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26 January 2012

Re: [DIY] Headless Set Screws

 

1st, put a towel over floor vents.
Close sink & tub drains, etc.
Screws, bounce!

1) These set-screws are to be IN PLACE before you screw the
bracket to the wall. That means you get to do it on the kitchen
table and they will only get put in mebe 2 turns.

But if you don't care for this;

2) Most fridge magnets can be put on the side of a screwdriver,
making it (mostly temporarily) magnetic.

3) You can add a couple inches of straw on the screwdriver
to guide the screw, optionally WITH the magnet. hold the
straw with your left hand, insert it into/onto where the screw
goes, and gently push the screwdriver forward. The screw
OUGHT to be already on the screwdriver, slot-wise.

BillSF9c

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I took down a towel rod and attached the brackets better to the wall.
To put the whole thing back together I have to re-insert two tiny
headless
set screws into the undersides of the mounting arms. Each screw has a
slot
in one end for a screwdriver, something like this:

http://www.seekpart.com/company/47203/products/20119891618865625.html

The screws are too short to hold with my fingers while I start to screw
them
in. Needle nose pliers don't grip the screws very well.
If I lose my grip the screw will probably vanish forever.

How can I either hold the screw or attach it temporarily to the
screwdriver?
Have seen screwdrivers that are magnetic and others that have little
grippers for screws, but I don't have these.

adTHANKSvance!

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