Mini Did Allen filler screw

[chrisjw]

I'm sure the more experienced amongst us have sussed this, but I thought I would mention it as a handy hint. The screw is a fiddly little devil & I've lost 3 to date, trying to put it back in after filling the atty with juice. What I've found is, if the screw is pushed onto the allen key, marry it up to the filler hole & then ( & here's the sneaky bit ), instead of attempting to turn the allen key & dropping the screw, try turning the atty instead & screw it in that way. I actually keep the atty on the mod when I fill it & turn the whole thing. It definitely helps prevent dropping the screw in my opinion. Hope this is of help to some people.

[Skwoddy]

Best tip I ever learned for those fiddly screws, Use a matchstick pushed into the screw, holds it well enough to get it going, and of course the other tip is to apply a little touch of margarine/butter to the screw which will hold the screw to the driver if not magnetic.

[FirinBlanks]

Or use a hammer (NB: This is a one time fix).

[Skwoddy]

Leaving the filler screw out has to be the best fix, added airflow for wicking is a bonus. I never use mine tbh.

[chrisjw]

Jan 23, 2013 17:31:02 GMT Skwoddy said:

Best tip I ever learned for those fiddly screws, Use a matchstick pushed into the screw, holds it well enough to get it going, and of course the other tip is to apply a little touch of margarine/butter to the screw which will hold the screw to the driver if not magnetic.

Wash your mouth out young man...................

[Skwoddy]

Jan 23, 2013 17:50:31 GMT chrisjw said:

Jan 23, 2013 17:31:02 GMT Skwoddy said:

Best tip I ever learned for those fiddly screws, Use a matchstick pushed into the screw, holds it well enough to get it going, and of course the other tip is to apply a little touch of margarine/butter to the screw which will hold the screw to the driver if not magnetic.

Wash your mouth out young man...................

I have no idea where that came from tbh lol, not used it in form or in speech for years, horrid stuff.

[4madcats]

Or bugga the screws all together & use a little silicon bung, or while your waiting for said bungs to be delivered cut a little piece from the white mouthpiece of a carto that would normally be discarded for a drip tip.
Still need a pair of tweezers to take out/ put in, but still less fiddly then trying to screw something in. Specially for my OH who has bear paws for mitts

[andy01424]

or stick bit of blu tack on allen key like skwoddy says leave it off take them both out min dids and out the aga t's