Alright, bet you all have been waiting for pics...
This part was the fun part... I had to fix the screwed hole made by someone somewhere in Brazil or something...
Alright, what I did was take a nut that was 10-24 thread and reduced the outside diameter and also purposely didn't make it round. You can see why in the pic, it'll help keep the nut from spinning in the bore.
I made the already screwed hole bigger, a little at a time to make sure that the nut was a press fit. Tapped the nut, which is now a thread insert, into the bore with a hammer and then staked it into place. It looks promising, and as long as Murphy don't show up, it'll work.
I saved money, and put the Dremel to work with a tungsten carbide cutter. Best 8 bucks I ever spent, it cuts real smooth and defintetely makes quick work of both aluminum and steel.
More in the next few posts.