TIPS & TRICKS

Useful hints from modelers ILLUSTRATIONS BY RICHARD THOMPSON INSERT HERE This old woodworking trick works for me when I have to install a threaded insert. I use the appropriate-size bolt, spin on a jam nut, thread it into the threaded insert and then lock the jam nut against the insert. Now you can just use the appropriate driver to thread the insert into the wood. Doing it this way saves those little tabs that almost...