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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

Overtightening screws does that. Plus, transparent plastics tend to be more brittle, so you have to be more careful. Been re-shelling some gameboys and the exact issue cropped up with shells cracking at the screw holes. Guy I follow on youtube recommends screwing them all the way then loosening them a quarter of a turn. Might help lessen the stress.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

@romano Since you are backing the screws off a bit wouldn't a bit of threadlocker on each screw help hold everything securely with less risk of damage?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What does that solve? Isn't the whole purpose of a threadlocker to keep the screw in place? I can imagine that plastics are soft enough that they keep the screws in place on their own. As far as I know, and from my own experience, there's been no trouble with screws loosening over time in those consoles, so I don't know how adding threadlocker would help.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What does that solve?

A potential problem of the screw backing itself out.

I can imagine that plastics are soft enough that they keep the screws in place on their own

The model in question has metal screw bosses.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The model in question has metal screw bosses.

That's pretty cool. I wish more devices had brass inserts. I kinda hate the idea of screwing into plastic. Anyway, do whatever you feel you need. I don't think it'd get loose even with daily usage, but I might be wrong.

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