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The Classic Marque

The screws are 2BA I believe. M5 is the nearest you will get in a Helicoil. Actually a 2BA screw goes into an M5 thread very well. I used M5 Rivnuts for my cockpit surround, and the original size screws. There probably isn't room for a Rivnut in the screen frame though. Also the aluminium is so thin that there might not be enough for a Helicoil to grip. I made steel inserts with 2BA threads on the...

Me too Bill, though I thought it was a photocopy of the Epstein files😯

Rumours are Hegseth is the scapegoat for the 'no new foreign wars' war with Iran and that fits with Vance's new narrative.
Will the GOP want someone like Vince so closely associated with Trump or will they want someone completely untainted? We'll find out soon enough.

Meanwhile how will Trump react? More s...

Vance has already spoken/moved.

"The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night," Vance wrote in a post on X. "If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation abo...

Bill
Yes I recall reading that somewhere too.
I also recall the screen was bedded in mastic or some similar waterproof material

I've done some reading and, perhaps it sounds obvious, but you're not supposed to use the screws to tighten the stanchions/ pillars against the screen frame. You should snug the pillars up first, possibly clamping if necessary (be difficult horizontally though) and put the screws in without tension. The inside of the pillars need to be flush up against the screen frame. That's easier said than do...

I reckon Vance will distance himself from Trump. They all live by the sword and die by the sword. I'm also wondering if Putin will go after Trump now - I've always thought Putin has something on Trump, videos perhaps. Trump's been useful to him up to now but not anymore surely. Anyway we shall see what pans out.

It's going to be an interesting watch.
Surprised Trump has accepted the results - possibly too big a swing for him to claim a stolen result.
Trump vetoing everything he dislikes and presumably signing Executive Orders ad infinitum?
I wonder if Vance is too tainted by Trump to be accepted as a POTUS candidate?

You could be right there Bill. No love lost between them, and Trump wouldn't hesitate to do the same if it was him.

It will have to be quick though. Vance will need all of the coming 2 years to impress voters enough, to stop the Dem's routing the Repub's at the next Presidential election.

Effectively, the primaries and the next Presidential elections have already started.

I think Vance may now make a move to remove Trump, with democrat approval. If he waits until late January he can potentially serve two presidential terms, especially if the Democrats mess up.

Way more than expected.

Pendulum type swings. Tacoma narrows bridge type swings.

Lurch all one one way, then lurch all the other way. Democracy is becoming unstable; and not just in the US.

Ultimately, something's going to give.