Hey Everyone-
Recently picked up a new Pietta 1860 Army with exceptionally soft screws. I anticipated as much, made sure to use the right magna-tip bits, bottomed out in the slot and applied downward force and still managed to ding some that were over torqued. When I got to the trigger and bolt spring screw, it just wouldn't budge and I ended up stripping it.
I tried the rubber band trick, still no luck and made it worse. Did some reading on here, and am going to get some liquid wrench and a Tekton 3/8in drive impact screwdriver.
From the angle of the screw head, it almost looks like it could be cross-threaded to me..
Any tips on making a block for this so I can secure it in a vise? I'm assuming the impact driver will require this to be held tight.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!
Recently picked up a new Pietta 1860 Army with exceptionally soft screws. I anticipated as much, made sure to use the right magna-tip bits, bottomed out in the slot and applied downward force and still managed to ding some that were over torqued. When I got to the trigger and bolt spring screw, it just wouldn't budge and I ended up stripping it.
I tried the rubber band trick, still no luck and made it worse. Did some reading on here, and am going to get some liquid wrench and a Tekton 3/8in drive impact screwdriver.
From the angle of the screw head, it almost looks like it could be cross-threaded to me..
Any tips on making a block for this so I can secure it in a vise? I'm assuming the impact driver will require this to be held tight.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!
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