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>tapped hole gradually loosening
>its screw is undamaged
>no larger screws at hand, tapping, welding and glue not an option
>spend half an hour finding screws that might fix it
>have some lunch while I'm at it
>idea.stl
>spend two minutes to model and print a thin spacer to jam between screw and hole
>it fucking works, seems to hold up

I should be annoyed at myself for not thinking of it sooner but the results are making me fairly happy. PLA seems to do rather well at being shredded and squished through tight spaces. Should be replacing the fucking fixture soon enough but this'll do for a day or two.

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