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  • Improvised Repairs Done Wrong

    Mary’s relatives encountered this repair in a rental flat during Thanksgiving week:

    Door handle - hex head bolt
    Door handle – hex head bolt

    Don’t have a hex bolt with the right thread? No problem: just use a sheet-metal screw, perhaps with a self-drilling point:

    Door handle - metal screw
    Door handle – metal screw

    Those hex heads let you apply more torque with less risk of stabbing yourself in the palm, which strikes me as an all-around Good Thing. I prefer socket-head cap screws, myself, but I’ll admit they’re an acquired taste.

    I’d like to think I wouldn’t do that …