Re: Screw problem
Sorry that this is a bit 'after the fact' - but I would like to eulogise about a product introduced to me by a puppet maker - Zip Kicker is a superglue catalyst. It's available under different brands but that's the one I know. You can get the same result as epoxy in seconds! Spot of glue in the head, drip of catalyst on the driver, bring them together and an exothermic 3 seconds pause gives a solid fusion. You get multiple chances with fresh applications. Brilliant get out of trouble stuff! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Screw problem
A big thank you to all who responded to my list. I tried the needle-nosed pliers as suggested by Ryan and it worked (I'll keep the other solutions in mind in case this happens again, though). Now, does anyone know where I can get a replacement screw? Heok Hee -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Screw problem
on 28/07/02 17:45, Ng Heok Hee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A big thank you to all who responded to my list. I tried the needle-nosed pliers as suggested by Ryan and it worked (I'll keep the other solutions in mind in case this happens again, though). Now, does anyone know where I can get a replacement screw? Check with PowerBook Parts http://www.pbparts.com/. They may not want to sell them to you unless you order for a minimum amount, but other than that, I don't know where you could find those specific screws... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelinhttp://members.cox.net/nemesys Logiciels Nemesys Softwaremailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] flamage /flay'm*j/ n.: [very common] Flaming verbiage, esp. high-noise, low-signal postings to Usenet or other electronic fora. Often in the phrase `the usual flamage'. `Flaming' is the act itself; `flamage' the content; a `flame' is a single flaming message. See flame, also dahmum. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Screw problem
A big thank you to all who responded to my list. I tried the needle-nosed pliers as suggested by Ryan and it worked (I'll keep the other solutions in mind in case this happens again, though). Now, does anyone know where I can get a replacement screw? Heok Hee Yeah, it's the least-damaging option, and I always consider that first (then I find a replacement screw at a home depot or other hardware store). I would take the screw in and tell them you need an exact duplicate in everything but the head type (T, Hex, Phillips, Standard, etc). I have done a lot of work on powerbooks out of warranty that I have a solution for almost every problem. My powerbook 5300 (after the RMA issue was fixed) was taken apart about 30 times in the next two years. I eventually sold it off at the same price in 2002 that I paid for it in 1999. Of course, I had upgraded the display to Active Matrix, put in a ethernet/video card, second battery, new trackpad, new power adapter... I put about $300 into it in 3 months to sell it for $350. -- Ryan Coleman Coleman Web / Internet Services http://coleman-web.net/ http://lemlists.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (612) 378-7901 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Screw Problem - Repost
Auto mechanics and machinists will apply a small glob of grease at the spot where the hole is to be drilled, to catch the chips so they DON'T contaminate other parts. -- Dan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Screw Problem - Repost
From: Dan Pennington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Auto mechanics and machinists will apply a small glob of grease at the spot where the hole is to be drilled, to catch the chips so they DON'T contaminate other parts. Dan Also have a vacuum running, like carpenters who want to capture sawdust. -- Mike Amato -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Screw problem
On Saturday, July 27, 2002, at 12:27 AM, Obi-Wan wrote: Fuse the tip of an old screwdriver to the damaged screw head with a dab of epoxy. When the epoxy has hardened, twist the screw out. That would take patience, but DAMN will I use that technique in the future. Great idea! Yeah, don't plan to hold the screwdriver till the epoxy sets. You need to rig a small fixture (a folded piece of cardboard, or even a toilet pater tube and a little tape) so you can do something else while the epoxy sets. All that's needed is something to hold the bits steady during the cure. John -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Screw problem
anyone has ideas on removing a screw with a worn-out head? Go to a good hardware store or an auto parts store and get a small 'easy out' and a drill bit to match. The easy out is a small wedge shaped screw with a reverse thread. You drill a small hole in the center of the phillips head 'X' on top of the screw and the easy out screws into the hole. The wedge shape quickly gets jammed in the hole and continued turning unscrews the damaged screw. Bring the laptop with you to show how small the screw is. Easy - - - - - Out! -- Dan -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Screw problem
anyone has ideas on removing a screw with a worn-out head? Go to a good hardware store or an auto parts store and get a small 'easy out' and a drill bit to match. The easy out is a small wedge shaped screw with a reverse thread. You drill a small hole in the center of the phillips head 'X' on top of the screw and the easy out screws into the hole. The wedge shape quickly gets jammed in the hole and continued turning unscrews the damaged screw. Bring the laptop with you to show how small the screw is. Easy - - - - - Out! No, don't do that. Please. Filings will get onto the board and likely cause shorts. That was why I never offered that idea. That is the very last resort. -- Ryan Coleman Coleman Web / Internet Services http://coleman-web.net/ http://lemlists.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (612) 378-7901 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Screw problem
putty around the screw to catch any filings? Al Ryan Coleman wrote: anyone has ideas on removing a screw with a worn-out head? Go to a good hardware store or an auto parts store and get a small 'easy out' and a drill bit to match. The easy out is a small wedge shaped screw with a reverse thread. You drill a small hole in the center of the phillips head 'X' on top of the screw and the easy out screws into the hole. The wedge shape quickly gets jammed in the hole and continued turning unscrews the damaged screw. Bring the laptop with you to show how small the screw is. Easy - - - - - Out! No, don't do that. Please. Filings will get onto the board and likely cause shorts. That was why I never offered that idea. That is the very last resort. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Screw problem
Fuse the tip of an old screwdriver to the damaged screw head with a dab of epoxy. When the epoxy has hardened, twist the screw out. John at Wood-n-Shavings, Inc. On Saturday, July 27, 2002, at 09:44 AM, Al wrote: putty around the screw to catch any filings? Al Ryan Coleman wrote: anyone has ideas on removing a screw with a worn-out head? Go to a good hardware store or an auto parts store and get a small 'easy out' and a drill bit to match. The easy out is a small wedge shaped screw with a reverse thread. You drill a small hole in the center of the phillips head 'X' on top of the screw and the easy out screws into the hole. The wedge shape quickly gets jammed in the hole and continued turning unscrews the damaged screw. Bring the laptop with you to show how small the screw is. Easy - - - - - Out! -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Screw problem
Ryan Coleman wrote: putty around the screw to catch any filings? I would like to defer to Kyle for an answer to this. Kyle? Just blow the machine out with compressed air after doing it, and before putting any power load on it and it will be fine. -- == Kyle H. Hansen Apple Certified Technician Apple Solution Expert Macintosh Server Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] == -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
