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<p>Hi Bob,</p>
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<p>Applying a bit more downward force than you'd first feel comfortable with seems to tighten up the threads in the tool so they don't slip. I've never broken the pin or anything else, but it's not inconceivable. Just push straight down. You can also swap out
the official tool for a mechanical pencil (Staedler Mars technico 788), with which it's hard to overtighten in the first place.
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we use a different autogrid box tool for overtightened boxes. These tend to frost up pretty quickly but since there is no screw it does not come apart. We have this one: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tedpella.com_grids-5Fhtml_gridbox.htm-23-5F160-2D46&d=DwMF-g&c=-35OiAkTchMrZOngvJPOeA&r=L7-zyQ-04fFCMRqzLIOnx7H0exGZHwIQe_wMPuY600I&m=VUuBFUPEngsryfz8lFsupolCcUBe4N3onXQrA9kYDuU&s=9Vz0DVD6xGW1W6nXr26jJVJ5gugMKgcnvylKDSIgxfg&e=" id="LPlnk541753" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">https://www.tedpella.com/grids_html/gridbox.htm#_160-46</a> but
it seems mitogen also makes something similar: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mitegen.com_product_gripper-2Dtool-2Dfor-2Dmetal-2Dgrid-2Dboxes_&d=DwMF-g&c=-35OiAkTchMrZOngvJPOeA&r=L7-zyQ-04fFCMRqzLIOnx7H0exGZHwIQe_wMPuY600I&m=VUuBFUPEngsryfz8lFsupolCcUBe4N3onXQrA9kYDuU&s=FImsT2YWrDoUFeZTzBQjJmYVUW83yqCGO6ImVbaBlMc&e=" id="LPlnk">https://www.mitegen.com/product/gripper-tool-for-metal-grid-boxes/</a></div>
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<div class="PlainText">Hi all<br>
We have been having a problem where users tighten the tops of the autogrid grid boxes and the tool’s metal tip unscrews before the top does. Has anyone found some way to better secure the metal tip of the grid box top tool so it won’t spin or ensured the grid
box top would loosen before the tip of the tool? Thank you.<br>
Bob<br>
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