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    Re: SNO sextants
    From: Jared Sherman
    Date: 2004 Nov 11, 00:35 -0500

    
    
    Alexandre-
     I would guess the maching of the screw, or the threads, is not quite right.
    Or perhaps simply not up to the job. You might try carefully removing the
    screw and cleaning it (and the socket) with a bit of solvent, then
    re-assembling it with a little thread lock compound to make it grip a bit
    better. The weakest grade of LocTite (blue or green, I think?) should be
    plenty adequate for the job. Often that is all it takes to stop a little
    mechanical slop.
     You could try to replace the screw, but identifying and then locating new
    brass or stainless screws can be a project in itself.
    
    
    

       
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