Re: Repair worn threads for floorboard screws.
Even if your are chasing originality/judging, do the judges even look at those threads? I very much doubt it. My cars are drivers so none of that matters a skerrick. I put a 1/4" X 20 tap in the battery drill and ran it through the old holes. Those weird "gauge" screw sizes puzzle me and 1/4" W is (or was) readily available. It was a no brainer for me. As for the washers, I took a few ordinary 1/4" washers and with one whack from a hammer, made them conical. The floor boards didn't complain!
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