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Location: Detroit area | Has anyone ever had to drill a larger hole in their bowl in order to install srap locks? The strap lock screws are too large for the the pin holes on my '79 Legend. I'm scared to death to drill. Any ideas? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yes, but not always the best choice.
I prefer to use the original screw - you have to grind down the head of it though. Place the screw in a hand drill and file it to fit in the straplock unit.
Older O's have the smaller screw which goes into a clip/receiver. Drilling won't work. |
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Location: NJ | Use the screw from the old strap button.
The screw head WILL be too fat to fit into the recess of the new Straplock. Put the screw into a cordless drill chuck and spin the edge of the screw head on a piece of emery board till it's small enought to fit in . . . |
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Location: NJ | . . . "Great Minds Think Alike" . . . |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Joey Joe,
This has been discussed before. Do a search, cliff and MWoody are right. You can also use a metal file. Using your eye, you can get the head round enough. |
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Location: closely held secret | How bizarre. I ran into this just this morning with my 1861. I was just going to go to the hardware store and buy a new screw with the proper size head.
Now I have yet another opportunity to take a fingertip off. Thanks, guys! |
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Location: Detroit area | The problem is that the old screw won't stay in the hole - it's stripped to some degree. |
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Location: closely held secret | Did you put a sheet metal screw in a machine screw receiver? Hmmm?
You can 'fess up - we all be friends here. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Joey:
Does your Legend have a truss rod cover? If so, then I think that the strap button/lock is screwed into a wood block where the neck attaches to the bowl. Look inside the bowl to verify. If it does, then Woody and Cliff's suggestion is still the best. It's very easy to grind down the head of the old screw using a drill and file. To fix the stripped hole put a couple of toothpicks dipped in any type of wood glue into the hole and allow it to fully harden. Snip off the toothpicks flush with the bowl and re-screw in the strap lock. |
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Location: Detroit area | Thanks for the advice. I'll mess around with it this weekend.
..and nope, I didn't use a sheet metal screw! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I have a small container of "vintage" strap pins and their screws since I use Dunlop Straplocs on everything.
If you need some pieces give a holler. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Joey Joe:
..and nope, I didn't use a sheet metal screw! Jest funnin wit ya, Joey. ;) |
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Location: North Carolina | Originally posted by an4340:
Joey Joe,
This has been discussed before. Do a search, cliff and MWoody are right. You can also use a metal file. Using your eye, you can get the head round enough. I don't claim to be an expert, but this sound like you could really damage your eye! :D |
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Location: Detroit area | Will do. |
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Srap pin help...
