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06-07-2009, 09:09 AM

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I only use my fingers to clean the threads with a tap. ... No danger of damaging them that way.

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06-07-2009, 10:15 AM

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I only use my fingers to clean the threads with a tap. ... No danger of damaging them that way.

Yeah, this is what I was thinking of.

I am not sure I am going to do it like this now but just in case no other alternative comes up I might have to go with this.

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