxy in the 
>screw hold in
>the brass insert thereby clogging up the hole.
>
>Just thinking out loud in an attempt to determine the best way to 
>back the set
>screw out of the knob. Thanks for the replies. 73, John, K5PGW
>
>
>
>
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