Try using cup washers.....with a drop of silicone behind them. Looks
good and shouldn't damage your glass. BTW...I'd be using tinted Lexan.
Howard
On Apr 23, 2006, at 10:35 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
When tightening a c'sunk bolt in (comparatively much weaker) plastic,
the taper on the head acts like a wedge in the hole and can split out
the plastic (a radial crack from the hole to the edge) if
over-tightened.
You can certainly use c'sunk bolts; just don't over tighten them. I
think they are much cleaner looking than raised heads.
Tod
M17 #408
BuscaBrisas
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The screw holes are countersunk but everything I've read says not
to do
that. What do you think?
First I've heard of that. Does anything you've read tell you why not
to countersink them?
David
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