First, Happy Thanksgiving to all of the ‘Knot Heads’ out there.
I just picked up two ancient Stanley routers. They are the old domed top style. The base is marked ‘H13B. the previous owner used contact cement to glue a piece of formica over the aluminum base and, in the process, filled the screw holes with the cement. I don’t want to force anything (my favorite method) but I would like to know what is the proper screw thread on these holes. A 6-32 screw goes in easily, but is not the correct size. An 8-32 seems to be the correct diameter, but does not want to go in without lots of force. Can anyone help me with this info?
Thanks SawdustSteve Long Island, NY (E of NYC)
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I don't have any Stanley routers, but 8-32 or 10-24 would sound more logical. If you have access to the back side of the screw hole, try checking there. The glue may not have migrated that far. Once you can confirm the screw size and thread, I'd re-tap the hole, again from the back side, if possible.
In my limited contact with contact I always used the dry mount method. If this was used on the router base, both the Formica and the base would have been painted with cement, allowed to dry, and then stuck together. There may not be as much contact cement up the hole as you might think. There is some kind of very inflammable contact thinner, it might be lacquer thinner, that could work too. If I remember correctly, contact cement sqeeze out is like dried rubber cement, kinda soft. Just thank your lucky stars that it wasn't liquid nails.
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