Starting screws

Problem: How can you get a screw started in a hard-to-reach area? Solution: Go crazy, glue that is. Put a drop on the screw slot to temporarily attach it to the driver. After screwed in, the driver is easily snapped off.

By Staff September 1, 1998

Problem: How can you get a screw started in a hard-to-reach area?

Solution: Go crazy, glue that is. Put a drop on the screw slot to temporarily attach it to the driver. After screwed in, the driver is easily snapped off.

Contributor: Jim Gross, Mechanical Engineer, Cerro Metal Products, Bellefonte, PA