Hello all,
I am getting close to drilling the radial set screw holes we discussed. The goal is to grab a $25k instrument for an experimental setup. To start, I have a unit that fell off the assembly line. Damaging it would be bad for future fit testing, but otherwise is not a problem. For the real thing, I am leaning toward nylon set screws.
One thing that concerns me about nylon is that the hex socket could strip. Is there a good way to remove a set screw in that situation? Shoving a jeweler's screwdriver into it might work, but there must be a better way???
Is there such a thing as a rubber-tipped set screw? I would rather buy something like that, but an old inner tube, a punch and epoxy comes to mind also. We need this thing to work about ten times. After that, it is off toward commercialization or muttering about the one that got away.
Bill