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Posted by Eigenvector on September 2, 2006, 3:04 pm
>I assume that the sheet metal screw is going into a flange of sheet metal
>on the duct. You can use the next larger diameter screw (this may require
>painting the new screw head). Stop at the hardware store and buy a speed
>nut :
> <http://www.tinnerman.com/search.asp?C=77&C1=77&V=1&S=1> . Place a thin
> piece of plastic (like the lid of a coffee can) behind the flange and
> screw into it.
> ______________________________
> Keep the whole world singing . . . .
> DanG (remove the sevens)
Oh, one of those things. I can swipe one from the server room at work, we
have about 50 gazillion left over.
Cool, didn't think of something like that.
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>> One of the overhead vent covers in my house has stripped out. The screw
>> that goes into the sheet metal of the vent has become oversized and now
>> the screw won't hold.
>>
>> If I stuff one of those plastic expanding wall anchor thingys in the
>> sheet metal will that suffice to hold it or is there a better way to
>> secure the screw?
>>
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